While introducing and explaining "Genesis", Ye Tian and the others were also moving forward slowly.

Many tourists who entered the church with them also walked forward with their heads up, admiring the exquisite murals on the dome while listening to Ye Tian's professional and wonderful explanation.

With Ye Tian's explanation, their understanding and understanding of "Genesis", Michelangelo's masterpiece, are rapidly deepening, just like opening a door to art, and their eyes are suddenly open!

Soon, Ye Tian and the other tourists who were also visiting the church had come to the deeper part of the church through the marble frame screen located in the center of the church.

At this time, another masterpiece by Michelangelo, "The Last Supper", painted on the wall facing the entrance of the church, has been presented in front of everyone's eyes, and it is extremely clear!

The content and feel of the Last Supper are very different from those of Genesis, and there is even a great conflict between the two.

Therefore, in order not to destroy the current mood, Ye Tian could only hold back his curiosity, and did not immediately enjoy "The Last Judgment" a few meters in front of him, but continued to explain.

It wasn't until he finished explaining the Book of Genesis and quickly adjusted his mood that he looked at The Last Judgment on the front wall, another masterpiece by Michelangelo.

The Last Judgment is a great work commissioned by Pope Paul III for the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo in 1534, which took seven years to complete in 1541.

It is a huge fresco that occupies the entire wall behind the altar of the church, about 14 meters high and more than 12 meters wide, and depicts more than 400 figures, all of which are based on real and historical figures.

In fact, "The Last Judgment" is a continuation and development of the zenith painting "Genesis", and its artistic value is comparable to that of "Genesis".

In the history of art, these two murals are known as the two most representative masterpieces of Michelangelo's life, and they are also the greatest artistic contributions left to the world during the Italian Renaissance!

Unlike the imposing and hopeful themes of Genesis, The Last Judgment gives people a sense of gloom and depth, even pain and despair, and the theme of the painting is very heavy.

This was the case because Michelangelo was going through a spiritual and faith crisis when he accepted the commission from Paul III.

That's why he chose the theme of 'The Last Judgment' to show the great pain in his heart.

Compared with the previous frescoes and the "Book of Genesis" created more than 20 years ago, Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment" is relatively simple in concept.

It depicts the moment when the end of the world comes, when Christ will judge the living and the dead, those who are forgiven from their sins will receive eternal life, and the wicked will fall into hell!

This idea is embodied in the mural, which is a clear distinction between two parts, the one on the left who is forgiven ascends to heaven, and the one on the right who is cursed is sent to hell.

Jesus is in the center of the picture, surrounded by virgins and many disciples and saints, and sinful souls huddle aside for judgment.

Standing in front of this mural and admiring it for a while, some audience members at the scene loudly proposed to let Ye Tian explain this masterpiece of Michelangelo, so that everyone can better appreciate and understand.

Ye Tian did not shirk, he turned his head and glanced at the people at the scene, and then said loudly with a smile:

"Okay, I'll explain this mural below, before I start explaining, I still want to emphasize that I'm an atheist, just talk about things, you must not extend it"

Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded lightly and had no objections.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian's explanation officially began.

"First of all, let me tell you that the Last Judgment that you see now is different from when Michelangelo first finished it, and there are more things on the picture.

In the just-completed "Last Supper", all the characters are fruity, but at the time, this was considered blasphemous and caused a lot of controversy.

After Michelangelo's death, the Pope ordered that all fruit figures be painted with loincloths and garments, and the painter Voltaire, who was commissioned by the commission, was nicknamed the 'panty maker'."

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed.

When the laughter fell slightly, Ye Tianqing's voice immediately came out again.

Next, let's enjoy Michelangelo's masterpiece "The Last Supper", if you can ignore those extra clothes, it is better to ignore them!

From the perspective of the composition of the painting, due to the huge area of this wall, Michelangelo was faced with a difficult problem when creating this mural: how to arrange hundreds of figures in this space?

This requires a whirlwind-like force that binds the entire space together, and finally, the composition of the picture adopts a complex structure where horizontal and vertical lines intersect.

In order to solve the incongruity in the line of sight when looking up at the figure from below, Michelangelo drew the figure at the top a little bigger and the bottom a little smaller to accommodate the bottom-up viewing effect.

The mural can be divided into four layers, the top of the picture is the angel of heaven, the center of the picture is Jesus Christ, the lower level is the people who are being judged, and the bottom of the picture is hell.

The specific composition is arranged in such a way that the wingless angels above are clustered around the cross of Christ's crucifixion, the left group is holding the cross, and the right group is holding the pillar of shame,......"

With Ye Tian's explanation, the eyes of all visitors at the scene also moved, appreciating the local details on this mural.

Compared with appreciating it yourself, listening to Ye Tian's explanation and appreciating this mural is undoubtedly more professional and has more content.

Naturally, many visitors at the scene have become more profound in their understanding and understanding of this great artwork!

Even the professional docents of the Vatican Museums have a refreshing feeling and are addicted to listening.

At this time, Ye Tian had already turned on the perspective, looking at the mural a few meters in front of him, at the wall behind the mural, and at the space behind the wall.

When he looked through the layers of oil paint that had been filled in by later generations on the surface of the painting, and saw the primitive brushstrokes hidden underneath, Ye Tian seemed to see such a scene.

A man in his sixties, who is physically and mentally distressed, is very reluctant to accept the commission of Pope Paul III and is ready to pick up a paintbrush and paint on this wall.

However, the moment he picked up the paintbrush, the whole person was refreshed, instantly refreshed, like a dead tree in spring, and came back to life.

As the brush in his hand fell on this wall, a masterpiece that went down in history officially opened and was presented little by little.

Borrowing from this painting "The Last Judgment", Michelangelo painted his own pain on this wall, and vividly embodied his fearless artistic courage.

On this mural, Ye Tian saw the image of Michelangelo, which was a human skin carried in the hands of an old man, which shows how painful Michelangelo's heart was at that time.

He also saw more figures, but on the lowest sketches, far more than the four hundred on the surface of the painting, and on a much larger scale.

In addition to these, under the cover of layers of oil paint, there are special markings, as well as several Latin letters, hidden in different places and extremely difficult to spot.

Ye Tian didn't know what these special marks and Latin letters meant, so he could only keep them in mind and study them later when he had time.

The wall behind the mural has no secrets, but is a solid wall with a long history and a very strong foundation.

Behind this wall is an equipment room.

There was a lot of special equipment in that room to reinforce the walls to ensure that the walls, the Sistine Chapel, would stand here for a long time.

Next is a lounge, which looks like the Pope's private lounge, with a few valuable antique works of art and some religious items, which is very low-key.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian thoroughly saw the mural "The Last Judgment" in front of him, as well as the wall behind the mural, which can be regarded as a gain!

Immediately afterward, his gaze swept to the ground and began to look deep underground.

At the same time, his clear voice still echoed in the Sistine Chapel, haunting the ears of everyone present.

“...... This majestic mural fully embodies Michelangelo's humanist idea that he wants to punish all evil with justice, and that the 'end times' means the total collapse of human tragedy,......"