Ten minutes later, under the leadership of Antonio and Leonardo, Ye Tian and his party walked into the famous octagonal courtyard and began to appreciate the sculptures displayed here.

The Octagonal Courtyard is a small open-air courtyard belonging to the Biot Clémont Pavilion, which is small in size and is named after its octagonal shape.

Although this courtyard is not large, it is famous in the Western art world and art history, and there are one or several famous sculptures placed in every corner of the place, each of which is priceless.

The most famous of these are two of the most famous sculptures in the Vatican Museums, "Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" and "Apollo the Sun God on the Watchtower".

As soon as he entered the octagonal courtyard, Ye Tian went straight to the "Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" located in the corner of the courtyard, showing a little impatience and anticipation.

Betty and Anderson followed, along with Antonio and Leonardo.

Walking to a place about two meters in front of the statue, Ye Tian stopped and stood there and began to carefully admire this world-famous sculpture.

This is a group of marble group sculptures, about 184 cm high, is a masterpiece of sculpture in the Hellenistic period, created by the famous ancient Greek sculptor Agasandros and his two sons, Polizzorus and Athenodorus.

In the history of Western art, this group of marble sculptures has a very high status and is respected as the most perfect work of art, incomparable!

The only pity is that when the statue was discovered in Rome in 1506, the front of Laocoon's right arm was missing, and one of the two children had lost his palm and the other his right arm.

Even though it was a mutilated statue, its artistic value was not diminished, and when discovered, it caused a huge sensation, like the Venus with a broken arm.

Ye Tian, who was standing in front of this sculpture, was instantly fascinated, and his eyes were full of obsession admiring this great sculpture.

In the marble sculpture in front of him, Laocoon is in the center of the sculpture, his expression is in extreme fear and pain.

He used all his strength, twisting his body and arms to free himself and the children from the entanglement of the two giant snakes.

His hands gripped a snake tightly, but his hips were bitten by the snake, his expression was painful, as if he was roaring, his body twisted, his muscles contracted strongly, and it seemed so futile.

On the left side of the statue, Laocoon's eldest son is entangled in his left leg and right arm by a giant serpent, as if he has any hope of escaping and surviving, and is not yet injured.

However, he was completely stunned by the sight before him, and was struggling to free his left leg and right arm from the entanglement of the serpent.

On the right side of the statue, Laocoon's second son has been tightly entangled by the serpent, and he raises his right arm in despair, unable to move, but his left hand is still clutching the snake's body.

In this group of sculptures, Laocoon and his two sons are depicted as three bodies twisted by pain, fighting for survival and on the brink of despair.

The movement of all the muscles in their bodies has reached its limit, even to the point of spasms, showing strength and extreme tension in a state of pain and resistance.

Looking at this group of statues, people seem to feel the pain flowing through the nerves of the whole body, and they will also unconsciously become nervous.

Ye Tian and the others were the same, in just a moment, everyone's expressions became solemn, and everyone's eyes were full of sympathy and sadness.

It's a spontaneous emotion, a spiritual resonance, and everyone is saddened by the tragic fate of Laocoon's father and son.

The scene was completely silent, no one spoke, only bursts of rapid and slow breathing, and even the air seemed to become much heavier.

Obviously, this famous sculpture has brought a lot of psychological pressure to everyone!

It took a long time for everyone to come out of the tragic atmosphere created by this statue and come to their senses.

In the next moment, a voice of emotion immediately sounded at the scene.

"Wow! The content of this statue is so shocking and heavy, it hurts to watch!"

"The high-definition pictures I have seen before are far less shocking than the statue itself, and only by witnessing it can we truly understand the greatness of this statue."

After some emotion, Betty suddenly whispered:

"Honey, let's explain this statue, I want to know more about this sculpture, and I believe everyone is the same."

When the words fell, Anderson and the others immediately responded, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation.

