Chapter 1316 Leonardo da Vinci's paintings
Standing in "The Oath of the Horace Brothers" for a while, a voice suddenly came from the side.
"Mr. Steven, let me explain to you this famous painting, although everyone knows something about this painting, it is very shallow, and you don't know anything about the deeper things!"
"That's right, Mr. Steven, let me explain it to everyone, everyone here will want to know a little more about this famous painting!"
Someone chimed in, his voice full of anticipation.
Ye Tian turned his head to look at the many visitors around him, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Since you are willing to listen, I will explain to you that when it comes to Jacques Louis David's "Oath of the Horace Brothers", I have to talk about the age and background of the creation of this oil painting.
Only by understanding this background knowledge can we better understand the meaning of this painting, as well as its important position and influence in the history of Western art and in the history of French art.
This "Oath of the Horace Brothers" was a painting ordered by King Louis XVI of France to the painter David, and the content of the painting was also specified by Louis XVI, at that time, David's reputation was still very ordinary.
After receiving the task, David did not create according to the requirements of the French royal family, but deliberately strengthened the determination of the characters in the painting, which is very obvious in the painting.
For the sake of the survival of the nation and the salvation of the motherland, the only way to sacrifice the interests of the family and the individual is to sacrifice the solemn expressions and movements of the characters in the painting, and the classical architecture in the background also highlights this solemn atmosphere.
This painting caused a huge sensation when it came out, and its classical heroic themes, solemn colors and rigorous composition made it a representative work of the classical school of painting.
Because of this "Oath of the Horace Brothers", David became famous in one fell swoop, quickly established his position in the painting world and cultural circles, and later, he was admired as the founder of the neoclassical school of painting.
The agitation of this painting was evident when the French people rushed to the front with the revolutionary song 'Victory or Death' to fight the foreign intervention forces and aristocratic exiles!
It can be said that during the French Revolution, this "Oath of the Horace Brothers" was a banner of revolution and a spiritual portrayal of countless revolutionaries, and its importance can be seen,......"
Listening to Ye Tian's professional explanation and admiring the outstanding painting full of heroism in front of him, almost all the visitors at the scene were immersed in the wonderful artistic conception created by the painting.
At this time, they seemed to be in the ancient city of Rome, incarnated as one of the three Horace brothers, and were about to take the sword from the old Horace, and rushed to the fighting arena without hesitation!
Next, they will face fierce opponents and friends they know to the death, face an unknown fate, and decide the survival of the city of Rome!
Either return victoriously or die on the battlefield!
This majestic and heroic shout resounded in the hearts of almost every visitor, making everyone's blood boil!
At the same time, they feel like they are on the streets of Paris at the end of the 18th century, during the French Revolution, in the most passionate and exciting era of glory!
At this moment, they seem to have become revolutionaries on the streets of Paris, full of passion and enthusiasm!
Holding high the banner of 'Freedom, Equality, Fraternity' and singing the revolutionary song of 'Victory or Death', they are marching forward in great strides, marching towards the Bastille, towards the bloody battlefield!
In front of "The Oath of Brother Horace", only Ye Tianqing's voice echoed in the air, and then there was a heavy and rapid breathing sound!
Other than that, there are no other sounds here.
Not only the many visitors in front of this painting, but also the visitors in front of several paintings in front of the approaching paintings, they all turned their heads to look here, listening to Ye Tian's explanation, and everyone listened very attentively.
It took about two or three minutes for Ye Tiancai to explain this top famous painting, which was extremely thorough and extremely exciting!
As soon as his words fell, the scene immediately erupted in thunderous applause.
"Bang Bang Bang"
Everyone at the scene applauded, applauding Ye Tian's wonderful explanation and the top famous painting in front of him, and the warm applause resounded throughout the entire Louvre Grand Gallery.
After the applause fell, and after carefully admiring the painting, Ye Tian and the others reluctantly walked away, walked to the next painting, and continued to appreciate the many top artworks displayed here!
The next painting is also a famous work of art by Botticelli, the famous painter of the Florentine School in Renaissance Italy.
Unconsciously, Ye Tian and the others have been entering the Grand Gallery of the Louvre for more than an hour, admiring dozens or hundreds of world-famous paintings.
That's it, again with a choice, that they chose to focus on the top paintings that occupy a special place in the history of art, are famous, and have extraordinary artistic value!
The rest of the paintings, which are relatively not particularly famous, can only be swept by in a hurry!
Otherwise, if each painting had to be carefully admired, stopped in front of it for a few minutes, and explained, they would probably still be near the entrance of the Grand Gallery.
At that rate, if you want to see all the paintings in the big gallery, you'll have to stay here for at least a few days.
After admiring another famous painting, Ye Tian and the others continued to stroll forward, and finally came to one of the most important paintings in the Grand Gallery, Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna of the Rocks".
When Ye Tian walked in front of this world-famous painting, his emotions couldn't help but become agitated, his eyes instantly brightened, and he was excited to shine straight through, like a searchlight.
Betty walking beside him, Anderson on the other side, and many other visitors who followed, everyone behaved similarly, and everyone was very excited!
You know, this is the famous Italian painter, one of the three masters of the Renaissance, and the only all-rounder in human history, Leonardo da Vinci's outstanding painting.
In addition to Leonardo da Vinci's huge fame, the painting "Madonna of the Rocks" is also very good in its own right, and it is a well-deserved top work of art!
In this painting "Our Lady of the Rocks", Leonardo da Vinci used his famous foggy perspective technique to the fullest, which can be called a textbook of foggy perspective techniques, which is breathtaking!
After standing in front of this painting, Ye Tian couldn't wait to start admiring this world-famous outstanding painting, and he was extremely attentive to it.
Madonna of the Rocks is an altarpiece made by Leonardo da Vinci at the request of a religious group for the church of San Francesco in Milan, Italy.
In this painting, the Virgin Mary is in the center of the picture, holding the infant St. John in her right hand, and the infant Jesus, who is also a baby, sits to her left, behind Jesus is an angel dressed in red!
The position of the three main figures in the painting is exactly the perfect triangular composition, and the three main figures respond to each other with gestures.
In the background of the whole painting, there is a deep grotto, dotted with some flowers and plants, the cave is transparent, and the light penetrates into the cave from the outside, illuminating the space in the cave!
There is no doubt that this is a traditional religious painting, but from the expression and composition layout, it can be seen that Leonardo da Vinci has a profound artistic attainment.
In particular, the use of smoke-like brushwork, scientific and rigorous realism, and the use of perspective and shrinkage techniques in the depiction of characters and environments clearly demonstrate Da Vin's wonderful painting techniques.
Anyone who has studied Renaissance art can see at a glance that Leonardo da Vinci has reached an unprecedented level in dealing with the dialectical relationship between realism and artistic processing!
And in the artistic treatment of the plot, the unusual and elusive scenery, the organic integration of characters and the environment, the clever use of light, the characters illuminated by noble beauty, and so on.
Leonardo da Vinci also used his own brush to show his own unique novelty, which was completely different from many famous painters of the same period!