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Many people admire the paintings and sculptures that artists create.
Some very beautiful paintings and sculptures were created by two men who lived in the same country at the same time.
These men were Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
They both lived in Italy around the year 1500.
Leonardo da Vinci is most famous for his painting called the Mona Lisa.
This is perhaps the best-known painting in the world.
The Mona Lisa shows the head and shoulders of a dark-haired woman.
When people look at this painting, they are often captivated by her smile and by her eyes, which have a look of mystery.
Another painting of Leonardo’s is called The Last Supper.
This painting shows a famous scene from the Christian religion.
In this painting, Jesus Christ is seated at the middle of a long table, with his followers (the disciples) seated around him.
Many of the paintings that were created at this time have a religious theme.
Leonardo was not only an artist; he was also interested in engineering.
He actually worked for some time as an advisor to a military leader, helping him to develop new machines for use in war.
Leonardo also made rough drawings of machines that are similar to those that were invented much later, such as submarines and helicopters.
Obviously, Leonardo was an extremely creative man.
Michelangelo was about 23 years younger than Leonardo.
In addition to being a painter, Michelangelo was also a sculptor, and many experts consider him the greatest sculptor of all time.
One of his most famous sculptures is David, which is a statue of a young man who was a famous figure in the Bible.
Another great sculpture of Michelangelo’s is called the Pieta.
The Pieta shows Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the body of her son across her lap.
Michelangelo is also famous for painting the ceiling of a church known as the Sistine Chapel.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Julius, asked Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of this new church.
This project required many years of hard work, and the Pope complained that it took too long.
However, when the work was finished, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was covered with beautiful paintings of many scenes from the Bible.
Fortunately, many of the works of Leonardo and of Michelangelo can still be seen today in the art galleries of Europe.
During the past 500 years, the color of the paintings had faded somewhat, but in recent years, some work has been done to restore the paintings to their original appearance.
许多人钦佩艺术家创作的绘画和雕塑。一些非常美丽的绘画和雕塑是由两个生活在同一国家同一时期的人创作的。这些人是列奥纳多·达·芬奇和米开朗基罗。他们都生活在1500年左右的意大利。列奥纳多·达·芬奇最著名的是他的画作《蒙娜丽莎》。这也许是世界上最著名的画作。《蒙娜丽莎》展示了一位黑发女子的头部和肩膀。当人们看着这幅画时，他们常常被她的微笑和她那充满神秘感的眼睛所吸引。列奥纳多的另一幅画作名为《最后的晚餐》。这幅画描绘了基督教中一个著名的场景。在这幅画中，耶稣基督坐在长桌的中间，他的追随者（门徒）围坐在他身边。当时创作的许多画作都有宗教主题。列奥纳多不仅是一位艺术家，他还对工程学感兴趣。他实际上曾担任过一段时间的军事领导人顾问，帮助他开发用于战争的新机器。列奥纳多还绘制了与后来发明的机器相似的机器的粗略图纸，例如潜艇和直升机。显然，列奥纳多是一位极富创造力的人。米开朗基罗比列奥纳多小约23岁。除了是一位画家，米开朗基罗还是一位雕塑家，许多专家认为他是史上最伟大的雕塑家。他最著名的雕塑之一是大卫，这是一位年轻男子的雕像，他是圣经中的一位著名人物。米开朗基罗的另一件伟大的雕塑作品名为《圣殇》。《圣殇》描绘了耶稣的母亲玛丽抱着她儿子的尸体放在她的腿上。米开朗基罗还以绘制西斯廷教堂的屋顶而闻名。罗马天主教会的领袖朱利叶斯教皇要求米开朗基罗绘制这座新教堂的屋顶。这个项目需要多年的努力工作，教皇抱怨说这花费了太长时间。然而，当工作完成后，西斯廷教堂的屋顶上覆盖着许多来自圣经场景的美丽画作。幸运的是，列奥纳多和米开朗基罗的许多作品至今仍可在欧洲的艺术画廊中看到。在过去的500年中，绘画的颜色已经有些褪色，但在最近几年，已经完成了一些工作以将绘画恢复到其原始外观。