Chapter 1395 Huge Zenith Painting

Not long after, Ye Tian and the others arrived at the Hercules Hall.

The Hall of Hercules is located at the connection between the northeast corner and the north wing of the second floor of the main building. In the era of Louis XIV, it used to be the chapel of the royal family, and it was later changed to the king's audience hall.

As soon as she walked into this exhibition hall, Betty said in surprise:

"Honey, look at the huge oil painting in front of you. It looks so similar to the "The Wedding at Cana" in the Mona Lisa Hall of the Louvre. It seems to be from the same painter!"

While saying these words, Betty pointed to the huge classical oil painting in the exhibition hall.

Following the direction of her finger, Ye Tian looked at the huge oil painting, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Honey, you guessed it right, this oil painting is "Simon's Family Banquet". Like "The Wedding at Cana", it is the work of Veronese, a famous Renaissance painter and one of the three masters of Venice.

Veronese is particularly good at painting huge oil paintings. This oil painting was created in 1570. It was painted by Veronese for the Santa Maria Maggiore in Venice. It is undoubtedly a top-level work of art.

In 1664, the governor of Italy at the time presented this oil painting to King Louis XIV of France in order to win France's support for Italy against Turkey, which can be regarded as bribery or tribute.

Louis XIV liked this oil painting very much. After receiving the gift, he hung this oil painting here. For a while, this masterpiece by Veronese was also hung in the Louvre.

Like "The Wedding at Cana", "Simon's Seder Banquet" is also a religious story from the Bible, telling the story between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, full of philosophy and thought-provoking!

At this legendary family feast, Mary Magdalene was washing Jesus' feet with tears, and she was very devout, but several Pharisees next to her did not take Mary's behavior seriously.

They were thinking, 'If Jesus was really a prophet, he should have known that Mary was a prostitute, a sinful woman', and Jesus saw through the thinking of these Pharisees.

Jesus remained calm on the surface, turned his head and said to his disciples: "Faith can save anyone", this painting depicts exactly this moment, let's go, let's go and enjoy it!"

With that said, Ye Tian took Betty to the huge oil painting ahead, explaining as he walked.

Anderson and the others followed and walked towards Veronese's "Simon's Family Banquet".

In a blink of an eye, the group of them came to "Simon's Family Banquet", and they all stopped and began to appreciate this magnificent masterpiece from the Renaissance period!

After a few minutes, they finished appreciating this top-level artwork, and then they walked to another famous oil painting in the Hall of Hercules, and stopped to admire it!

This oil painting is "Rebecca at the Well", by Tintoretto, a famous Italian painter of the Renaissance, one of the three masters of the Venetian School of Painting, and another disciple of the master Titian!

After standing still in front of this oil painting, and appreciating it quietly for a while, Ye Tian began to explain to Betty and the others, still very professional and vivid.

"The story described in "Rebecca at the Well" also comes from the Bible. Abraham's servant was ordered by his master to go back to his hometown of Haran in Mesopotamia and choose a girl from his family for his only son Isaac as his wife. .

The servant returned to the city of Haran after going through hardships, and prayed by a well: "If someone can give me and the camels water to drink, then she is the wife of the young master I am looking for."

As soon as the words were finished, Rebecca, who was elegant and beautiful, came with a water jug, and she was going to feed her father's cattle, so she gave water to the weary passer-by and the camel first.

Later, Rebecca really became Isaac's wife. This representative painting by Tintoretto depicts the story that happened by the well,..."

In front of the fireplace under "Rebecca at the Well", only Ye Tian's voice echoed in the air.

Everyone at the scene was listening to his professional and vivid explanation, each of them tilted their heads slightly, admiring the masterpiece of the Renaissance, their eyes full of fascination!

After appreciating "Rebecca at the Well", everyone did not look back, but followed the direction of Ye Tian's finger, looked up at the dome of Hercules Hall, and began to admire the murals on the dome.

Ye Tian's explanation did not stop, and his clear voice still echoed in everyone's ears.

"The area of ​​the dome murals in Hercules Hall is as high as 480 square meters, which is very exaggerated. It is the masterpiece of François Lemoyne, a famous French painter in the 18th century and the founder of Rococo art.

This colossal ceiling fresco was almost done by Lemoyne alone and took three years. It is one of the largest ceiling paintings in Europe, and it is also a stunning feat.

Because of this zenith painting, Lemoyne achieved great success and became the chief painter of the court, but it was also this work that exhausted him both physically and mentally, causing depression and committing suicide half a year later!

When he committed suicide, Lemoyne was only 49 years old, which was the golden age of artistic creation. It can be said that it is a pity, otherwise, Lemoyne would have achieved greater artistic achievements.

The title of the painting is "Hercules Ascension", and the content comes from Greek mythology. The great hero Hercules climbed to the holy mountain after his death, was consecrated as a god, and married Hebe, the daughter of Zeus, as his wife.

Lemoine seems to use his paintbrush to move the entire gods onto the canvas and onto the dome. He has drawn a total of 142 figures, among which the ancient Greek gods can be seen.

The one with a lion skin on his shoulders and an olive stick in his hand is the Hercules Hercules. Standing on the chariot are Zeus and Hera, the queen of heaven, and next to him is Zeus' daughter Hebe.

On Mount Olympia, Zeus took his daughter Hebe by the hand to welcome the hero Hercules, and together with the queen Hera, introduced Hebe to Hercules. This can also be said to be a blind date scene!

Have you seen the eagle at Zeus' feet? That was the guy who tormented Prometheus on the Caucasus cliff. He was shot by Hercules and brought here as a gift!

Like many paintings from the period of Louis XIV that I saw in the Palace of Versailles before, this ceiling painting also uses the Hercules Hercules to praise the exploits of Louis XIV,..."

After staying in the Hercules Hall for about half an hour, Ye Tian and the others just left and walked towards the Harvest Hall located west of the Hercules Hall!

The main display in this exhibition hall is the collection of medals and treasures of the French kings of all dynasties, as well as a lot of court furniture of various artistic styles and manufactured in various eras, which are very interesting.

In addition, on the north side of the Harvest Hall, you can see the Ladonna Fountain in the garden, the scenery is very nice!

After strolling around the Harvest Hall for about 20 minutes, Ye Tian and the others walked into the Venus Hall again, and began to admire this luxurious building and the antique artworks displayed here.

As soon as they entered the Venus Hall, Ye Tian and the others saw the marble statue of Louis XIV standing in front of them. It was made by the famous French sculptor Jean Weilin, and it is his most famous masterpiece!

However, what attracted Ye Tian the most in the Venus Hall was not the statue of Louis XIV, but the dome of the Venus Hall.

On the dome of the Venus Hall, there are several very wonderful ceiling murals, some from ancient Roman mythology, some from Greek mythology!

The first zenith painting is located in the center of the dome. The theme is "Venus Makes Her Empire Holy and Powerful". It comes from the famous painter Antonius. It is a baroque zenith painting created in 1672.

In the picture, the three goddesses of Grace are wearing a corolla for Venus, and Venus is leaning on the car, holding a rose wreath!

The rose wreath in her hand is wrapped around Mars, Vulcan, Bacchus, Nopton, and Jupiter!

At both ends of this zenith painting, there are two other zenith paintings!

One is "Zeus fell in love with the Phoenician princess Europa", and the other is "Poseidon, the god of the sea, fell in love with the beautiful nymph Amphitrite in the sea".

Like the central zenith painting, these two zenith paintings are also made by famous masters and have extraordinary artistic value!