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

RAPHAEL SANZIO WAS BORN IN URBINO, ITALY, ON APRIL 6, 1483. HE FIRST LEARNED TO DRAW FROM HIS ARTIST FATHER. WHEN HE WAS TWENTY-ONE, HE WENT TO FLORENCE, WHERE HE STUDIED THE WORKS OF LEONARDO AND MICHELANGELO. IN HIS DAY, RAPHAEL WAS THE MOST POPULAR PAINTER. HIS LOVELY PICTURES OF MARY AND THE BABY JESUS HAVE A SPECIAL SWEETNESS AND HARMONY. HIS COLORS ARE STRONG AND PURE, NEVER JARRING. EVERYTHING IN A RAPHAEL PAINTING SEEMS TO BE EXACTLY WHERE IT BELONGS. LATER IN HIS CAREER, HE WORKED IN ROME FOR THE SAME POPE AS MICHELANGELO. RAPHAEL PAINTED TWO GIANT FRESCOES. ONE IS CALLED THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS, WHICH PORTRAYS THE GREAT THINKERS OF ANCIENT GREECE. PLATO AND ARISTOTLE STAND IN THE CENTER. SADLY, RAPHAEL DIED YOUNG, ON HIS THIRTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY.