Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt van Rijn

Claude Monet

Claude Monet

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí

René Magritte

René Magritte

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Hokusai

Hokusai

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Horace Pippin

Horace Pippin

Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper

Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt

Painters

Painters

Leonardo da Vinci - Famous People

40 chapters
levelbeginner

Read short famous stories from painters to improve your language skills and learn about their creative lives.

Vocabulary
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/

1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/
1.
famous
[adj]
/ˈfeɪməs/
著名的
2.
artist
[n]
/ˈɑːrtɪst/
艺术家
3.
inventor
[n]
/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/
发明家
4.
born
[adj]
/bɔrn/
出生的
5.
April
[n]
/ˈeɪprəl/
四月
6.
Italy
[n]
/ˈɪtəli/
意大利
7.
curious
[adj]
/ˈkjʊriəs/
好奇的
8.
smart
[adj]
/smɑːrt/
聪明,机灵
9.
love
[v]
/lʌv/
10.
world
[n]
/wɝld/
世界
11.
teenager
[n]
/ˈtiˌneɪdʒɝ/
青少年
12.
paint
[v]
/peɪnt/
13.
draw
[v]
/drɔː/
14.
become
[v]
/bɪˈkʌm/
成为
15.
notice
[v]
/ˈnoʊtɪs/
注意到
16.
talent
[n]
/ˈtælənt/
天赋
17.
picture
[n]
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
图片
18.
painting
[n]
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
绘画
19.
interested
[adj]
/ˈɪntrəstɪd/
感兴趣的
20.
study
[v]
/ˈstʌdi/
学习
21.
human body
[n]
/hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi/
人体
22.
nature
[n]
/ˈneɪtʃɚ/
自然
23.
drawing
[n]
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
图画
24.
notebook
[n]
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
笔记本
25.
invent
[v]
/ɪnˈvɛnt/
发明
26.
design
[n]
/dɪˈzaɪn/
设计
27.
machine
[n]
/məˈʃin/
机器
28.
helicopter
[n]
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑːptɚ/
直升机
29.
bicycle
[n]
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/
自行车
30.
invention
[n]
/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/
发明
31.
advanced
[adj]
/ədˈvænst/
先进的
32.
spend
[v]
/spɛnd/
度过
33.
France
[n]
/fræns/
法国
34.
king
[n]
/ˈkɪŋ/
国王
35.
invite
[v]
/ɪnˈvaɪt/
邀请
36.
work
[n]
/wɝːk/
作品
37.
talented
[adj]
/ˈtæləntɪd/
有才华的

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Leonardo da Vinci 
Read a short story of an artist who created some of the most famous artworks in history. 
1.1
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and inventor.  He was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy.  Leonardo was very curious and smart from a young age.  He loved to learn about the world. 

列奥纳多·达·芬奇是一位著名的艺术家和发明家。他于1452年4月15日出生在意大利的芬奇。列奥纳多从小就非常好奇和聪明。他喜欢了解这个世界。

1.2
Leonardo moved to Florence when he was a teenager.  There, he learned how to paint and draw.  He became a very good artist.  People noticed his talent and he got many jobs that were painting pictures. 

莱昂纳多十几岁时搬到了佛罗伦萨。在那里,他学会了如何绘画。他成为了一位非常优秀的艺术家。人们注意到了他的才华,他得到了许多绘画的工作。

1.3
One of Leonardo's most famous paintings is the "Mona Lisa."  Another famous work is "The Last Supper."  These paintings are very famous around the world.  People love them because they are so beautiful. 

列奥纳多最著名的画作之一是《蒙娜丽莎》。另一幅著名作品是《最后的晚餐》。这些画作在全世界都非常有名。人们因为它们如此美丽而喜爱它们。

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1.4
Leonardo loved painting but he was also interested in how things work.  He studied the human body, animals, and nature.  He made many drawings of what he learned.  His notebooks are full of these drawings. 

列奥纳多喜欢绘画,但他也对事物如何运作感兴趣。他研究了人体、动物和自然。他画了许多他所学到的东西的图画。他的笔记本里满是这些图画。

1.5
Leonardo also liked to invent things.  He drew designs for machines like helicopters and bicycles long time before they were really made.  He never built his inventions, but his ideas were very advanced for his time. 

列奥纳多还喜欢发明东西。在直升机和自行车等机器真正被制造出来之前很久,他就画出了它们的设计图。他从未建造过他的发明,但他的想法在当时非常先进。

1.6
Leonardo spent his last years in France.  The king of France invited him there.  The king really liked Leonardo's works.  Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, in Amboise, France.  He was 67 years old. 

列奥纳多在法国度过了他的最后几年。法国国王邀请他到那里。国王非常喜欢列奥纳多的作品。列奥纳多于1519年5月2日在法国昂布瓦斯去世。他67岁。

1.7
Fun fact: Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other hand at the same time.  This is very hard to do.  This skill shows how talented and special he was. 

有趣的事实:列奥纳多·达·芬奇可以同时用一只手写字,另一只手画画。这很难做到。这个技能显示了他有多么有才华和特别。

1. Leonardo da Vinci

1. Leonardo da Vinci

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1.

Where was Leonardo da Vinci born?

A

France

B

Italy

C

Spain

D

Germany

2.

What is one of Leonardo’s most famous paintings?

A

Starry Night

B

The Scream

C

Mona Lisa

D

The Thinker

3.

Put the events in order from earliest to latest.

he moved to france.
he painted the mona lisa.
leonardo moved to florence.
he died in 1519.
4.

Match the things Leonardo studied or created to their descriptions.

The Last Supper
Helicopter
Human body
An invention idea he designed
A famous painting by Leonardo
Something he studied and drew
5.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:

Leonardo da Vinci was not only a

but also an

. He designed machines like

and

. However, he never built his

.

painter
inventor
helicopters
bicycles
inventions
6.

Is this sentence True or False?
"Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other hand at the same time."

A

True

B

False

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