Ye Tian didn't start explaining immediately, but turned his head to look at Antonio who was standing next to him, as well as the other two high-level officials of the Vatican Museums.

This is their territory, and everyone has a good relationship, so it's not good to take the lead!

As for Ye Tian's intentions, Antonio didn't understand them, and these Vatican Museum executives all smiled and nodded.

Obviously, they also want to listen to Ye Tian's explanation, which has the meaning of testing, to see if he is as rumored, omniscient and omniscient!

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, and then turned his head to look at Betty and Anderson.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at the world-famous sculpture in front of him and began to explain.

"Okay, I'm going to explain to you this world-famous statue, and in order to better understand and appreciate this statue, you must understand the hidden story behind this statue.

"The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" is based on the story of the Battle of Troy in ancient Greek mythology.

The Greeks attacked the city of Troy for ten years without success, and then the Greeks built a large wooden horse and pretended to retreat, but a large number of Greek soldiers hid in the belly of the huge wooden horse.

Seeing the Greeks retreating, the Trojans moved the Trojan horse into the city as a gift to Athena, but the Greeks' 'Trojan horse plan' was discovered by the Trojan priest Laocoon.

He warned the Trojans not to drag the Trojan horse into the city, and in a fit of rage, Laocoon threw his spear at the horse, angering the Greek protector Athena.

So, Athena sent two pythons to entangle Laocoon's two sons, and Laocoon was also bitten to death by the python in order to save his son, so the Greeks' Trojan horse plan was successfully implemented.

When the Trojans saw that Laocoon was dead, they thought that his warning had angered the gods, and the Trojans were even more convinced, and transported the Trojan horse into the city, which led to a disastrous end.

The sculpture depicts the shocking and sad scene of the legend, in which the python used its deadly entanglement to strangle Laocoon and his two sons.

The sculpture depicts movement, pain and fear, extreme emotions are about to come out, and it also conveys the tragic conflict between man and God, which gives it an eternal value that transcends time and space.

In the Renaissance, when people excavated this statue, everyone was stunned, the Romans at that time, had never seen such a work of art.

Michelangelo, who went to see the statue, was equally shocked, and for Michelangelo at the time, the statue was a deafening inspiration and influence.

Back at the Vatican, he strongly advised the then Pope Julius II to buy the statue, and Julius II followed his advice, so that everyone could see the statue here.

The beauty of the statue, as well as the aesthetics of the male body in ancient Greece, had a major influence on the Renaissance movement and inspired Michelangelo's art of body sculpture.

After telling the hidden story behind the sculpture, let's take a look at the sculpture itself, in the shape of the work, the sculptor shows a very high artistic standard and great creativity.

The sculptor has carefully arranged the composition of the work, which is pyramid-shaped, stable and varied, and the movements, postures and expressions of the three figures echo each other and are clearly layered.

They fully embody the harmony of distortion and beauty, showing the extraordinary compositional imagination of several sculptors, and it is this breathtaking imagination that makes this statue great.

The depictions of the figures in the work are very realistic, showing the sculptor's mastery of human anatomy and precise observation of nature, as well as his mastery of artistic expression and sculptural technique,......"

With Ye Tian's professional and accurate explanation, Betty's understanding of this great sculpture has rapidly deepened and become more thorough.

Unconsciously, they have been brought into the illusion by Ye Tian's words, into the legendary Battle of Troy, and witnessed the tragedy of the Trojan Horse Massacre.

Antonio, Leonardo and others standing next to them, listening to Ye Tian's professional and wonderful explanation, couldn't help but nod secretly, their eyes full of admiration!

At this time, for Ye Tian's omniscience and omnipotence, they no longer had the slightest suspicion, and they were even a little frightened!

Steven, this guy is horrible, he's a monster!

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly turned on the perspective, looked at the great statue two meters away in front of him, and then looked at the ground, exploring the secrets here!

As far as the eye could see, everything here was instantly seen through by him, and there was no secret to speak of.