Unit 4 Meeting the Muse-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第一册(外研版)

Unit 4　 Meeting the muse 课时作业 10 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　阅读理解 A The National Gallery Description: The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London. It houses a different collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance. Layout: The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling. The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titian and Veronese. The North Wing houses 17th-century paint- ings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Ver- meer. The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th- century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh. Opening Hours: The Gallery is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm (Fridays 10 am to 9 pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions. Getting There: Nearest underground stations:Charing Cross (2-minute walk), Leicester Square ( 3-minute walk), Embankment ( 7-minute walk), and Piccadilly Circus (8-minute walk) . 1. In which century􀆳s collection ca