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5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic. Some of the most famous paintings belong to private collections. Should they be taken to museums so that everyone could enjoy them? Discuss. (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos). PRUEBA SELECTIVIDAD MADRID CONVOCATORIA JUN 2012-2013 INGLES. Young da Vinci Leonardo was born near the Italian town of Vinci in 1452. He probably spent the first few years living with his mother, but moved to his father's house when she married. His father was stern and distant with him, but Leonardo was a favourite with his uncle, Francesco, who ran the family's farm. Piero da Vinci didn't know what to do about his son, Leonardo. He had reached the point in life when young men needed to prepare for a career. Piero himself was an important official - a notary, but because the boy was illegitimate, the association of magistrates and notaries would not accept him, nor would he be allowed to attend the university. The boy did show a definite talent for drawing, however. Perhaps he could be apprenticed to an artist… Some time between the age of fifteen and eighteen, Leonardo was apprenticed to the artist Andrea di Cione, called Verrocchio (which means “true eye”) in his studio in Florence. This is how young Leonardo da Vinci started on his career in art, a career in which he would create some of the most famous paintings in the world. Leonardo was more than just an artist, however. He was also interested in science, anatomy and architecture. His sketchbooks, filled with his ideas for inventions, stunned the world when they were found centuries after his death. He was a scientist before there was science, an inventor whose ideas surpassed the technology of his time, and a famous artist who produced the most valuable and recognized paintings in the world.

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5.- Write about 100 to 150 words on the following topic. Some of the most famous paintings belong to private collections. Should they be taken to museums so that everyone could enjoy them? Discuss. 

When we first think about it, having all the greatest paintings at viewing disposal of the public sounds like a very fair and right thing to do. But if we think further into the matter, we need to take in consideration that the few people who own some of those paintings have either inherited them bought them legally. And, as long as they take care of them and appreciate them, they have all the right to own them privately. In fact, some of the most famous collectors loan their collections to museums from time to time so the public can appreciate them. Some even exhibit them on their own for the viewing pleasure of common citizens.


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