The idea of galleries and museums
画廊や美術館という発想は
{that anyone can visit}
だれでも行くことのできる
is quite a modern one.
きわめて現代的なものである。
だれでも行くことのできる画廊や美術館という発想はきわめて現代的なものである。
quite かなり
The idea of galleries and museums that anyone can visit is quite a modern one.
About two hundred years ago,
およそ200年前には、
great works of art
すぐれた美術作品は
were nearly all in palaces
ほとんどすべて宮殿にあるか、
or belonged to wealthy collectors
裕福な収集家のものだった
{who would show them
彼らはそれを見せるのだった
only to their friends}.
自分の友人にだけ。
およそ200年前には、すぐれた美術作品はほとんどすべて宮殿にあるか、そうした作品を友人にだけ見せる裕福な収集家のものだった。
palace 宮殿
wealthy 裕福な
collectors 収集家
About two hundred years ago, great works of art were nearly all in palaces or belonged to wealthy collectors who would show them only to their friends.
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Also,
また、
people believed
人々は思った
that it was good for society
それが社会にとって良いことだと
<for art to be publicly available>.
芸術が公に利用可能であることは。
また、社会にとっても、芸術が公に見られるのは良いことだと人々は思ったのである。
available 利用可能な
for S to do Sが～すること
Also, people believed that it was good for society for art to be publicly available.
Now
今では
there are major museums
大規模な美術館があり
in countries all over the world,
世界中の国々に、
and millions and millions of people
そして何百万もの人々が
visit them every year.
毎年それらを訪れる。
今では、世界中の国々に大規模な美術館があり、毎年、何百万もの人々が訪れている。
major 大きい
Now there are major museums in countries all over the world, and millions and millions of people visit them every year.
A.
It was thought
そう考えられた
that viewing art was good
美術品を見ることは良いことだと
for ordinary people.
ごく普通の人にとって。
ごく普通の人が美術品を見るのは良いことだと考えられた。
ordinary 普通の
It was thought that viewing art was good for ordinary people.
B.
This changed
こうした事情が変わったのは
in the early nineteenth century
19世紀初期のことだった
when European countries,
ヨーロッパ諸国が
such as France and Germany,
フランスやドイツのような
opened the first great public art galleries.
初めて大がかりな公共の美術館を開いたときの。
こうした事情が変わったのは、フランスやドイツのようなヨーロッパ諸国で、初めて大がかりな公共の美術館が開かれた19世紀初期のことだった。
This changed in the early nineteenth century when European countries, such as France and Germany, opened the first great public art galleries.
C.
The feeling in these countries
これらの国での感情は
was that everyone should be able to enjoy great paintings.
だれもがすぐれた絵画を楽しめるべきだというものだった。
これらの国では、だれもがすぐれた絵画を楽しめるべきだという感情があったのだ。
The feeling in these countries was that everyone should be able to enjoy great paintings.
The idea of galleries and museums that anyone can visit is quite a modern one. About two hundred years ago, great works of art were nearly all in palaces or belonged to wealthy collectors who would show them only to their friends. [ 28 ] Also, people believed that it was good for society for art to be publicly available. Now there are major museums in countries all over the world, and millions and millions of people visit them every year.
A. It was thought that viewing art was good for ordinary people.
B. This changed in the early nineteenth century when European countries, such as France and Germany, opened the first great public art galleries.
C. The feeling in these countries was that everyone should be able to enjoy great paintings.
The idea of galleries and museums that anyone can visit is quite a modern one. About two hundred years ago, great works of art were nearly all in palaces or belonged to wealthy collectors who would show them only to their friends. This changed in the early nineteenth century when European countries, such as France and Germany, opened the first great public art galleries. The feeling in these countries was that everyone should be able to enjoy great paintings. It was thought that viewing art was good for ordinary people. Also, people believed that it was good for society for art to be publicly available. Now there are major museums in countries all over the world, and millions and millions of people visit them every year.
