Unit 9 Techniques That Might Smile upon Mona Lisa

TechniquesThatMightSmileuponMonaLisabyElizabethOlsonLecture9ContentsCulturalBackground1StructuralAnalysis2ReadingComprehension3Vocabulary4CulturalBackground•WhatdoyouknowaboutthepaintingofMonaLisa?•LaGiocondaPicture(MonaLisa)byLeonardoDaVinciOilonwood;77x53cm;1503-1506•TheportraitofMonaLisa(1479-1528),alsoknownasLaGioconda,thewifeofFrancescodelGiocondo;MuseeduLouvre,Paris.LeonardodaVincibeganpaintingtheMonaLisa,oneofthemostfamouspaintingsofalltime,in1503.ThewomanwhocanbeseenintheMonaLisaissaidtobeMadonnaLisadelGiocondo.ShewasthewifeofanItalianbusinessmanwhoaskeddaVincitopaintaportraitofher.AfterdaVincifinishedthepaintingin1506hewasinvitedbytheFrenchKing,FrancoisⅠ,tovisitFrance,andhetookthepaintingwithhim.TodaytheMonaLisaiskeptintheLouvre,anartmuseuminParis,anditisseenbyaboutsixmillionvisitorsayear.In1911,itwasstolenbyaworkerattheLouvre,VincenzoPeruggia,whotookitoutofthemuseumbyhidingitunderhiscoat.TwoyearslaterpolicefoundthepaintingunderPeruggia’sbedafterhetriedtosellit.CulturalBackground•HaveyoueverheardofLouvreMuseum?•TheLouvreMuseumorsimplytheLouvre–isoneoftheworld'slargestmuseumsandahistoricmonument.AcentrallandmarkofParis,itislocatedonthenorthshoreofSeineRiver.Itwasfoundedin1204andafterover800yearsdevelopmenttotoday’sscale.Ithasmorethan400,000objectsofcollection.Theoldestcollectionis9,000yearsold.GlassPyramidTheLouvrePyramidismadebylargeglassesandmetal,anditissurroundedbythreesmalleronesinthecourtyardoftheLouvreMuseum.Ithas673piecesofglassintotal.Thelargepyramidservesasthemainentrancetothemuseum.ItsdesignerisIeohMingPei（贝聿铭）,heisaChineseAmerican.Thepyramidwasconstructedin1984andcompletedin1989.ThreegreatesttreasuresMonaLisaVenusdeMiloWingedVictoryUnit9TechniquesThatMightSmileuponMonaLisa(P140)ReadingComprehension•I.Readtheintroductionpartandcatchthekeyinformation.ReadingComprehension•II.Reading&Thinking•Readthroughthepassagein20minutesandfinishexercisesA&Bonpage143-145StructuralAnalysis•PartI(P1-P2)NewfindingsbyMr.Mecklenburg•PartII(P3-P19)ExperimentsandstudiesmadebyMr.Mecklenburg•PartIII(P20-P27)SomeresponsesfromthepublictothenewfindingsComprehensionquestions:•Trytoanswerthefollowingquestions1.Whoarethosepeople?•MarionMecklenburg•EvanQuasney•Ms.Lerolle•Mr.FrankWhoarethosepeople?•CristinaAcidini•JamesBeck•DianneDwyerModestini•MicheleMarincola2.What’sthepurposeofMr.Mecklenburgtryingtomergeartandscience?•tofindbetterwaystopreservepricelessartworks,includingthoseliketheMonaLisa“thatarepaintedonthinwoodpanels.3.WhatareMarionMecklenburg’snewfindings?•Somepreservationpracticesinpastcenturies—eventhelastcentury—harmed,ratherthanhelped,greatworksofart.•Woodpanelpaintingsaremoreresilientthanexpertsinrecentdecadeshavebelieved.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:•Atwo-foot-widewoodpanel,forexample,couldbendasmuchasoneandahalfincheswithoutbreaking,crackingandwarping.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:•theoldmastersknewbestwhenitcametopreservingtheirpaintings.(theyoftenappliedalayerofgesso,asaprimer)MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:•theexperimentschallengeotherestablishedpreservationtechniques,includingbattensorcradling.Addingthem,thecomputeranalysisfound,weakensthepaintingmorethanifitisallowedtobendnaturally,andcouldleadtocracking.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:•Thepaintingwashungonanoutsidewall,whichplacementleftitvulnerable.MarionMecklenburg’snewfindings:3.Whatarepeople’sreactionstoMecklenburg’snewfindings?•Ms.Lerolle•Mr.Frank•CristinaAcidini•JamesBeck•DianneDwyerModestini•MicheleMarincolaVocabulary•canvas•woodenframe•paint•panel•poplar•cottonwood•gesso•hideglueWords（noun）relatedwithpainting画布木框颜料画板白杨木棉白杨石膏皮胶Vocabulary•calciumcarbonate•bariumsulfate•primer•batten•mahogany•infraredphotography•emissiography•oilcolorsWords（noun）relatedwithpainting碳酸钙硫酸钡底漆压条加固桃花心木红外线摄影放射学油彩Vocabulary•paintlayer•glassenclosure•bulletproofbox•conservator•curator•internWords（noun）relatedwithpainting颜料层玻璃罩防弹箱管理员管理员实习生Vocabulary•buckle•flake(off)•warp•crack•expand•contract•swell•split•season•fluctuateWords（verb）relatedwithpreservation翘曲，弯曲剥落变形开裂膨胀缩小膨胀开裂风干浮动Vocabulary•resilient•elastic•undeterred•vulnerable•intriguedWords（adjective）有弹性的有弹性的未受阻力的，没有退缩的易受伤害的着迷的Vocabulary•apartfrom(introductionpart)•adhereto(P3)•bebracedwith(P10)•beattachedto(P10)•subjectsth./sb.to(P11)•beexposedto(P17)•adjustto(P21)•reactto(P24)Phrases