공통영어2 동아 이병민 4과 변형문제

Lesson 4 Explore the World of Art

Rediscovering Art Through Science

____ might have heard the expression, “There is more than meets the eye.”

It means that ____ is more to something than there appears to be at first.

This can apply to ____ as well.

We appreciate art by looking at its colors, shapes, ____ as well as the overall beauty presented by the artist.

Sometimes, however, there is something more to ____ images in front of our eyes.

Science, which seems far removed from art, can be the key to ____ beyond what the naked eye can see.

Today, ____ would like to open your eyes and minds through the following paintings.




Art Is Never Finished

Look ____ the portrait of a woman on the next page.

What catches ____ eye?

What draws most people’s ____ initially is not the woman but the beautiful white animal in the woman’s arms.

____ 2014, this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was analyzed by an engineer.

He ____ special equipment to look beneath the surface of the painting and discovered that it had different layers, like those of an onion.

After careful examination of the layers, it was revealed that the original painting was just a ____ portrait of a woman by herself.

Then in a second version, ____ small gray ermine appeared.

Finally in a third version—the one we know today—the ermine became bigger and its color changed ____ white.

Why did Da Vinci add ____ ermine to this painting?

No ____ knows for sure. He might have done it to honor his patron.

Maybe he just wanted to make ____ painting look more special.

Whatever the reason, this shows us that even a great master like Leonardo da Vinci, ____ said, “Art is never finished,” made revisions to his paintings over and over again.




A Hidden Painting Revealed

This next piece is by the great Vincent van ____

It appears to be ____ an ordinary painting of a woman wearing a white cap.

But thanks to technology, another person was discovered on the other side of the ____

Who do you ____ that person was?

It was Vincent van Gogh himself ____ was hidden at the back of the painting.

In 2022, the National Galleries of Scotland ____ an X-ray of this painting while preparing for an exhibition.

During this ____ a hidden self-portrait of Van Gogh was discovered.

You may be ____ that Van Gogh’s fame came after his death.

In fact, he sold only ____ painting in his lifetime.

Being a poor ____ he often reused his canvases to save money, turning them around and painting on the opposite side.

You might also notice that Van Gogh’s left ear ____ perfectly fine in this painting.

Since he cut off part of his ear when he was 35, ____ can infer that this is one of his early works.

It ____ possible that other hidden paintings of Van Gogh will be revealed to the world with the help of technology.


The Masterpiece as a Whole

Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, a huge painting that measures 3.795 meters by 4.535 meters, has had ____ troubled history.

It was damaged with a knife twice and sprayed with acid by ____ who wanted to destroy it.

____ time, experts miraculously restored the painting to its original state.

But did you know ____ this painting was much larger over three centuries ago?

In 1715, ____ monumental painting was trimmed on all four sides to fit on a wall in Amsterdam’s town hall.

Since then, 60cm from the left side, ____ from the top, 12cm from the bottom, and 7cm from the right side have been missing.

However, art lovers can now see The Night Watch ____ Rembrandt originally intended.

____ was artificial intelligence (AI) that the museum used to recreate the missing pieces.

Instead of ____ human artists, an AI program was trained to learn Rembrandt’s painting style.

Once the AI program learned to paint like Rembrandt, it was shown a copy of the original painting before it was ____

Then it reconstructed the ____ pieces, which were hung around the painting.

For the first time in over three centuries, ____ Night Watch is complete again.

Thanks to science, this ____ masterpiece has been brought back to life for all to see.




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