Chapter 1316 Da Vinci's Painting

Standing and admiring "The Oath of the Horatii" for a while, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"Mr. Steven, let me explain this famous painting to everyone. Although everyone knows something about this painting, it is very superficial, and the deeper things are ignorant!"

"That's right, Mr. Steven, let me explain to everyone. Everyone here must want to know more about this famous painting!"

Someone echoed, his voice full of anticipation.

Ye Tian turned his head to look at the many visitors around him, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Since everyone is willing to listen, let me explain to you. When it comes to Jacques-Louis David's "Oath of the Horatii Brothers", we have to talk about the age and background of this oil painting.

Only by understanding these background knowledge, can everyone better understand the meaning expressed by this painting, as well as its important position and influence in the history of Western art and French art.

This "Oath of the Horatii Brothers" was ordered by King Louis XVI of France to the painter David, and the content of the painting was also specified by Louis XVI. At that time, David's reputation was still very general.

After receiving the task, David did not create according to the requirements of the French royal family, but deliberately strengthened the fortitude and determination of the characters in the painting. This point is very obvious in the painting.

For the survival of the nation, in order to save the motherland, only the interests of the family and individuals must be sacrificed! The characters in the painting have dignified expressions and passionate actions, and the classical architecture in the background also highlights this solemn atmosphere.

Once this painting came out, it caused a huge sensation. The theme of classical heroism, solemn colors and rigorous composition made it a representative work of the classical school of painting.

Because of this "Oath of the Horatii Brothers", David became famous in one fell swoop and quickly established his position in the painting and cultural circles. Later, he was praised as the founder of the neoclassical painting school.

When the French people sang the revolutionary song of 'victory or death', they rushed to the front line to fight the foreign intervention army and noble exiles, and the inspirational effect of this painting was very obvious!

It can be said that during the French Revolution, this "Oath of the Horatii Brothers" was a revolutionary banner and a spiritual portrayal of countless revolutionaries. The importance is evident,..."

Listening to Ye Tian's professional explanation and admiring this outstanding painting full of heroism, almost all the visitors at the scene were immersed in the wonderful artistic conception created by the painting.

At this time, they seem to be in the ancient city of Rome, transformed into one of the three Horas brothers, who are about to take the sword from the old Horas, and rush to the fighting field without hesitation!

Next, they will fight to the death with fierce opponents and familiar friends, meet the unknown fate, and determine the survival of the city of Rome!

Either return victorious, or die in battle!

This majestic and heroic shout resounded in the hearts of almost every visitor, making everyone excited for it!

At the same time, these visitors feel that they are in the streets of Paris during the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century, in the most passionate and exciting glorious era!

At this moment, they seem to have become revolutionaries on the streets of Paris, full of passion and blood!

Holding high the banner of 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' and singing the revolutionary song 'Either Victory or Death', they are striding forward, marching towards the Bastille and the bloody battlefield!

Before "The Oath of the Horatii Brothers", only Ye Tianqing's clear voice echoed in the air, and then there was the sound of heavy and rapid breathing!

Other than that, there is no other sound here.

Not only the many visitors in front of this painting, but also the visitors in front of several nearby paintings turned their heads to look at this side, listening to Ye Tian's explanation, and everyone listened very attentively.

It took about two or three minutes for Ye Tiantian to finish explaining this top famous painting. The explanation was extremely thorough, exciting and vivid!

As soon as his words fell, the scene immediately burst into thunderous applause.

"clap clap"

Everyone at the scene applauded, for Ye Tian's wonderful explanation, and for the top-notch painting in front of him. The warm applause resounded throughout the entire Louvre gallery.

After the applause fell, Ye Tian and the others reluctantly walked away after appreciating the painting carefully, and walked to the next painting to continue admiring the many top artworks displayed here!

The next painting is also a well-known top-level artwork, which was created by the famous painter Botticelli of the Italian Florentine School of Renaissance.

Unknowingly, Ye Tian and the others had entered the Louvre Grand Gallery for more than an hour, admiring dozens of hundreds of world famous paintings.

That's it, still under the condition of being selected, the key targets they choose are those top paintings that occupy a special position in art history, are famous far and wide, and have extraordinary artistic value!

For the other paintings that are not particularly famous, they can only glance at them hastily and pass them by!

If it were not the case, if each painting was admired carefully, and if they had to stay in front of it for a few minutes and explain it, they would probably still be around the entrance of the large gallery.

At that rate, if you want to see all the paintings in the big gallery, you have to live here for at least a few days.

After appreciating another famous painting, Ye Tian and the others continued to walk forward, and finally came to one of the most important paintings in the Grand Gallery, Da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks".

When Ye Tian walked in front of this world-famous painting, his emotions couldn't help becoming agitated, his eyes were instantly brightened, and they shone brightly with excitement, like searchlights.

Betty walking beside him, Anderson on the other side, and many other visitors who followed, everyone behaved in the same way, and everyone was very excited!

You know, this is the outstanding painting of Leonardo da Vinci, a famous Italian painter, one of the three masters of the Renaissance, who is known as the only all-rounder in human history.

In addition to Da Vinci's great fame, the painting "Virgin of the Rocks" itself is also very good, and it is a well-deserved top-level work of art!

In this "Virgin of the Rocks", Leonardo Da Vinci used his famous mist perspective technique to the fullest, which can be called a textbook of mist perspective technique, which is amazing!

After standing in front of this painting, Ye Tian couldn't wait to start admiring this world-renowned outstanding painting, looking very intently.

"Virgin of the Rocks" is an altarpiece painted by Da Vinci for the San Francesco Church in Milan, Italy at the request of a religious group.

In this painting, the Virgin Mary is in the center of the picture, holding the baby St. John in her right hand, and Jesus, who is also a baby, sits on her left, and behind him is an angel dressed in red!

The position of the three main figures in the painting is just a perfect triangular composition, and the three main figures respond to each other with gestures.

The background of the whole painting is a deep cave, dotted with some flowers and plants, the cave is transparent, and the light penetrates into the cave from the outside, illuminating the space in the cave!

There is no doubt that this is a traditional religious painting, but from the expression technique and composition layout, we can see Da Vinci's profound artistic attainments.

Especially in the depiction of characters and environments, the use of smoky brushwork, scientific and rigorous realism, and the use of techniques such as perspective and miniature clearly demonstrate Daphne's wonderful painting techniques.

Anyone who has studied the art of the Renaissance can see at a glance that Da Vinci has reached an unprecedented level in dealing with the dialectical relationship between realistic realism and artistic processing!

And in the artistic treatment of the plot, the unusual and elusive scenery, the organic integration of the characters and the environment, the ingenious use of light, the characters illuminated by the noble beauty, and so on.

Da Vinci also used his own paintbrush to show his unique novelty, which is completely different from many famous painters of the same period!