时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月


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A Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ that recently sold for a record $450 million is heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The newly opened museum made the announcement this week.


The 500-year-old painting is called “Salvator Mundi,” Latin for “Savior of the World.” It is one of fewer than 20 da Vinci paintings known to exist.


The Louvre Abu Dhabi opened on November 11. The waterfront museum in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city includes Middle Eastern objects and paintings, as well as works by Western artists.


Last month, Christie’s auction 1 house in New York City sold the painting for the most money ever paid for a piece of art at auction. The auction house did not say who the buyer was; it does not comment on the identities of buyers or sellers without their permission.


But the New York Times newspaper has reported that the buyer may have been a Saudi prince.


The 66-centimeter-tall painting dates to around 1500. It shows Jesus dressed in Renaissance-style clothing. His right hand is raised in blessing 2 and his left hand is holding a crystal ball.


The painting was in a private collection of King Charles I of England. It disappeared from view until 1900, when a British collector bought it. At that time, it was thought to have been painted by a student of Leonardo rather than the master himself.


In 2005, a group of art dealers 3 paid less than $10,000 for the artwork. It was badly damaged and partly painted over. They restored the work and proved that the painting was done by Leonardo da Vinci himself.


Before last month’s record-breaking sale, the highest known sale price for any artwork had been $300 million for Willem de Kooning’s painting “Interchange.”


And that’s What’s Trending Today.


I'm Dorothy Gundy.


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auction - n. a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most


Rennaisance - n. the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy


crystal - n. a clear hard mineral that is either colorless or very light in color and that is used in making jewelry



n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 );贩毒者;毒品贩子;发牌者
  • There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
  • The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败,与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
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