There are so many works of art on display in the Louvre, as many as more than 400,000 pieces, that it is basically an impossible task to enjoy them all, except for living in Paris for many years.

Ye Tian and his time in Europe and Paris are limited, and it is impossible for them to appreciate all the artworks displayed in this museum.

They can only choose the most important and representative works of art from among them, and take a good look at them, and that's it, it can only be said that they are just looking at the flowers.

After entering the first floor of the Louvre, Ye Tian and the others chose the first area to visit, which was the famous Michelangelo corridor.

Just like outside, Ye Tian once again took on the role of a docent, and as soon as he walked into Michelangelo's corridor, he began to explain to Betty and Anderson.

"My dear, this is the famous Michelangelo Corridor, which displays a large number of sculptures from the history of Western art, many of which are priceless treasures of great artistic value.

It is called the Michelangelo Corridor because it houses two of Michelangelo's famous slave sculptures, The Bound Slave and The Dying Slave.

With the exception of these two slave sculptures, all other known sculptures by Michelangelo are in Italy, and these two slave statues are the most famous sculptures in Michelangelo's corridor.

In addition, there are famous sculptures such as "Weaving Pusesa and Eros Canova", "Laocoon", "Louis XIV on Equestrian", "Fighting", "Prisoners of War" and other famous sculptures.

The two sculptures in the Louvre's Three Jewels, also known as the Three Treasures of the World, the Statue of Victory in Samothrace and the Venus de Milo, are not in this corridor.

The statue of the goddess of victory is in the stairwell from the first floor to the second floor of the Denon Pavilion, and the statue of Venus with the broken arm is in the Greek Sculpture Hall in front, these two sculptures are definitely not to be missed, we will see them later!"

While talking, Ye Tian and the others had already come to Michelangelo's two sculptures, "The Bound Slave" and "The Dying Slave", and began to admire these two shocking sculptures.

The two slave sculptures were placed very close together, standing in the middle of the corridor, one in front of the other and one behind each other, no more than two or three meters apart.

Ye Tian's first thing they admired was "The Bound Slave", which was a little more outer.

The Bound Slave is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo created in 1516, 215 centimeters high, strong and powerful, and one of the most outstanding works of Renaissance sculpture.

Michelangelo used marble to sculpt a sturdy slave tied to a stone pillar, using his sculptural skills to portray an unyielding spirit of resistance.

The young slave in the sculpture is as strong as a bull, his body twisted in a spiral shape, as if he is struggling to break free from the ropes on his body.

Although his arms were tied behind his back, the muscles of his whole body were tense, making people feel that there was an incomparably strong resistance there.

In contrast, the ropes tied to his body were so fragile and weak that they seemed to have become mere ornaments.

The young slave's tied head was always held high, his lips were closed, his eyes were wide open, and his eyes were full of rebellious anger and unyielding will.

After admiring it quietly for a while, Ye Tian began to explain the sculpture to Betty and the others.

"Betty, Anderson, look at the exterior of this slave sculpture, the author has not carved it in detail, the appearance is relatively rough, and the knife marks are clearly visible.

Michelangelo deliberately did this, and these rough knife marks, like the marks left by the slave's suffering, further highlight the slave's unyielding spirit of resistance.

In this sculpture, Michelangelo shows not so much a slave as the noble virtue of all mankind fighting against tyranny and fighting for freedom.

From the point of view of artistic expression, Michelangelo gives the sculpture a great internal tension, which is mainly reflected in the unity of the sense of movement and balance of the human body,......"

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly turned on the perspective and thoroughly saw through the tall portrait sculpture in front of him.

Everywhere you look, all the details inside and outside of this outstanding work of Michelangelo are clearly presented in Ye Tian's eyes, and nothing is missing!

Ye Tian did not find any secrets on this great sculpture, there was neither a hidden mechanism nor any information related to the treasure.

However, the sculpture itself is a treasure, a treasure of sculptural art!

Through this sculpture and the different shades of carving knife marks on the young slave's body, Ye Tian seemed to see that Michelangelo was holding a carving knife, standing in front of a piece of marble that had begun to take on a human shape, contemplating!

Whenever he thought about something, he would smile with satisfaction, and then raise his carving knife or other carving tool, leaving a few notches on the marble in front of him, turning the genius's idea into reality.

Between the rise and fall of the carving knife, "The Bound Slave" took shape little by little, presented in front of Michelangelo, and also in front of Ye Tian's eyes.

Under the perspective, Ye Tian not only saw the whole process of the birth of this sculpture, but also saw Michelangelo's amazing talent, which is breathtaking!

After thoroughly looking at this sculpture, Ye Tian retracted his gaze and ended the perspective.

At the same time, his professional and precise explanation came to an end.

Next, the group of them stood quietly in front of this sculpture, carefully admiring this great sculpture, everyone was shocked and fascinated!

It took about three or four minutes for Betty and the others to come to their senses.

Immediately after, there was an exclamation at the scene.

"Wow! This sculpture is so impressive, standing here, I can seem to feel the anger in the slave's heart, and the strong and unyielding will!"

"This is Michelangelo! I finally saw that he not only has an artistic talent that shocks the past and the present, but also has a fiery passion, worthy of the reputation of the three masters of the Renaissance!"

Not only Betty and Anderson were amazed, but there were also a number of other visitors.

In the process of appreciating this great sculpture, they also listened to Ye Tian's professional explanation on the side, and they were all fascinated by it, and they were reluctant to leave at all!

The on-site explanation is one of the world's top antique art appraisal experts, with a sharp eye, but it is famous, and everyone knows it!

And this guy is also an all-rounder in the field of antique art, as if there is nothing he doesn't understand!

Who is willing to miss such a God-given opportunity, of course, they will not leave easily!

Ye Tian didn't care about these visitors who listened to his explanations for free, as long as they didn't interfere with his and Betty's visit and didn't threaten everyone's safety.

After admiring "The Bound Slave", everyone took two more steps forward and came to "The Dying Slave" to start admiring this outstanding work by Michelangelo!

Created in 1513 and 229 centimeters high, The Dying Slave is one of the paired statues created by Michelangelo for the mausoleum of Pope Julie II.

Another sculpture is the "Bound Slave" that Ye Tian and the others just admired.

"The Dying Slave" portrays a well-looking, well-proportioned, sturdy, tired young slave with his left hand resting behind his head and his right hand resting lightly on his chest.

The young slave has a rope on his chest, symbolizing the violence and dictatorship of imprisonment, and the muscles of his whole body are stretched and relaxed, as if the soul has entered the realm of heaven and the body has been liberated.

And this is the destination of Michelangelo's prayer for liberation.

Under Michelangelo's carving knife, the struggle of force keeps the young slave's legs close to the legs, the arms against the torso and the head, there is no space between the limbs and the torso, and the statue forms a monolithic piece.

From this statue, one can see not only the superb carving art, but also Michelangelo's artistic thoughts.

With his carving knife, he expresses the human soul-searching for pain, the desperate will to act, and the suffering of being trapped by unfulfilled ideals.

After quietly admiring in front of the statue for a while, Ye Tianqing's voice came out again, reaching the ears of every visitor around the statue.

"The statue of the dying slave does not seem to reflect a young slave, but a heroic fighter, and in this statue, human dignity is perfectly embodied.

At the time of the creation of this statue, Michelangelo had been forced to serve the pope and the rulers of the city, and as a humanist artist, he had to fight with his own carving knife.

This was a common experience for Renaissance artists, whose mental space was suffocating, and they could only vent their dissatisfaction with the rulers and seek spiritual liberation in their relatively free artistic creation......"