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Unit?4?阅读导读备课资料
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Thelouvre
导读：卢浮宫位于法国巴黎市中心的塞纳河北岸，位居世界四大博物馆之首，以收藏丰富的古典绘画和雕刻而闻名于世。在导游的带领下，让我们一起去领略这古老而又辉煌的艺术！
1.IntroductiontothetreasuresoftheLouvre
ThiscomprehensivetourisanintroductiontothediversityandrichnessoftheLouvre.Together，youandyourarthistorianguidewillexplorethekeyhighlightsoftheLouvre’sancientNearEast，GreekandRoman，andRenaissanceItaliancollections.You’llalsolearnaboutthefascinatingarchitecturalhistoryoftheLouvre’spre-museumlifeasaroyalpalace.Thisisanidealwaytomakehatcannormallybeanoverwhelmingexperienceintoameaningfulone.You’llseethemostcelebratedofalltheLouvre’streasures—theKhorsabadPalace，theVenusdeMiloNikeofSamothrace，Leonardo’sMonaLisa，Michelangelo’sSlaves—butyourguidewillalsotakethetimetoseeothercarefullyselectedworks，vividlyconveyingtheirdetailsandhistoricalcontext.Thisisoneofourmostpopulartours，reservedbybothfirst-timevisitorsandthoselookingtorevisittheLouvreinamorememorableway.
Yourguidewillpre-purchasetimedLouvretickets，soyouwillavoidtheticketline.Pleasebepreparedtopassthroughsecurityscreening，however，whichisrequiredforallvisitors，evenatthepriorityentranceweuse.Youmaycancelyourtourandreceive80%ofyourpaymentupto10daysbeforethestartofyourtour。
2.Thelouvre’s“hidden”masterpieces
DiscoversomeoftheLouvre’smostbeautifulpaintings，hanginginquietgalleriesbeyondthewell-trodtouristroutes.Togetherwe’llexaminemasterpiecesthatmanymiss，includingworksbyvanEyck，Rembrandt，Rubens，andVermeer.Whileothervisitorsarefightingthecrowdswe’llcalmlyexplorethehiddengemsintheDutchFlemish，andGermangalleries，togiveyouabetterunderstandingofNorthernEuropeanartfromthe15thto18thcenturies.Ourfocused，painting-by-paintingapproachwillallowyoutolookcloselyateachofthesestunningworks，todiscusswhatthey