Chapter 1385: Art village
Barbizon is the name of a village on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau, and it is also a name in the history of Western art.
Nearly 6:30 in the afternoon, Ye Tian and his team passed through the Fontainebleau Forest and drove slowly to this artistic village and town intersection.
"Matisse, let the guys stop. Let's get off the car and walk into Barbizon Village. The convoy will slowly follow behind, and the helicopter will not go in. Stop at the parking lot at the entrance of the village.
This is a beautiful village full of artistic atmosphere, the streets left by artists can be seen everywhere, the scenery at every step is very charming, absolutely not to be missed!
Ye Tian said through the wireless headset, with anticipation in his words.
"Okay, Steven"
Matisse responded and immediately notified.
In a blink of an eye, this heavy-duty convoy slowly stopped on the side of the road.
Immediately afterwards, Matisse and many security personnel took the lead to get out of the car, quickly dispersed, pulled up a cordon, and checked the surrounding conditions.
After confirming that there was no danger, Matisse notified Ye Tian and them to get them out of the car.
Ye Tian immediately stretched out his hand to open the car door, and led Betty out of the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV, setting foot on the land at the entrance of Barbizon Village for the first time!
Upon landing and standing still, Ye Tian saw a sign erected at the entrance of Barbizon Village at a glance, and then pointed to that sign and said:
"It is a famous French painter, representative of the Barbizon school, known as a peasant painter, and the most beloved painter in the history of modern French painting, Francois Miller's masterpiece, The Evening Prayer.
Of course, this "Evening Prayer" is not an oil painting on canvas by Miller, but a painting collaged with mosaics. The real "Evening Prayer" is in the Louvre. We have seen it before.
Miller's "Evening Prayer" has now become a symbol of Barbizon. Personally, I also like Miller's works very much and appreciate his simple and kind artistic language! "
With that, Ye Tian took Betty and walked over to the wooden sign erected on the side of the village entrance.
Anderson and the others immediately followed and walked towards the wooden sign representing Barbizon Village.
Those pedestrians and tourists who happened to be at the entrance of Barbizon Village looked at Ye Tian and them in surprise and were whispering.
"I'm going! Why did Steven come to Barbizon? This is not a good thing, but wherever this guy appears, there must be no peace. Could something happen to Barbizon today?"
"Yes, I also have this hunch. The galleries and antique shops in Barbizon are probably going to be unlucky, just like the unlucky ones in the Santouan flea market, they can't escape the bad luck of being looted!"
While there was a lot of discussion, several local residents of Barbizon, as well as the artists living here, had each taken out their mobile phones and started to notify their friends of Ye Tian's arrival.
A few others took a deep look at Ye Tian, then turned around and walked quickly into Barbizon Village, their faces rather solemn.
In a few steps, Ye Tian and the others came to Miller's "Very of Prayer", stopped one after another, and began to appreciate this famous masterpiece of realism.
The original version of Evening Prayer is very small, only 55cm*66cm. The mosaic-tiled Evening Prayer in front of me is much larger, two or three times the size of the original.
The content of the painting is a farmer couple working in the fields. Hearing the ringing of the church bell in the distance, they put down their work and began to pray devoutly!
The peasant couple who prayed sincerely, the man took off his hat and held it in his hand, bowed his head in prayer, while the woman also bowed his head in prayer, clasping her hands on her chest.
Their tool is beside them, a simple iron fork for digging potatoes, and there is only a broken basket with a few potatoes in between them!
Not far from the peasant woman, there is a simple cart with two small bags of potatoes on it. That is the harvest of their hard day's work!
The distant view of the picture, the setting sun is about to sink, the afterglow is spilling on the earth, and the twilight casts a bleak atmosphere on the earth, revealing a bit of sadness!
Here, the painter devoted all his efforts to portray this bleak atmosphere and let it cover the dear and poor working couple.
