10.75.AP.2.
Read the text and do the tasks. 10
I
entered the building, and as instructed by the curator, I bought a ticket and
hired a special hand machine that will play the recorded voice to explain to me
everything in English. As I passed the administrative building, I came across a
beautiful garden; it was full of pointed shapes of fir and pine trees, giving
the best proof of French topiary. Far away stood other trees like walnut,
juniper and yew, birds chirruped from the top. Among the topiary art stood a
huge black bust, on top of which lay a drooping figure of Rodin. Not Rodin
himself but a magnificent sculpture of him. It is commonly known as Rodin’s
Thinking Man. The Thinking Man squatted on a large and tall marble slab, in
half bent posture and pensive mood. This is one of the masterpieces in modern
art, an incomparable work. Rodin’s pensive mood is remarkable.
Three years ago I had visited a smaller museum
in Baltimore; Sewa had joined me from Illinois. In that very small museum,
Rodin’s copy too was quite small. Rodin’s little thinker in Baltimore was a
black metal work, just a replica. I remember writing an article which reminds
us of our visit to Baltimore, and van Gogh’s Irises. It got published in Antarderisti edited by Jyoti Ghimire of
the USA.
A. Match the words/phrases in column ‘A’ with
the appropriate information
in column ‘B’
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Column ‘A’
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Column ‘B’
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a. special hand
machine
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i. edited by
Jyoti Ghimire
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b. beautiful
garden
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ii. is in
Baltimore
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c. replica of
Rodin
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iii. pointed
shapes of fir and pines
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d. magnificent
sculpture
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iv. known as
Rodin’s Thinking man
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e. Antarderisti
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v. explained
everything in English
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vi. the
masterpiece.
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B. Answer the following questions.
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a. How did the
writer get into the museum?
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b.
How was the garden of the museum?
c.
What is known as ‘Rodin’s Thinking Man’?
d.
What is remarkable about ‘Rodin’s Thinking
Man’?
e.
What is the
difference between Rodin in Paris and Rodin in Baltimore?