法国7件"国宝"亮相世博园

这7件“国宝”均由法国奥赛博物馆提供，其中有6件为印象派绘画大师的作品。它们分别是塞尚的《咖啡壶边的妇女》、博纳尔的《化妆间》、梵高的《阿尔的舞厅》、米勒的《晚钟》、马奈的《阳台》和高更的《餐点》(又名《香蕉》)。另外一件是罗丹的雕塑《青铜时代》。奥赛博物馆的前身是巴黎为举办1898年世博会而修建的火车站，后改建为博物馆，以收藏19世纪法国美术黄金时代的作品为主，被誉为印象派艺术殿堂。它与蓬皮杜文化中心和罗浮宫博物馆并称为巴黎三大艺术中心。

The French Pavilion unveiled seven art masterpieces from the Orsay Museum of Paris ahead of the opening of the Shanghai World Expo on May 1.

The works consist of six paintings by renowned artists Jean-Francois Millet, Edouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard and Paul Cezanne, and a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.

The seven works of art, which for the first time in history appear together outside France, arrived in Shanghai in seven planes, according to Jose Freches, the French Pavilion's commissioner general.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy who arrived in China Wednesday was scheduled to visit the masterpieces on Friday before the opening ceremony of the Expo.

The Shanghai World Expo will last six months. It will be the largest world exhibition ever and is expected to attract 70 million visitors from both home and abroad.