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Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 10 Gold Everywhere
When the stone door was opened, what lay beyond was a path full of rocks and pebbles. At the end was another door. Howard Carter knocked a hole in it. When he looked through, he held up a flickering candle in the darkness. What did he see? Here is ho
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Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 11 Meeting the King
King Tut was lucky. Until Howard Carter entered his burial chamber, his mummy had never been disturbed. For more than three thousand years, no one had laid eyes on it. In the Burial Chamber, the first thing Carter saw was a gigantic gold cabinet. Ins
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Who Was King Tut 图坦卡蒙法老 Chapter 12 The Legend Lives On
Right after Howard Carters discovery of the tomb, scary stories started to be told. Stories about curses. Over the entrances of many ancient Egyptian tombs were warnings in hieroglyphs. People better stay away, the warnings said. Because anybody who
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇
Some people are enormously talented and then there is Leonardo da Vinci. He lived at a time when there were many extremely talented people all around him. Even so, he stood out. He could draw and paint better than anyone. One of his paintings, the Mo
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 1 An Unwanted Boy
On April 15, 1452, in a tiny hill town in Italy, a baby boy was born. His father was a well-to-do businessman, Ser Piero. His mother, Caterina, was a poor young peasant girl. We dont even know her last name. Their baby was named Leonardo. Because the
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 PARCHMENT AND PAPER
PARCHMENT IS MADE FROM THE SKINS OF ANIMALS SUCH AS SHEEP, CALVES, OR GOATS. THE SKIN IS DRIED AND TREATED UNTIL IT BECOMES FLAT AND PAPERLIKE. PARCHMENT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN PAPER. IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE, TOO. THE BEAUTIFUL PRAYER BOOKS AND BIBLES CO
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 2 The Art Studio
During the 1400s, Florence was the most important, most exciting city in all the world. It was one of five city-states in what is now Italy. Being a city-state meant Florence had its own government. It was called the Signoria. But for many years the
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 RISING UP THE LADDER
VERROCCHIOS STUDIO WAS TYPICAL OF ITS DAY. APPRENTICES WERE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. ABOVE THEM WERE WORKERS CALLED JOURNEYMEN. THEY HAD MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HELPED TEACH THE APPRENTICES. THEY WERE ABLE WORKERS BUT WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 SUBJECTS OF PAINTINGS
IN LEONARDOS TIME, PATRONS ORDERED TWO KINDS OF PAINTINGS. THEY EITHER WANTED PORTRAITS, WHICH WERE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES OR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS, WHICH SHOWED MOMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS AND THE SAINTS. THERE WERE N
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 3 The Wider World
Leonardo stayed at Verrocchios workshop a long timethirteen years. He became a master and a member of the guild. But he didnt move out to start a studio of his own. Perhaps Verrocchios studio felt like a home to Leonardo, a place where he belonged an
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 THE REBIRTH
THE FRENCH WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS REBIRTH. IT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PERIODS IN HISTORY. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE EXACT DATES. BUT THE RENAISSANCE LASTED FROM THE EARLY OR MIDDLE 1400S TO AROUND 1600. THE WORD IS FRENCH, BUT THE
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 4 Moving On
Milan had a famous university. But it was not a center for famous artists like Florence was. But Ludovico Sforza was very interested in the arts. The duke liked to give big parties. He like to put on pageants. He also wanted someone to design new wea
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 THE UNIVERSE
IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S.
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 5 Wandering
In 1499, when the French attacked, the duke lost his power. He fled Milan. Then, later on, he was captured. He died a prisoner in France. In December of that year, Leonardo left Milan, too. Salai went with him. So did another old friend. Leonardo did
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 Chapter 6 The Battle of the Artists
Leonardo was one the greatest artists of the Renaissance. But he was not alone. The Renaissance in Italy was such a special time because it produced so many talented artists. Besides Leonardo, the two other greatest names belong to Raphael and Michel
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