Leo on display in Paris

Famous for his paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is probably the best-known artist from the European Renaissance period.
列奥纳多·达·芬奇因画作《蒙娜丽莎》、《最后的晚餐》而闻名于世，他或许是最为著名的欧洲文艺复兴时期艺术家。

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death, Paris’ Louvre Museum opened its largest ever Leonardo da Vinci exhibition on Oct 24.
为纪念达·芬奇逝世500周年，巴黎的卢浮宫博物馆从10月24日起举办该馆史上规模最大的达·芬奇展览。

On display were nearly 120 of da Vinci’s works, including his paintings, drawings and writings. “At the heart of the Louvre’s exhibition are the lessons ... about Leonardo’s personality,” noted CNN.
本次展览展出了近120件达·芬奇的作品，其中包括油画、素描以及习作等。“卢浮宫展览的核心内容在于呈现达·芬奇的个性，”美国有线电视新闻网指出。

As a man of many talents, da Vinci was good at painting, science, engineering and invention.
达·芬奇是一个多才多艺的人，他擅长绘画、科学、工程学以及发明创造。

During his life, da Vinci painted relatively little. There are only about 15 remaining paintings, of which nine were in this show. He worked slowly, often spending more than 10 years on one painting. Many said that his wide range of interests distracted his attention, but experts at the museum disagreed. His interest in science – particularly astronomy, botany and mathematical problems – was part of his desire for perfect paintings, they say.
达·芬奇一生中的画作相对较少。本次展览展出了他目前存世的15幅画作中的9幅。慢工出细活的他常常要花十多年来画一幅画。许多人都认为他广泛的兴趣爱好分散了他的精力，但卢浮宫博物馆的专家们却不这么认为。达·芬奇对科学，尤其是天文学、植物学以及数学问题方面的兴趣，都有助于他追求画作的完美，他们表示。

“His life was spent striving for the most perfect form of painting,” said Vincent Delieuvin in The New York Times.
“他的一生都在追求最完美的绘画形式，”《纽时时报》的文森特·德莱文说道。

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