Barbizon is the name of a village on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest, and it is also a name that has been heard in the history of Western art.

At nearly half past six in the afternoon, Ye Tian and his convoy crossed the forest of Fontainebleau and slowly drove to the intersection of this artistic village and town.

"Mattis, let the guys stop, let's get out of the car and walk into the village of Barbizon, the convoy will follow slowly, and the helicopter will not go in, park in the parking lot at the entrance of the village.

It's a beautiful village full of art, the streets are full of artists' footprints, and the scenery at every step is very charming, and it is definitely not to be missed!

Ye Tian said through wireless headphones, his words full of anticipation.

"Okay, Steven"

Matisse answered, and then he was informed.

In the blink of an eye, the heavy convoy slowly stopped on the side of the road.

Immediately afterward, Mattis and a large number of security personnel were the first to get out of the car, quickly dispersed, set up a cordon, and checked the surrounding situation.

After making sure that there was no danger, Mattis informed Ye Tian and asked them to get out of the car.

Ye Tian immediately stretched out his hand to open the car door, took Betty out of the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV, and stepped on the land of Barbizon Village for the first time!

Landing and standing still, Ye Tian saw a sign erected at the entrance of Barbizon Village at a glance, and then pointed to the sign and said:

It is the representative work of François Millet, a famous French painter, a representative of the Barbizon School, known as a peasant painter, and the most beloved painter in the history of modern French painting, "Vespers".

Of course, this "Vespers" is not an oil on canvas painting by Miller, but a mosaic collage, and the real "Vespers" is in the Louvre, which we have seen before.

Miller's "Vespers" has now become a symbol of Barbizon, and personally, I also like Miller's work very much, and I appreciate his simple and intimate artistic language!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian took Betty and walked towards the wooden sign erected on the side of the road at the entrance of the village.

Anderson and the others followed, walking together to the wooden plaque representing the village of Barbizon.

Those pedestrians and tourists who happened to be at the entrance of Barbizon Village all looked at Ye Tian and them in surprise and whispered.

"I'm going! Why did this guy Steven get to Barbizon? This is not a good thing, but wherever this guy appears, it will definitely not be peaceful, is there something going to happen to Barbizon today?"

"Yes, I have a hunch that the galleries and antique shops in Barbizon are going to be as bad as the bad luck in the Saint-Touan thrift market, and they will be looted!"

While there was a lot of discussion, several local residents of Barbizon and artists who lived here had already taken out their mobile phones and began to inform their friends of the news of their arrival.

A few others took a deep look at Ye Tian, then turned around and walked quickly into Barbizon Village, their faces quite solemn.

In three or two steps, Ye Tian and the others came to Miller's "Vespers", and they stopped one after another to begin to appreciate this famous masterpiece of realism.

The original version of "Vespers" is very small, only 55cm*66cm, and the mosaic collage of "Vespers" in front of me is much larger, two or three times the size of the original.

The painting depicts a peasant couple working in a field who hear the church bell ringing in the distance, so they put down their work and start praying!

This peasant couple prayed sincerely, the man took off his hat and held it in his hand and bowed his head in prayer, and the woman also bowed her head in prayer, her hands clasped in front of her chest.

Their tool was beside them, a rudimentary, potato-digging iron fork, and between them there was only a broken basket of things with a few potatoes in it!

Not far from the peasant woman, there was a simple cart with two small bags of potatoes on it, which was the harvest of their hard work!

In the distant view of the picture, the sunset is about to sink in the west, and the afterglow is sprinkled on the earth, and the twilight casts a bleak atmosphere on the earth, revealing a bit of sadness!

Here, the painter devotes all his heart and soul to portraying this bleak atmosphere, allowing it to envelop this amiable and poor working couple.

Miller used his brush and skillful painting skills to depict the piety and simplicity of the peasant couple, and expressed his infinite sympathy for the living conditions of the peasants!

Since Ye Tian had focused on explaining this world-famous painting when he visited the Louvre before, there is naturally no need to repeat it at this time!

A few of them just quietly painted in front of them, admiring them carefully, intoxicated by the wonderful artistic conception of the painting, and marveling at Miller's mastery of painting.

After admiring it quietly for a while, Ye Tian couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a poem to the laborers, it's so beautiful! No wonder the people of Barbizon chose this famous painting as a village symbol, there is nothing more appropriate!"

Hearing this, both Betty and Anderson nodded slightly, obviously very much in agreement.

Then after admiring it for a while, Ye Tian stretched out his hand and pointed to the road leading to the village under his feet, and said with a smile:

"Let's go inside, there are still many famous paintings of the Barbizon School in the village, as well as many galleries and antique shops, we can enjoy them!"

With that, he walked towards the village, and Betty followed.

Mattis and other security personnel scattered around them, keeping an eye on their surroundings and ready to respond.

Immediately after them, several black Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs also slowly started and drove into this world-famous art village!

Further on, the Parisian policemen who followed closely behind!

After walking along the cobblestone pavement for about fifty meters, Ye Tian and the others stopped again and looked at a famous painting on the wall on the right!

Like Muraguchi's "Vespers", this is also a famous painting of the Barbizon School, also made of mosaics, and is also one of Miller's masterpieces, "The Gleaner".

This famous oil painting, created by Miller in 1857, is one of his masterpieces, and is currently in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

When they visited the Musée d'Orsay before, Ye Tian and the others stopped in front of this famous painting for a long time and admired it carefully, and Ye Tian also gave a very professional explanation!

Seeing this painting again at this time, Ye Tian didn't say anything more, everyone just admired it quietly, and discussed a few words in a low voice from time to time!

The painting depicts the most ordinary scene in the countryside, in autumn, when the golden fields look endless, and on the land after the wheat harvest, three peasant women are bent over to carefully pick up the lost ears of wheat.

The mountain-like stacks of wheat behind them seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Although the faces and facial expressions of the three peasant women cannot be seen clearly on the picture, Miller uses his own brush to depict their postures as solemn and beautiful as classical carvings!

In this painting, Miller uses a charming warm yellow tone, and the calm, rich colors of the red and blue turbans also melt into the yellow.

This tone makes the whole picture quiet and solemn, and the pastoral conveys Miller's deep sympathy for the difficult life of the peasants, and Miller's love for rural life.

The whole work is extremely simple and unpretentious, the clear sky and the golden wheat field appear in harmony, and the rich colors are unified in soft tones, showing a charming rural scenery.

Like Miller's other masterpieces, although the content of the painting is easy to understand and concise, it is by no means mediocre and shallow, but rather profound and thought-provoking.

And this is an important feature of Miller's art.

After admiring Miller's masterpiece for a while, Ye Tian stretched out his hand and pointed to another painting on the wall across the street, and said with a smile:

"Let's go and look at that painting, it seems to be a realistic landscape painting by Corot, it is one of his representative works, and it is also famous in the history of art!

Strictly speaking, Corot was not a painter of the Barbizon School, but he had a very close relationship with several representatives of the Barbizon School, and some people also classified him as the Barbizon School.

For the villagers of Barbizon, this is undoubtedly what they want to see the most! In the future, we will definitely see a lot of Corot's works all over the streets and alleys of this village!"

While speaking, Ye Tian had already crossed the road and came to the opposite side of the street, and began to appreciate the masterpiece of Corot!

At the same time, he also secretly turned on the perspective, and his eyes penetrated directly through the wall, looking at the artist's studio behind the wall, to see if he could find something!