Chapter 1315 "The Oath of the Horace Brothers"
The oil painting in front of you is one of the masterpieces of the famous Italian Renaissance painter Veronese, "The Supper of Emmaus", which is famous in the history of Western art.
Veronese was a disciple of Titian, one of the three masters of the Venetian school, the other two, one was Titian, and another disciple of Titian, Tintoretto,......"
"The Tribute to Homer, 386 centimeters wide and 515 centimeters high, is a huge painting by the French neoclassical painter Ingres, and it is also a famous and top-notch work of art.
"In Praise of Homer", a large-scale display of 46 famous figures who influenced the course of Western civilization, was painted by Ingres at the official behest of France, and caused a great sensation when it was published.
The painting is set in an ancient Greek Ionian temple, with the poet Homer sitting on a throne in front of the temple with a staff, and the goddess of victory wearing a laurel crown for him, showing the artist's reverence for Homer.
On the steps in front of the temple, at Homer's left and right feet sat two maidens, symbolizing the Iliad and the Odyssey, respectively, and gathered around were famous writers, poets, and artists from the ancient Greek era onwards.
In these figures, we can see Socrates, Plato, Dante, Raphael, Shakespeare, Voltaire, etc., representing the highest ideals of mankind in philosophy, poetry, music, and art,......"
"The Last Supper, a masterpiece by the famous painter Frans Pobbs the Younger, is familiar to all of you, and this is the Last Supper.
From an artistic point of view, and in terms of its place in the history of Western art, the Last Supper certainly cannot be compared with Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the same name, but it is better to preserve it.
The painting "The Last Supper" preserved in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, has been tinkered with countless times by the Italians over the past few hundred years, and it is almost rotten......"
"Jesus is Dressed in a Crown of Thorns" is one of the representative works of Titian, a famous Italian painter, the head of the three masters of the Venetian school, known as the 'sun among the stars', and a top art master.
This is a painting by Titian for the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, which was on display until the 19th century and was looted by Napoleon and displayed in the Louvre.
When he looted this painting, Napoleon also wanted to remove Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, but the Italians sacrificed their lives to stop it, otherwise the masterpiece would have appeared here,......"
Ye Tian visited the big gallery and admired the famous classic paintings hanging on the wall, while giving a professional explanation to Betty and her sisters.
At this time, they have been completely immersed in the ocean of art, everyone is fascinated, their eyes are full of stars, they have long forgotten other things, and they are enjoying this wonderful time to the fullest.
Just like on the first floor of the Denong Pavilion before, not long after Ye Tian's visit to the big gallery began, there were many strange visitors gathered around, all of whom came to explain Ye Tian's professional and vivid explanation.
Among them, there are many primary and secondary school students and college students, who are also listening to his explanation with great interest and are also very fascinated!
It didn't take long for Ye Tian and them to become the most eye-catching group of visitors in the big gallery, attracting countless attention.
Of course, they also attract more and more visitors to the surrounding area, listen to the best and most professional explanations, and admire the top paintings displayed in the big galleries.
Compared with their own aimless visits, Ye Tian's professional explanation benefited everyone around him a lot, and their understanding of these paintings in the big gallery became deeper and more thorough!
While appreciating the paintings and explaining, Ye Tian was also unscrupulously and secretly absorbing the aura contained in those top artworks, like a long whale absorbing water!
This is a veritable ocean of aura, of course, you can't miss it, otherwise you won't regret dying!
It didn't take long for him to absorb it to the fullest, and the aura in his eyes was so full that it was about to overflow, until he couldn't continue to absorb it, so he reluctantly stopped the secret robbery!
After absorbing the aura, he immediately tested the results on the spot, and the Grand Gallery of the Louvre is undoubtedly a very suitable place to test!
Not surprisingly, he saw that the distance emitted by the dazzling light of the antique artwork had once again increased dramatically, and it was infinitely close to a hundred meters.
From his position, he can clearly see the top-notch paintings hanging on the walls on both sides of the large gallery nearly 100 meters away, and you can distinguish the authenticity and value of those paintings at a glance.
Immediately after that, he began to test his clairvoyance again.
As far as his eyes could see, the floor slabs under his feet, the tourists and floors visiting the exhibition hall on the first floor, the hall and floor slabs on the first floor of the basement, and the antique art warehouse deeper underground, were all seen through by him at a glance!
