卢浮宫镇馆之宝《蒙娜丽莎》搬进新家英语美文.docx

卢浮宫镇馆之宝《蒙娜丽莎》搬进新家英语美文卢浮宫镇馆之宝《蒙娜丽莎》搬进新家英语美文MonaLisagetsnewLouvrehome法国卢浮宫的镇馆之宝、500年历史的`达·芬奇名画《蒙娜丽莎》4月6日搬到了新的万国大厅。为了这次搬家，卢浮宫花了4年时间、610万美元装修“蒙娜丽莎”的新家。LeonardodaVincipaintedtheMonaLisabetween1503and1506TheMonaLisaisduetomovetohernewhomewithinParis"LouvreartgalleryonWednesday—fouryearsafterrefurbishmentworkbegan。LeonardodaVinci"s500—year—oldmasterpiecewillbehungaloneonawallinthemuseum"sSalledesEtats。ItwillgivethemillionsofpeoplewhocometoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearabetterviewofthepainting。TheSalledesEtatshashada4。8meuro（￡3。29m）renovationtoprovideasuitablehomeforthemasterpiece。ItwillallowvisitorsmoreroomtogazeincomfortontheMonaLisa，whichwillbehungaloneonafalsewallinanareadedicatedto16th—centuryItalianpaintings。Thepainting，whichmeasuresjust53by76centimeters，willagainbehungbehindnon—reflective，unbreakableglasstoprotectitfromclimaticchanges，cameraflashesandwilfuldamage。Beforetherenovationwork，visitorshadtocrowdaroundthepaintingwhichwashunginasmallerspaceonawallwithotherworksofart。Thepainting—whichisthemostrecognisedintheworld—isthoughttobeaportraitofLisaGherardini，thewifeofanobscureFlorentinemerchantFrancescodelGiocondo。CecileScaillerez，Louvrecuratorinchargeof16thcenturyItalianart，said："Thepaintingabolishesthedistancebetweenthemodelandtheviewerbygettingridofaforeground，whichcreatedabarrierinpicturesofthetime。"Ontheotherhand，LisaGherardiniisn"tjustlookingatus，whichwasn"tusualintheportraitsofthe15thandearly16thcenturiesinwhichpeoplewereoftenlookingawayfarintothedistance，butsheisalsosmiling。"Lastyear，curatorsannouncedascientificstudyoftheMonaLisaafterthethinpoplarwoodpanelaroundthepaintingbegantoshowsignsofwarping。Vocabulary：refurbish：tomakebright，cleanandfreshagain（刷新，擦亮）wilful：donebydesign（任性的）