2 . Four Most Famous Paintings in the World

Artist: Vincent Willem van Gogh

Where to see it: the Museum of Modern Art (New York, US)

Being treated for mental illness in hospital and inspired by the view from the window of his room, Van Gogh painted The Starry Night. The painting is famous for Van Gogh’s creative use of thick brushstrokes (笔画). The painting’s striking blues and yellows and the dreamy atmosphere have attracted art lovers for decades.

Artist: Edvard Munch

Where to see it: the National Museum and the Munch Museum (Oslo, Norway)

The Scream is not a single work of art. According to a British museum’s blog, there are two paintings, two pastels (彩粉画) and a number of prints, The paintings are in the National Museum and the Munch Museum, and in 2012, one of the pastels was sold for almost 120 million.

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Where to see it: the Louvre Museum (Paris. France)

It should come as no surprise that one of the most famous paintings in the world is a woman with a mysterious smile. It is the earliest known Italian painting to focus closely on the sitter in a half-length portrait (像) , according to the Louvre, where it was first exhibited in 1804.

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Where to see it: Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan, Italy)

Leonardo is the only artist to appear on this list twice. The Last Supper is about the last time Jesus had dinner with his followers. The painting is actually a huge wall painting-4. 6 meters high and 8. 8 meters wide, which makes for a memorable viewing experience.

3 . Without arms and legs, artist Adama Traore of Abidjan finds a unique way to make his art. He has been ________ a paintbrush in his mouth for years, line by line, color by color.

Missing limbs (四肢) since ________, he was sent to a center for ________ youth at nine. He ________ skills to paint and even drew with markers (记号笔). He was ________ by a lady named Mario Deal in the center. Thanks to the kind and friendly woman, there were more than 100 disabled men in the center. Yet the lady suffered from diseases and passed away. Traore was very sad, ending up ________.

Just getting around was ________ possible for him. ________ he had no money, none of taxi drivers would pick up a person with such serious disability. But he kept painting colorful landscapes and portraits (肖像), ________ gaining the public’s acceptance. Traore slowly built up ________ from his artwork and used them to ________ a small art studio. He got married and now goes to ________ by taxi. The driver ________ by the artist’s courage now gives him both a ride and a bit of a ________ on the fare. Every day he picks up Traore and ________ him off and the next day again. Honestly, money doesn’t matter, but it’s ________.

Traore says, “If I didn’t ________, I don’t know what I would do. I can’t be a carpenter or a builder. If I’m just sitting here, people would say the man is a beggar. But when they see me painting, they regard me as a ________ man.” Traore gets about 84 dollars for each painting. Traore says painting is medicine and lifts ________. Indeed, painting ________ Traore Adama.