Chapter 1746: Monumental monument
Unlike the St. Mary Thanksgiving Church where "The Last Supper" is located, the Sistine Chapel has been in use for hundreds of years. It is the private church of the Pope, so there are not so many access controls.
Moreover, many of the frescoes in this church are kept in better condition and the light conditions are better. Natural light shines directly into the church through several tall glass windows, and the view conditions are excellent.
As soon as they walked into the Sistine Chapel, Ye Tian and the others were completely shocked by everything in front of them. Everyone stopped and looked at everything in the church dumbfounded, their eyes almost running out.
What appeared in front of them was a paradise of mural art, magnificent and magnificent, radiating incomparably bright light, dazzling.
On the wall facing the entrance of the church is one of the greatest art works of the Renaissance, "The Last Judgment" by Michelangelo.
If you extend your gaze upwards, you can see a series of huge Zenith paintings, also by Michelangelo. It is another greatest art work of the Renaissance, "Genesis".
On the right wall of the church, there are six murals depicting the life of **** Christ. "The Biography of Christ", from the early Renaissance artist Botticelli, is one of his representative works.
On the left wall of the church, there are six murals depicting the life of Israel’s savior Moses, "The Biography of Moses", from the early Renaissance artist Killandeo, and is also a set of top artworks.
Looking at these famous murals in art history, especially the two masterpieces of Michelangelo, "Genesis" and "The Last Judgment", Ye Tian was instantly attracted and fell into a state of obsession.
The same goes for the other tourists who entered the church with them. They all stood on the spot, looking at these exquisite frescoes and everything in the Sistine Chapel with ecstasy.
After a long time, Ye Tian woke up, and then let out a sigh.
"Wow! It's so spectacular and shocking, it's a paradise for mural art, it's breathtaking"
With his emotion, Betty and the others, as well as other tourists around, were all awakened.
In the next instant, the scene completely boiled over, and bursts of exclamation followed. Some devout believers even prayed in low voices.
After some exclamation and emotion, everyone's emotions calmed slightly, and the scene soon became quiet.
Immediately afterwards, everyone set their own goals and began to appreciate the frescoes in this church.
Because of the distance and a marble frame screen in the middle of the church blocking the view, for a while, everyone can't enjoy "The Last Judgment" and can only enjoy the other three murals nearby!
Without exception, everyone on the scene raised their heads, raised their necks, looked at the dome of the church, and looked at the "Genesis" painted on the dome, the masterpiece of Michelangelo!
Ye Tian and the others were no exception. Everyone raised their heads and looked at the dome of the church. Everyone was extremely excited and full of expectations.
"Genesis" is a group of giant murals created by Michelangelo from 1508 to 1512. It lasted for more than four years. The murals cover an area of about 480 square meters, which can be called a masterpiece.
This group of frescoes is so large that it completely covers the huge dome inside the church, extending from the doorway to the front wall, linking with the "Last Judgment".
The themes on the screen are all taken from the beginning of the "Bible", about the story of the opening of the heavens and the earth until the flood ark.
They are "Dividing Light and Darkness", "Creating Sun, Moon, and Grass", "Dividing Water and Land", "Creating Adam", "Creating Eve", "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden", "Sacrifice of Noah", "The Great Flood" ", "Noah Drunken".
The whole set of murals consists of the above 9 central pictures and many decorative painting departments. There are 343 figures painted in total. The scene is magnificent and the characterization is shocking. It is a vast systematic project.
"Genesis" is divided into three parts, namely "God Creates the World", "The Fall of Man", and "Unwanted Sacrifice".
Each scene surrounds a huge young man sitting in various forms, and on both sides of the mural are vivid witches, prophets and slaves.
The entire fresco is majestic and powerful. Even the strong and unusually strong vault of the Sistine Chapel seems to be unable to bear its weight, as if trembling slightly.
The inside of the church was completely quiet, everyone was looking up at the exquisite murals on the sky, and was deeply fascinated by it.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded on the scene, awakening Ye Tian, who was drunk, and other visitors.
"Steven, can you explain this "Genesis" to everyone? We were fortunate enough to hear your explanation in other exhibition halls. It can be said to be very exciting.
Most of the visitors at the scene are laymen and don’t have a deep understanding of this famous Zenith painting. You are a senior professional and you know more than us.”
The person who spoke was a white man in his forties with his wife and children around him. He was obviously traveling with a family.
When the voice fell, someone on the scene immediately responded.
"Yes, Steven, please explain it to everyone. As we all know, you once owned a Michelangelo oil painting, "The Creation of Adam", which came from "Genesis".
Your understanding of the famous group of murals in "Genesis" is definitely deeper and more thorough than most people. If you can explain it to everyone, that would be great! "
Hearing these two words, everyone on the scene turned their heads to look at Ye Tian, everyone was extremely excited and full of expectations!
At this time, in their eyes, Ye Tian is no longer the cruel and greedy bastard, but the world's top antique art appraisal expert and a senior professional.
Betty and Anderson are the same. They all looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his explanation.
Even the guides, staff, and security personnel in the Sistine Chapel looked at Ye Tian, curious, and wanted to hear his professional explanation.
Ye Tian looked back at the two buddies who were talking, then scanned the audience again, then smiled and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, good noon, I am Steven. I am very glad to see you all here. Here I wish you all a good and pleasant day.
As we all know, I am an atheist, and the Sistine Chapel has a very special status in the religious world. Michelangelo’s "Genesis" is also very special.
Obviously, I am not suitable for commenting on the mural of "Genesis" in this church. It may cause some unnecessary trouble. I don't want to see that happen.
Since everyone asks me to explain, I am not good at rejecting it. It is hard to be kind but not. I can explain this set of murals to satisfy everyone's curiosity.
But I will not comment on the content of this group of murals. I will only tell you about the artistry of this group of murals, as well as the background and related stories of Michelangelo’s creation of this group of murals"
"Papa Papa"
There was a round of applause, short and warm.
All the tourists in the church gave Ye Tian their applause.
While applauding, everyone secretly admired them.
This guy, Steven, is exactly the same as the legend, he is very cautious, drip-proof, and impeccable!
The applause soon fell, and Ye Tianqinglang's voice came out again.
""Genesis" is a group of zenith paintings, covering an area of 480 square meters, covering the entire dome of the Sistine Chapel. It is composed of nine pictures, with a total of 343 figures in the painting.
It can be seen that each of these characters in Michelangelo's works is idealized, heroic, and herculean, and fully expresses the beauty of the human body. It is very similar to his sculptures!
Because this is a zenith painting, and it was done independently by Michelangelo. When creating this group of zenith paintings, Michelangelo basically painted in a supine posture, and persisted for four to five years.
So much so that within a few months after the creation of "Genesis", