PBS高端访谈:达芬奇名画《救世主》预计拍出1亿美元的高价

Phil Hirschkorn: There are only 16 known paintings by Italian Renaissance¹ Master Leonardo da Vinci, and this is one of them. Painted around the same time and in the same style as his "Mona Lisa," this portrait of Jesus Christ is called "Salvator Mundi," meaning "Savior of the World."

Alan Wintermute: He's holding up some kind of orb² or globe that represents the world, and he's blessing³ you, giving benediction⁴.

Phil Hirschkorn: Alan Wintermute, Christie's senior specialist for "Old Master" paintings, says the work has typical da Vinci flourishes.

Alan Wintermute: It has that smoky, shadowy lighting⁵ effects that create -- in the "Mona Lisa," the famous Mona Lisa smile -- they create an ambiguous very soft shadowy quality. He looks very directly at you, and you have the sense him looking sort of right into you.

Phil Hirschkorn: Independent consultants⁶ say this is a true da Vinci. They dated paint pigments⁷ and the walnut⁸ panel back to the 1500's and took x-rays to study the brush work. Also characteristic of da Vinci, lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone used for the blue color. In a stroke of clever marketing⁹, Christie's is offering the da Vinci in the same auction¹⁰ as this massive reimagination of his famous "Last Supper," 60 silk-screened panels by Andy Warhol.

Alan Wintermute: We felt that it did sort of indicate this universal genius of Leonardo, which affects really every generation and every century and every country, all the way up through the present.

Phil Hirschkorn: But nothing compares to the real thing. "Salvator Mundi" is the first da Vinci painting ever to be sold at public auction.

1 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

2 orb   

n.太阳；星球；v.弄圆；成球形

参考例句：

• The blue heaven,holding its one golden orb,poured down a crystal wash of warm light.蓝蓝的天空托着金色的太阳，洒下一片水晶般明亮温暖的光辉。
• It is an emanation from the distant orb of immortal light.它是从远处那个发出不灭之光的天体上放射出来的。

3 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

4 benediction   

n.祝福；恩赐

参考例句：

• The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony.牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。
• He went abroad with his parents' benediction.他带着父母的祝福出国去了。

5 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

6 consultants   

顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生

参考例句：

• a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
• There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。

7 pigments   

n.（粉状）颜料( pigment的名词复数 )；天然色素

参考例句：

• The Romans used natural pigments on their fabrics and walls. 古罗马人在织物和墙壁上使用天然颜料。 来自辞典例句
• The original white lead pigments have oxidized and turned black. 最初的白色铅质颜料氧化后变成了黑色。 来自辞典例句

8 walnut   

n.胡桃，胡桃木，胡桃色，茶色

参考例句：

• Walnut is a local specialty here.核桃是此地的土特产。
• The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.凳子有几种尺寸，材质分胡桃木和红木两种。

9 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

10 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。