"If you come to Florence, you will definitely be able to visit Giotto's bell tower, this building is also very representative, I will take you to see it, to see the imprint of history. ”

Oliver introduced to everyone: "The Giotto bell tower of the Duomo of Florence is a Gothic building, and there are a few places with Gothic buildings, and the rest of the places are independently developing their own medieval architectural style, so come here to have a look, it is very distinctive." ”

Qu Lihua also knew that she had heard Xia Yuxiang introduce that Florence is the central city of Italy and occupies an important position in the European economy.

The bell tower was designed by Giotto, a great muralist who was a contemporary of the poet Dante in the early Italian Renaissance, so it is also known as Giotto's bell tower.

When it comes to Giotto, Oliver still admires the great muralist, "It's not easy to talk about the life of this master, Giotto Dibondone was born in a peasant family in the mountains north of Florence in Vesbiano, the young Giotto often painted his grazing goats on the stone in order to pass the time, one day, the great Florentine painter Cimabue passed through this village, discovered his talent, so he persuaded his parents to take him as his apprentice." ”

"From that time on, Giotto's fate changed, so it was very important to meet a good teacher, because with the guidance of the teacher, coupled with Giotto's talent, his potential for painting was developed. ”

Giotto soon surpassed his teacher, who lived in Rome as a young man, studied under Peter Cavarini, the leader of the Roman school, made a large number of mosaics for the colonnade hall of St. Peter, moved to the city of Padua, where he created the famous fresco of the story of Jesus in the church of Arena, almost all of which have a uniform blue sky color and many figures. ”

Giotto also painted in Rome, Assisipadua, Naples and other places, and is revered as the founder of the Italian realist painting tradition. ”

Giotto's most comprehensive work is the fresco of the Arenal Chapel, in which Giotto not only decorated the entire chapel, but also participated in the architectural design, so that the structure of the hall and the layout of the frescoes were perfectly coordinated, and the storyline was expressed in the form of a series of comic strips. ”

Speaking of which, head Xia Yuxiang added, "We know that the West attaches great importance to church murals, in their opinion, the church comes to worship, it is a dialogue with God, it is sacred, and painting on the walls of the church is to convey their religious beliefs, and they attach great importance to this, so they ask painting masters to create murals, and these talented painters are needed to show the concept of religion." ”

Meng Wenjie nodded, "I have seen Giotto's murals, and I also have a certain understanding of this Italian mural master, when I was in art class, our art teacher once told us that although Giotto's Arenal murals are all religious themes, they show a realistic picture full of life. ”

"All the frames are from a flat perspective, and the figures in the foreground and foreground are arranged in an orderly manner, which strengthens the expression of the profound relationship between the space and the shaping of the main body of the figures, making the viewer feel that the frame in front of them is not an abstract illustration of religious myths, but a true portrayal of life scenes. ”

After creating the Arenal frescoes, Giotto's reputation was so great that he was hired from all over the world, especially in his native Florence. ”

Qu Lihua said: "At that time, artistic creation had a great influence on the Italian Renaissance art in the 14th century, and a large number of Giotto schools were formed in Florence, which continued until the beginning of the 15th century, but it was difficult for later generations to surpass, and they were afraid of innovation, and the realism achievements were far inferior to Giotto, and by the 16th century, the Italian art world had generally believed that Giotto was a genius who laid the new art tradition of the Renaissance. ”

Head Xia Yuxiang nodded, "It is precisely because of this that Giotto has become a recognized master in the Italian art world, and in order to commemorate his artistic achievements, the bell tower named after him was built." ”

Qu Lihua nodded and looked up, such a high bell tower is rare in medieval church buildings.

"The life story of this master gives us a lot of inspiration, he was born in a peasant family, met a good teacher, and changed his destiny forever, if he had not met that teacher, even if he had a talent for painting, maybe the conditions did not allow, he could not have become a mural master. ”

"Yes!" Meng Wenjie nodded, "I also feel deeply, a person has talent, if you don't meet a good teacher to guide you, just rely on your own research, it will take a long time, maybe it will take more time and energy, maybe you can't find the way, you can't get the essentials outside of art, and you can't make so much progress, in such a short period of time, through the teacher's guidance, you have improved, and even surpassed the teacher, and the teacher's guidance is meritorious." ”

"Yes!" Xia Yuxiang said: "You are right, Dean Zhang often says, we are all old, and the achievements of this life are like this, you are still young, I hope to cultivate more young descendants, take over our mission, this is a social mission and responsibility, generation after generation needs to be inherited, I think Giotto's teacher, is also very pleased to receive such an apprentice, beyond himself, can create a work of art that amazes the society, become a symbol of Italy, and be listed as a world celebrity, that is simply a miracle." ”

"The son of a peasant family crossed classes and became a master of art, and Giotto's life became a legend, and we now see the bell tower named after him, which can be regarded as a commemoration of this master of art. ”

"Yes, there are a lot of students in Italy who study painting, and I myself have studied painting, I have studied oil painting, and I have seen murals, but I am only interested," Oliver said. ”

Head Xia Yuxiang smiled, "Have you ever considered becoming a painter?"

Oliver smiled, "No, I'm not that material, if you want to be a painter, you need artistic talent, plus perseverance and perseverance, art, whether it's painting, music, literature, sculpture, creators need to uphold art above all else, not to be disturbed by the outside world, to be loyal to their hearts, the world's famous painters will be poor before they become famous, that kind of poverty, is not something ordinary mortals can bear, for the dream in their hearts, they have experienced a lot of hardship." ”

"Whether it is Van Gogh or Beethoven, fate is bumpy, Beethoven is not married, has no wife and children, is sick and deaf, and can still compose the "Symphony of Destiny", how many difficulties have to be overcome, what a strong psychological support is needed, and there are too many life tests experienced, far more than ninety-nine eighty-one difficulties. ”

"Art comes from life, and is higher than life, creative inspiration comes from life, works of art reflect realism, is the most real voice in the heart of the art master, that voice has been shouting, need to experience the suffering of life, many years later, have the experience of life, in order to create. ”

"Art is the same, literature, painting, music, sculpture, it's all like this, I'm just an ordinary person, I can't experience that kind of suffering, and I can't understand the true meaning of life, so I can't become a master of painting, I still have self-knowledge. ”

Oliver's words made everyone laugh, and Captain Xia Yuxiang asked, "Then what is your ideal?"

"Me?" Oliver shrugged and smiled, "I tell you, don't laugh at me!"

"A little rich is safe, content with the status quo, work for my father, just run errands, have no quarrel with the world, just live a quiet life, this is my big truth!"

"Hahaha......" everyone laughed.

vertex