Compréhension écrite : La National Portrait Gallery
La National Portrait Gallery est un des musées les plus célèbres de la capitale britannique. On y trouve toutes sortes d'œuvres qui préservent la mémoire des grandes figures de l'histoire nationale. Parmi les mécènes du musée, on trouve notamment Catherine, la princesse de Galles et future reine d'Angleterre.
La National Portrait Gallery est un des musées les plus célèbres de la capitale britannique. On y trouve toutes sortes d'œuvres qui préservent la mémoire des grandes figures de l'histoire nationale. Parmi les mécènes du musée, on trouve notamment Catherine, la princesse de Galles et future reine d'Angleterre.
The NPG
« The National Portrait Gallery in London houses the national collection of portraits of British men and women. It is located adjacent to the National Gallery, north of Trafalgar Square, in Westminster.
The gallery was founded by an act of Parliament in 1856 and was housed at a number of locations until its present home, (…) in 1895/96.
(…) The collection of the National Portrait Gallery comprises some 215,000 portraits in a variety of media: paintings, drawings, medallions, sculptures, photographs, motion pictures and video recordings. The portraits are collected primarily for historical reasons and mainly consist of Britons who have made notable contributions to the nation's history since Tudor times. The gallery's holdings are presented chronologically, beginning with the Tudors and moving on through the 21st century. The gallery's arrangement illustrates different themes in British history, with maps and other period objects being used to complement the pictures.
The criterion for inclusion has always been the celebrity of the subject rather than the merit of the artist, (but) many superb works of art are in the collection. »
The gallery was founded by an act of Parliament in 1856 and was housed at a number of locations until its present home, (…) in 1895/96.
(…) The collection of the National Portrait Gallery comprises some 215,000 portraits in a variety of media: paintings, drawings, medallions, sculptures, photographs, motion pictures and video recordings. The portraits are collected primarily for historical reasons and mainly consist of Britons who have made notable contributions to the nation's history since Tudor times. The gallery's holdings are presented chronologically, beginning with the Tudors and moving on through the 21st century. The gallery's arrangement illustrates different themes in British history, with maps and other period objects being used to complement the pictures.
The criterion for inclusion has always been the celebrity of the subject rather than the merit of the artist, (but) many superb works of art are in the collection. »
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Exercice n°1
Il n'y a que des portraits dans le musée.
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Exercice n°2
Toutes les personnes représentées sont forcément britanniques.
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Exercice n°3
Il y a plusieurs dizaines de tableaux dans le musée.
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Il y en a plusieurs milliers.
Exercice n°4
Complète la phrase. D'après toi, les dernières œuvres en date représentent…
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