点评:We decided to visit the museum's West Wing and the adjacent sculpture garden. The museum features works of art from various genres, spanning from the 11th to the 20th centuries. It's open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. The museum is located along the National Mall and is easily accessible if you use the subway station. We admired everything, especially the magnificent collection of Impressionist paintings. But the most favorite painting, where the majority of visitors follow the arrows (like how tourists go to the Mona Lisa in the Louvre) is the painting of "Ginevra de' Benci" by Leonardo da Vinci.
This is museum's most prized and famous piece Leonardo da Vinci's "Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci" was purchased by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1967. The deal cost $5–6 million, setting an absolute price for art of the time. Painted around 1474, it holds the distinction of being the ONLY painting by da Vinci on permanent public display in the Americas. Experts believe that the painting was created by Leonardo at the age of 22-24 and it was completed long before his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. There's a wonderful café and souvenir shop where you can buy umbrellas, scarves, vases, books, and tablecloths, all featuring paintings by famous artists.
翻译:我们决定参观博物馆的西翼和毗邻的雕塑花园。博物馆收藏了从11世纪到20世纪各个流派的艺术作品。博物馆每天上午10点至下午5点开放,免费入场。博物馆位于国家广场沿线,乘坐地铁即可轻松抵达。我们对所有展品都赞叹不已,尤其是那些精美的印象派绘画收藏。但最受欢迎的画作,也是大多数游客会跟随箭头指示(就像游客在卢浮宫寻找蒙娜丽莎一样)前往欣赏的,是达·芬奇的《吉内芙拉·德·本奇肖像》。
这幅画是博物馆最珍贵、最著名的藏品。达·芬奇的《吉内芙拉·德·本奇肖像》于1967年被华盛顿特区的国家美术馆购藏。这笔交易耗资500万至600万美元,在当时堪称艺术品价格的巅峰之作。这幅画作于1474年左右,是达·芬奇在美洲唯一一幅永久公开展出的画作。专家认为,这幅画是达·芬奇在22至24岁时创作的,完成时间远早于他最著名的画作《蒙娜丽莎》。附近有一家很棒的咖啡馆和纪念品商店,您可以在那里购买雨伞、围巾、花瓶、书籍和桌布,所有商品都印有著名艺术家的画作。