Who Was Leonardo da Vinci 达·芬奇 MICHELANGELO（在线收听）

MICHELANGELO’S FULL NAME WAS MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI. HE WAS BORN IN CAPRESE, ITALY, IN 1475. HE HAD A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER. BUT HE DIDN’T CONSIDER PAINTING HIS TRUE CALLING. HE THOUGHT OF HIMSELF AS A SCULPTOR FIRST. HE LOVED WORKING IN BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN MARBLE. BESIDES HIS FAMOUS STATUE, DAVID, IN FLORENCE, ANOTHER OF HIS GREAT WORKS IS ONE OF MARY HOLDING THE BODY OF JESUS. IT IS CALLED THE PIETà AND WAS COMPLETED WHEN HE WAS ONLY TWENTY-THREE. THE PIETà IS FILLED WITH A SAD TENDERNESS, BUT MICHELANGELO IS MAINLY KNOWN FOR CREATING STRONG, MUSCULAR FIGURES.

FOR A SCULPTOR, HOWEVER, HE IS MOST FAMOUS FOR PAINTING THE ENTIRE CEILING OF A CHAPEL FOR THE POPE IN ROME: THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL. IT TOOK HIM FOUR YEARS, WORKING ON A SCAFFOLD SIXTY FEET IN THE AIR. THE FRESCO COVERS THE STORIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT STARTING WITH THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.