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1、Unit3LeonardodaVinci,oneofthegreatestmindsoftheItalianRenaissance,isperhapsthemostdiverselytalentedpersonevertohavelived.Apainter,sculptor,architect,mathematician,engineer,andinventor,heisfamousforawiderangeofaccomplishments.Hisnaturalgenius,whichcrossedmultipledisciplines,wonhimthetitleof"Renaissa
2、nceMaster".Leonardoisrenownedprimarilyasapainter.Amonghisworks,theMonaLisaisthebestknownandTheLastSupperthemostreproducedreligiouspaintingofalltime.WhatmakeLeonardo'sdrawingsuniquearemainlyhisinnovativetechniquesandacutescientificmind.Perhapsonly15ofhispaintingshavesurvived,partlybecausehisconstant
3、experimentationwithnewtechniquesmadehistotaloutputquitesmall.Althoughnotaprolific(多产的)painter,Leonardowasamostproductivedraftsman,keepingjournalsfullofsketches,drawings,anddiagrams.Thesenotebooks,oftenreferredtoasdaVinci'smanuscripts,recordedhisinventions,observations,andtheoriesabouteverythingthat
4、capturedhisattention.Leonard'sgeniusmadehimapioneerinalmosteveryfieldofstudyheundertook.Hispaintings,togetherwithhisnotebooks,havecontributedsignificantlytothehistoryofart.Inkandwashpainting,oneoftheuniquetraditionalartformsofChina,isrepresentativeofChinesepainting.ItbeganaroundthetimeoftheTangDyna
5、sty,andthenprosperedintheSongandYuandynasties.Withahistoryofoveronethousandyears,ithasexperiencedconstantdevelopment,improvementandperfection.Thetoolsandmaterialsusedtocreateinkandwashpainting,i.e.brushes,ricepaper,andink,arecharacteristicofChinesecultureandcloselyrelatedtothefeaturesofthepaintings
6、.Forexample,themixingofwaterandinkcreatesdifferentshadesofdryness,wetness,thicknessandthinness.Theintegrationandinfiltrationofwater,ink,andricepaperenablessuchpaintingstoconveyrichimages,andhencetoachieveuniqueaestheticeffects.InkandwashpaintingholdsahighstatusinthehistoryofChinesepainting,anditise
7、venregardedasthecriteriontoevaluatetheartisticlevelofOrientalpaintings.Unit4Veniceistheworld'sfamousislandcityinnorthernItaly.Foundedinthe5thcentury,Venicebecameamajormaritimepowerinthe10thcentury.IntheMidd
