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Klimt painting found in wall of Italian museum was stolen from same gallery in 1997, authenticators say

世界名画失踪多年重见天日原来竟被藏在意大利画廊墙壁内！

A painting was found hidden in a wall of an Italian museum. It was authenticated as a Gustav Klimt work that was stolen from the same gallery in 1997. It was reported that Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady was owned by the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in 1925, with only the painting’s frame found on the roof of the museum.

Investigations into the 1917 work, which is worth at about $66 million today, stopped over the next few decades. The break came by chance last month, when a museum gardener clearing ivy from a wall opened a metal access panel and discovered the painting inside. It was put in a plastic bag. Experts finally confirmed that the painting was not fake, and officials in Piacenza where the Ricci Oddi is located announced the news.

"It's with no small emotion that I can tell you the work is authentic," Piacenza Prosecutor Ornella Chicca said. An authenticator in Bologna said the painting is still in very good condition, having only suffered a scratch on an edge, possibly from a silly effort to remove the portrait from its frame. officials said X-rays aided in the authentication process, showing that Portrait of a Lady had been painted on the top of another portrait.

As for why the painting had been stored within a wall, Anne Marie O'Connor, a journalist who had written about another of Klimt’s paintings, said that the thief knew it would be too difficult to sell the painting during the investigation at that time and perhaps planned to return one day and retrieve it. The portrait has been held in Italy’s central bank during the investigation .

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【语篇导读】

意大利警方近日宣布，一幅1997年离奇失踪的名家画作重见天日。警方表示名画被发现的位置位于以前陈列过该画的画廊墙壁内。

1.How long did the investigation last since the painting was missing?

A.For 23 years.

B.For 66 years.

C.For 95 years.

D.For 103 years.

2.Who was the key person to solve the case?

A.Experts.

B.Officials in Piacenza.

C.A museum gardener.

D.The owner of the Ricci Oddi Gallery.

3. The underlined word “authentic” in Paragraph 3 means _______.

A. false

B. real

C.proper

D.doubtful

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Now the painting belongs to Italy’s central bank.

B. Anne-Marie O'Connor likes collecting the paintings.

C. The painting was maybe hidden in the wall on purpose.

D. The thief had no chance to transfer the painting at that time.

5. What can we learn from this passage?

A. X-rays play an important role in checking the portrait.

B. The museum staff have something to do with the case.

C. There isn’t any damage on the surface of the painting.

D. The frame of the painting lies beside the plastic bag.

【答案解析】

1.A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句It was authenticated as a Gustav Klimt work that was stolen from the same gallery in 1997.可知，它被鉴定为Gustav Klimt的作品，于1997年从同一画廊被盗，案件侦办距今已有2020－1997=23年，故选A。

2. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句The break came by chance last month, when a museum gardener clearing ivy from a wall opened a metal access panel and discovered the painting inside.可知，上个月机缘巧合，当博物馆的园丁从外墙上清理常春藤时，打开了一块金属通道面板，发现里面的画，因此博物馆的园丁是此案得以告破的关键人物，故选C。

3. B 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段Experts finally confirmed that the painting was not fake可知，专家终于证实这幅画不是赝品，由此猜测Ornella Chicca应该是说这幅作品是真迹，authentic与“real”同义，故选B。

4. C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，记者Anne Marie O'Connor认为小偷知道在最初的调查中卖掉这幅画这太难了，也许有一天会回来找回它，由此推断这幅画可能是故意藏在

墙里的，故选C。

5. A推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句officials said X-rays aided in the authentication process可知，X光有助于鉴定画，故选A。

【重点单词】

1.authenticate /???θent?ke?t/ v. 证实；认证

例句：He says he'll have no problem authenticating the stamp. 他说自己可以对这枚邮票进行鉴定。

2.portrait /?p??tre?t/ n. 肖像

例句：He was asked to paint a portrait of the Queen. 他受邀为女王画肖像画。

3.scratch /skr?t?/ n. 划痕；划伤

例句：The cut was a mere scratch. 那伤口只是擦伤。

4.retrieve /r??tri?v / v. 取回

例句：I managed to retrieve some of your things. 我取回了你的一些东西。

【难句解析】

It was reported that Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady was owned by the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in 1925, with only the painting’s frame found on the roof of the museum.