In Ye Tian's eyes, the Louvre at this time has no secrets to speak of, as long as he wants to see it, he can see through the world's most famous museum at any time, and he will not let go of any corner.
But he's in the middle of a tour of the big gallery, and he's in the limelight, obviously he can't stare at the floor for a long time and discover the secrets of the Louvre!
It doesn't matter, the Louvre will always stand here, it won't grow wings and fly, there will be opportunities in the future!
What changes the massive aura absorbed this time would bring to his body, and how strong he would be, Ye Tian didn't know.
But based on past experience, Ye Tian secretly estimated that he was likely to have broken through the limit of human strength, or infinitely close to the limit of strength, and the same was true for reaction and agility!
The feeling of being so powerful that it bursts out from within the body, from the internal organs, from every cell, is so powerful that it cannot deceive people at all!
How strong you are, you can go back to the hotel to check it, and you don't need to worry at all!
After absorbing the aura and quickly testing it, Ye Tian began to concentrate on appreciating these top artworks in the big gallery.
At this time, it was only more than half an hour since they entered the Grand Gallery.
While talking, Ye Tian and the others came to a painting again, and stopped to admire it.
This is the famous "Horace Brothers' Oath", an outstanding painting of great historical significance in the history of Western art, especially in the history of French art.
The painter who created this famous oil painting is the famous French painter and the founder of the neoclassical school, Jacques Louis David, and the famous "The Death of Marat" is also from him.
In this "Oath of the Horace Brothers", the painter David uses his brush and superb painting skills to depict a tragic ancient Roman epic, which is moving!
The content depicted in the painting is derived from a story from the republican period of ancient Rome.
At that time, there was a war between Rome and the neighboring Etruscan Gulyts, but the peoples of both sides were intermarried.
In order to avoid a large-scale bloodshed, the commanders of both sides agreed to choose three warriors to fight each in battle, and the supreme ruler of Rome and Albert was determined by victory or defeat.
In this war, the Horace brothers were chosen to fight the enemy, and the elder Horace distributed weapons to the three brothers, who stretched out their right hands and swore to the sword, 'Either return victoriously or die in battle!'
This famous battle in Western history ended with the victory of the three Horace brothers in Rome, and the dominance of the city of Rome was not left behind!
Throughout the ages, many artists have used this legendary story as a blueprint to create many related works of art, including paintings, poems, and more!
One of the most outstanding and famous works of art is the "Oath of the Horace Brothers" by the famous painter David, which is also David's famous work!
This painting is rigorously composed and exquisitely crafted, giving people an impassioned and enthusiastic feeling at a glance, with great tension and strong visual impact!
In the center of the painting, the three Horace brothers stand side by side, each with their right hand stretched forward, ready to receive a weapon from their father, and solemnly swear allegiance to Rome by the sword!
The characters on the picture have resolute expressions and fierce movements, they occupy most of the space of the picture, and in order to better render the atmosphere, even the classical buildings in the background highlight this solemn momentum.
And in the lower right corner of the picture, there are the mothers, wives, children, and sisters of the three Horace brothers!
The mother was worried that this expedition would be bad and unlucky, and her grief was like a knife, and her face was full of sorrow! Another woman on the inside hugged her child and wept silently!
On the far right of the picture is a woman in a long white dress, she is the sister of the three Horace brothers, and her feelings about this duel are even more complicated!
Her fiancé is a native of Gulitsa, and he is on the other side of the fight, representing one of the three Gulyas brothers in Albert City.
There is no doubt that the fight between the two sides of the fight will have a huge impact on her fate, and no matter who is killed or injured, it will be the misfortune of her own relatives.
Here, the painter David uses the technique of revealing the psychological state of the characters from multiple sides, making this tragic dramatic scene richly readable.
The crying of the women in the painting contrasts strongly with the ferocity of the three warriors in front of them, which strengthens the ideological nature of the theme of the painting.
The tragic atmosphere of the whole painting is very obvious, for the survival of the motherland and the nation, for the sake of honor and living space, only the interests of the family and the individual can be sacrificed.
David used his brush to inspire people to fight for the republic and freedom, and he himself did it!