Chapter 1738: The tragic conflict between man and god

Ten minutes later, under the leadership of Antonio and Leonardo, Ye Tian and his party walked into the famous octagonal courtyard and began to admire the sculptures displayed here.

The octagonal courtyard is a small open-air courtyard belonging to the Bio Clement Pavilion. It is not large in size and named after the octagonal shape.

Although this courtyard is not large, it is well-known in the Western art world and art history. Every corner here is placed with one or several famous sculptures, each of which is invaluable.

The most famous of these are the two treasures of the town hall in the sculpture category of the Vatican Museum, "Statues of Laocoon and His Sons" and "Apollo, the Sun God on the Lookout".

As soon as he entered the octagonal courtyard, Ye Tian went straight to the "Statue of Laocoon and the Sons" located in the corner of the courtyard, showing a bit of eagerness and expectation.

Betty and Anderson followed immediately, along with Antonio and Leonardo.

Walking to a place about two meters in front of the statue, Ye Tian stopped and stood there and began to appreciate this world-famous sculpture.

This is a group of marble sculptures, about 184 cm high. It is a masterpiece of the Hellenistic period. It was collectively created by the famous ancient Greek sculptor Agsandros and his two sons, Polizzoros and Adinodoros. .

In the history of Western art, this group of marble group sculptures has a very high status and is regarded as the most perfect work of art, unparalleled!

The only pity is that when the statue was discovered in Rome in 1506, the front end of Laocoon's right arm had been lost, and one of the two children had lost his palm and the other had lost his right arm.

Even if this is a broken statue, its artistic value has not diminished at all. Once discovered, it caused a huge sensation, just like Venus with a broken arm.

Standing in front of this sculpture, Ye Tian was instantly fascinated, admiring this great sculpture with fascination.

In the marble sculpture in front of him, Laocoon is in the center of the sculpture, his expression is in extreme fear and pain.

He tried his best to twist his body and arms, trying to free himself and the children from the entanglement of the two giant snakes.

He grasped a snake tightly with his hands, but his hip was bitten by the snake, his expression was painful, he seemed to be roaring, his body was twisted, his muscles contracted strongly, and he looked so futile.

On the left side of the statue, Laocoon’s eldest son was entangled with his left leg and right arm by a giant snake. He seemed to have the hope of escaping and survival, but he was not injured yet.

However, he was completely stunned by the sight in front of him, and was struggling to free his left leg and right arm from the entanglement of the giant snake.

On the right side of the statue, Laocoon's second son has been tightly entangled by the giant snake. He raised his right arm in despair, making it difficult to move, but his left hand was still holding the snake's body.

In this group of sculptures, Laocoon and his two sons are represented as three bodies distorted by pain, fighting for survival and fighting on the edge of despair.

The movement of all muscles in their bodies has reached the limit, even to the point of spasm, showing strength and extreme tension in a state of pain and resistance.

Looking at this group of statues, people seem to feel the pain flowing through the nerves of the whole body, and they will also become nervous unconsciously.

Ye Tian and the others were the same. In just a moment, everyone's expression became solemn, and everyone's eyes were full of sympathy and sadness.

This is a kind of emotion that arises spontaneously, a resonance in the heart, and everyone is saddened by the tragic fate of Laocoon and his son.

The scene was completely silent, no one spoke, only a burst of rapid or slow breathing, and it seemed that even the air had become a lot more dignified.

Obviously, this famous sculpture has brought a lot of psychological pressure to everyone!

It took a long time for everyone to walk out of the tragic atmosphere created by this statue and wake up.

In the next moment, a voice of emotion immediately sounded on the scene.

"Wow! The content of this statue is really shocking and too heavy, it is heartbreaking to look at it!"

"The high-definition pictures I have seen before are far from the shocking effect of this statue itself. Only by witnessing it can we truly understand the greatness of this statue."

After a bit of emotion, Betty suddenly said softly:

"My dear, please explain this statue. I want to know a little bit more about this sculpture. I believe everyone will do the same."

When the voice fell, Anderson and the others immediately responded, and everyone's eyes were full of expectation.