据报道，Klimt的《女士肖像》在1925年被Ricci Oddi现代艺术画廊所拥有，在博物馆的屋顶上只发现了这幅画的画框。

with+名词+过去分词短语作状语；on the roof of“在……屋顶”。

Experts finally confirmed that the painting was not fake, and officials in Piacenza where the Ricci Oddi is located announced the news.

专家们最终证实了这幅画并非赝品，Ricci Oddi现代艺术馆所在的皮亚琴察的官员宣布了这一消息。

where引导定语从句，修饰先行词Piacenza。

至于为什么这幅画藏在墙里，曾写过Klimt另一幅画的记者Anne Marie O'Connor认为小偷知道在最初的调查中卖掉这幅画这太难了，也许有一天会回来找回它。

as for“至于，关于”；who引导定语从句，修饰先行词journalist；too...to...“太……而不能”；plan to do sth.意为“计划做某事”。

【译文】

A painting was found hidden in a wall of an Italian museum. It was authenticated as a Gustav Klimt work that was stolen from the same gallery in 1997. It was reported that Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady” was owned by the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in 1925, with only the painting’s frame found on the roof of the museum.

一幅画被发现藏在意大利博物馆墙的里画。它被鉴定为古斯塔夫·克里姆特的作品，于1997 年从同一画廊被盗据报道，克利姆特的《女士肖像》在1925年被里奇·奥迪现代艺术画廊所拥有，在博物馆的屋顶上只发现了这幅画的画框。

Investigations into the 1917 work, which is worth at about $66 million today, stopped over the next few decades. The break came by chance last month, when a museum gardener clearing ivy from a wall opened a metal access panel and discovered the painting inside. It was put in a plastic bag.Experts finally confirmed that the painting was not fake, and officials in Piacenza where the Ricci Oddi is located announced the news Friday.

对于这幅估价约为6,600万美元1917年的作品的调查在接下来的几十年中陷入停顿。上个月机缘巧合，当博物馆的园丁从外墙上清理常春藤时，打开了一块金属通道面板，发现里面的画，被塞在一个塑料袋内。专家们最终证实了这幅画并非赝品，里奇·奥迪现代艺术馆所在的皮亚琴察的官员周五宣布了这一消息。

"It's with no small emotion that I can tell you the work is authentic," Piacenza Prosecutor Ornella Chicca said. An authenticator in Bologna said the painting is still in very good condition, having only suffered a scratch on an edge, possibly from a silly effort to remove the portrait from its frame. officials said X-rays aided in the authentication process ,show ing that “Portrait of a Lady” had been painted on the top of another portrait.

皮亚琴察检察官奥内拉·奇卡说：“不带一点感情，我能告诉你，这幅作品是真迹。”一位在博洛尼亚的鉴定人说，这幅画的状况仍然很好，只是在边缘被划伤了，可能是为了把这幅肖像从画框上移开而做出的笨拙努力。官员们说，X光在认证过程中起到了辅助作用，显示《女士肖像》已经被画在另一幅肖像上。

As for why the painting had been stored within a wall, Anne Marie O'Connor, a journalist who had written about another of Klimt’s paintings, said that the thief knew it would be too difficult to sell the painting during the investigation at that time and perhaps planned to return one day and retrieve it.The portrait has been held in Italy’s central bank during the investigation.

至于为什么这幅画藏在墙里，曾写过克里姆特另一幅画的记者安妮·玛丽·奥康纳认为小偷知道在最初的调查中卖掉这幅画这太难了，也许有一天会回来找回它。在调查期间，这幅画像一直由意大利央行持有。

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