Miller used his paintbrushes and clever painting techniques to focus on the pious and simplicity of the peasant couple, and entrusted him with infinite sympathy for the peasants' lives!
Since Ye Tian focused on explaining this world-famous painting when he visited the Louvre before, naturally there is no need to repeat it at this time!
A few of them just quietly painted in front of the paintings, carefully admiring them, reveling in the wonderful artistic conception of the paintings, and sighing at Miller's peak painting skills.
After enjoying it quietly for a while, Ye Tian couldn't help but sigh.
"This is really a poem written to laborers. It's so beautiful! No wonder the people of Barbizon would choose this famous painting as the village symbol. There is nothing more suitable than it!"
Upon hearing this comment, Betty and Anderson both nodded slightly, obviously agreeing very much.
After admiring it for a while, Ye Tian pointed at the road leading to the village under his feet, and said with a smile:
"Let's go in, there are many famous paintings of the Barbizon school, as well as many galleries and antique shops in the village, we can enjoy them!"
When he finished speaking, he walked towards the village, and Betty and the others immediately followed.
Mattis and other security personnel scattered around them, staring at the surrounding situation vigilantly, ready to respond.
Following them, several black Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs also started slowly and drove into this world-famous art village!
Beyond that, the Paris policemen who followed, followed closely behind!
Following the cobblestone sidewalk for about fifty meters, Ye Tian and the others stopped again and looked at a famous painting on the right wall!
Like Cunguchi's "Evening Prayer", this is also a famous painting of the Barbizon school. It is also collaged with mosaics. It is also one of Miller's masterpieces, "The Gleaner".
This famous oil painting was created by Miller in 1857. It is one of his masterpieces. It is currently in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
When they visited the Orsay Museum before, Ye Tian and the others had stopped for a long time in front of this famous painting to appreciate it carefully, and Ye Tian also gave a very professional explanation!
At this moment, when he saw this painting, Ye Tian didn't say much, everyone just watched it quietly, and talked a few words in a low voice from time to time!
This painting depicts the most common scene in a rural area. In autumn, the golden fields look endless. On the land after the wheat harvest, three peasant women are bending over and carefully picking up the fallen wheat ears.
The piles of wheat behind them seem to have nothing to do with them.
Although the looks and facial expressions of the three peasant women cannot be clearly seen on the screen, Miller used his own brush to depict their figures as solemn and beautiful as classical sculptures!
In this oil painting, Miller used a charming warm yellow tone, and the calm and rich colors of the red and blue headscarves melted into the yellow.
This tone makes the whole picture quiet and solemn, and it conveys Miller’s deep sympathy for the difficult lives of farmers and Miller’s love for rural life.
The technique of the whole work is extremely simple and simple, the clear sky and golden wheat fields are very harmonious, and the rich colors are unified in the soft tones, showing a charming rural scenery.
Like Miller’s other masterpieces, although the content of the paintings is easy to understand~www.wuxiaspot.com~, they are simple and simple, but they are by no means mediocre and superficial, with unobstructed glances, but they are profound and thought-provoking.
And this is an important feature of Miller's art.
After admiring this Miller's masterpiece for a while, Ye Tian pointed his finger at another painting on the wall across the street and said with a smile:
"Let’s take a look at that painting. It seems to be a realistic landscape painting by Corot. It is one of his representative works. It is also famous in art history!
Strictly speaking, Corot is not a painter of the Barbizon school, but he has close contacts with several representatives of the Barbizon school, and some people also classify him as the Barbizon school.
For the villagers of Barbizon, this is undoubtedly the situation they most want to see! Next, we will definitely see a lot of Corot's works all over the streets and alleys of this village! "
While talking, Ye Tian had already crossed the road, came to the opposite side of the street, and began to admire the masterpiece by Corot!
At the same time, he also secretly turned on perspective, and his gaze penetrated the wall directly, looking at the artist's studio behind the wall, to see if he could find something!