Ye Tian didn't start to explain immediately, but turned to look at Antonio standing next to him and the other two high-levels of the Vatican Museum.

This is their place, and the relationship between everyone is good, it's not good to dominate!

Antonio and the others would not understand Ye Tian's intentions, and these Vatican Museum executives smiled and nodded in unison.

Obviously, they also wanted to listen to Ye Tian's explanation, and there was no lack of test meaning in it, to see if he was the same as the rumors, omnipotent and omnipotent!

Ye Tianchong smiled and nodded, before turning to look at Betty and Anderson.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at the world-famous sculpture in front of him and began to explain.

"Okay, I will explain this world-famous statue to everyone. If you want to better understand and appreciate this statue, you must understand the hidden story behind this statue.

"The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" is based on the story of the Battle of Troy in ancient Greek mythology. The cause of the Battle of Troy must be familiar to everyone, so I won't say much.

The Greeks attacked Troy for ten years without success. Later, the Greeks built a large wooden horse and pretended to retreat, but a large number of Greek soldiers were hidden in the belly of the huge wooden horse.

Seeing the Greeks retreating, the Trojans moved the wooden horse into the city as a gift to Athena, but the Greeks’ ‘trojan horse trick’ was seen through by the Trojan priest Raocon.

He warned the Trojans not to drag the Trojan horse with the hidden soldiers into the city. In a rage, Laocoon threw the spear in his hand at the Trojan horse, thus offending the Greek **** Athena.

So, Athena sent two giant pythons to entangle Laocoon's two sons. Laocoon was also killed by the giant pythons in order to save his son. The Greeks' Trojan horse scheme was thus implemented smoothly.

When the Trojans saw that Laocoon was dead, they thought it was his warning that had angered the gods, so the Trojans became more convinced and transported the Trojan horse into the city, leading to a disaster.

What this sculpture represents is this shocking and sad scene in this legend. The giant python used its deadly twist to strangle Laocoon and his two sons.

The sculpture portrays movement, pain and fear. The extreme emotions are ready to come out. It also conveys the tragic conflict between man and god, making it rich in eternal value beyond time and space.

During the Renaissance, when people discovered this statue, everyone was stunned. The Romans at that time had never seen such an artwork.

Michelangelo, who went to check this statue, was the same, and was completely shocked. For Michelangelo at the time, this statue had a deafening inspiration and influence.

Back in the Vatican, he strongly suggested that Pope Julius II at the time should buy this statue. Julius II obeyed his suggestion. Everyone can see this statue here at this time.

The beauty of this statue, as well as the male human body aesthetics of ancient Greece, had a significant impact on the Renaissance movement and inspired Michelangelo's body sculpture art.

After talking about the hidden story behind the sculpture~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Let’s take a look at the sculpture itself. In the shape of the work, the sculptor has shown a very high artistic level and great creativity.

The sculptor has carefully arranged the composition of the work. The work is pyramid-shaped, stable and full of changes. The movements, gestures and expressions of the three characters echo each other, and the levels are distinct.

They fully embodied the coordination of distortion and beauty, and showed the extraordinary compositional imagination of several sculptors. It is this breathtaking imagination that makes this statue great.

The depiction of the characters in the work is very lifelike, showing the sculptor’s proficiency in human anatomy and precise observation of nature, as well as proficient artistic expression and sculptural skills,..."

With Ye Tian's professional and accurate explanation, Betty and the others have quickly deepened and understood more thoroughly about this great sculpture.

Before they knew it, they had been brought into the illusion by Ye Tian's words, brought into the legendary Battle of Troy, and witnessed the tragedy of the Trojan Horse Massacre.

Standing next to Antonio, Leonardo and others, listening to Ye Tian's professional and wonderful explanation, they couldn't help nodding secretly, full of admiration!

At this time, they no longer doubted Ye Tian's omniscience and omnipotence, and even a little bit frightened!

Steven this guy is so terrible, he is a monster!

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly opened the perspective, looked at the great eagle two meters away ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, then looked to the ground, exploring the secrets here!

As far as he can see, everything here can be seen through him instantly, and there is no secret.