国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Italy celebrates Leonardo da Vinci on 500th anniversary of his death
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 2-- <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> 500<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span>, <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 15, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1452 <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tuscan">Tuscan</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span> (<span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="designation">designation</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span>"), <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolific">prolific</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, <span word="anatomist">anatomist</span>, <span word="architect">architect</span>, <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="designer">designer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span>, <span word="embodying">embodying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quintessential">quintessential</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interdisciplinary">interdisciplinary</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Bussetti">Bussetti</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Futura">Futura</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Castel">Castel</span> <span word="Sant">Sant</span>'<span word="Angelo">Angelo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="overlooking">overlooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tiber">Tiber</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> 123 <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="mausoleum">mausoleum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Hadrian">Hadrian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p>"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span>, <span word="industrial">industrial</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>."</p><p><span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bussetti">Bussetti</span>, <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="protagonist">protagonist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Humanism">Humanism</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="eclecticism">eclecticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heterogeneity">heterogeneity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="symbolizing">symbolizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>."</p>
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