Chapter 1380: The emperor's throne
Palace of Fontainebleau, Francois I promenade.
Benova left temporarily because of something, so Ye Tian once again assumed the responsibility of understanding and explaining this famous corridor to Betty and the others.
"As the name suggests, since it is called Francois I Promenade, it means that this famous promenade was built during the Renaissance and was built by the then French King Francois I!
As far as art is concerned, this is the most shocking promenade of the Palace of Fontainebleau. It is called the third hall of the Renaissance together with the Duchess of Estampée and the ballroom built in the same period.
The Francois I promenade was built around 1530, 64 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 6 meters high. It is connected to the residence of Francis I and the second floor of the Holy Trinity Chapel.
On the lower half of the corridor, there is a circle of two-meter-high golden fine wood carvings as a protective wall, and the upper half is decorated with brightly imitation marble figure reliefs to set off a series of exquisite murals with Renaissance style.
This makes the murals more prominent and three-dimensional, and the entire promenade is both brilliant and elegant. There are seven murals on the left and right sides of the promenade, mainly by Rosso!
Rosso was a well-known Mannerist painter in the Italian Renaissance. His achievements in oil painting and mural painting were very high. He was also the founder of French Mannerism in the 16th century!
The religious mural in front of us, "Sacrifice", was created by the Renaissance artist Rosso. It is an undisputed top-level artwork with extraordinary artistic value.
We can see that the center part of this mural is an elderly priest and an altar. The priest faces to the right and seems to be talking with three women carrying jars.
On the right side of the screen, you can see an old man with a cane, and on the left side there is a man with his back facing everyone. In the foreground of the screen, there are many pairs of mothers and children, all sitting on the ground.
The most peculiar thing about this mural is that there is no sacrifice. The usual explanation is that the sacrifice in the painting is actually a priest. It is said that he predicted that Francois I would inherit the throne.
If this interpretation is correct, combined with the mother and child in the foreground of the picture, the theme of this mural may be foreshadowing the birth of the future King of France, Francois I,..."
While explaining, Ye Tian had secretly turned on perspective and looked at the famous Renaissance mural in front of him to see if there were any secrets hidden behind it!
As far as he could see, the mural in front of him, the wall behind, and the room behind the wall were all seen through by Ye Tian instantly, with a clear view!
On this mural, Ye Tian saw the traces left by the long history, the outstanding artistic talent and painting skills of Rosso, and even the process of the birth of this mural.
However, in this famous Renaissance mural, he did not find any hidden secrets, nor did he see any miracles related to Francis I!
This is just a mural with extraordinary artistic value, just a top-quality artwork of high value, nothing more!
On the wall behind the mural and the 20-square-meter lounge behind the wall, Ye Tian didn't find any surprises!
In the room that was once used as Napoleon's attendant's room, although Ye Tian saw two hidden compartments, it was a pity that both of them were empty, and there was no hair!
The line of sight penetrated the wall of the lounge, and then I saw a beautiful scenery, green grass French garden, there are many tourists resting on it!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had a panoramic view of all this, without gaining anything.
Then he retracted his gaze and continued to explain the mural in front of Betty and the others.
Due to time constraints, and the main purpose of coming to the Fontainebleau Palace today is not to visit these exhibition halls and exquisite Western art, even if they are very worth seeing!
The main goal of Ye Tian's trip is the China Pavilion at the same place in the Palace of Fontainebleau, not far from Francois I's promenade, displaying antique artworks from the Old Summer Palace!
In view of this, Ye Tian speeded up the explanation, and the explanation process was not so detailed. There were no detailed explanations in many places!
At the same time, his feet accelerated.
In less than two minutes, he finished explaining the "Sacrifice", and then led Betty and the others to the other mural on the right, which was also "Expulsion of Ignorance" by Rosso.
In the following time, they admired the remaining murals, ceiling paintings, and various exquisite decorative arts on both sides of Francois I's promenade one by one!
Of course, this also includes the capital ‘F’ letter engraved on the walnut suspended ceiling, representing Francis I, the iris flower, and the animal symbolizing Francois I, the newt!
Engraved on the walnut suspended ceiling, Francois I’s famous saying, "I destroy, I feed", Ye Tian also explained it for everyone!
Later, Francois I’s son, Henry II and his queen Catherine Medici, left the letters on the walnut suspended ceiling, and the resulting series of jealous jokes!
Ye Tian took all these things as interesting things and explained them to everyone.
After visiting the Francois I promenade, the group visited two other places in the Third Renaissance Hall, the Duchess of Estampe’s room and the ballroom.
In those two exhibition halls, they not only saw Rosso's murals again, but also his oil paintings!
In addition, they also saw the masterpieces of the famous Italian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance, Primaticcio staying at the Fontainebleau Palace, a series of vivid, detailed and decorative exquisite murals!
In addition to these two Renaissance masters, famous French painters and sculptors, several other founders of the Fontainebleau School, Gushang, Caron and Gu Rong, also left their works here!
After visiting the Third Hall of the Renaissance, Ye Tian and the others walked into the emperor's palace again to visit the place where French emperors, Napoleon and Josephine lived in Fontainebleau Palace.
When they walked into Napoleon's room, everyone saw Napoleon's throne at a glance, golden light and extremely eye-catching!
It is an unprecedented round throne designed by the designers of the Louvre, borrowing from the patterns of the Roman Empire and the Carolingian Dynasty!
Napoleon has customized three thrones of the same style. The throne placed in the Palace of Fontainebleau is his last customized throne!
The center of the round back of this throne is the initials ‘N’ of Napoleon’s name. The surrounding is decorated with copper-plated laurel rings, and the pilasters are engraved with the same pattern!
The top of the pilaster is equipped with two white jade ivory **** with diamond-shaped patterns carved on it. The seat cushion is composed of dark blue velvet and plaid cloth, and the side of the seat cushion is attached with a tassel pendant.
Above the throne is a large velvet curtain, and above the curtain is a huge copper-plated crown. On both sides of the throne are two golden scepters. The top of the scepter is in the shape of an eagle that Napoleon loved!
Compared with the quaint and solemn Qing emperor's throne in the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, Napoleon's throne exudes the exquisiteness of Western art ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ is also much smaller!
During the visit, Ye Tian tentatively proposed to sit on Napoleon's throne and feel the taste of being the emperor of France, but was rejected by a crowd of French people with rolling eyes!
This has to be said to be a small regret, the Frenchman is so confused!
Of course, during this period, Ye Tian didn't forget to see through Napoleon's room thoroughly to see if he could discover any secrets that no one knew, maybe there was a surprising discovery!
It's a pity that although he found the hidden dark room and the hidden compartments inside the desk and the bookshelf, they were empty inside, and there was no Mao!
He even found a secret passage underneath the study, but the modern lighting equipment and clean ground in that secret passage are enough to explain everything!
Obviously, the Frenchman cleaned up the Fontainebleau Palace very thoroughly, basically leaving no chance for the treasure hunter or Ye Tian!
After visiting Napoleon's room, Ye Tian and the others walked into Josephine's palace again, and then Napoleon's bedroom, continue to visit!
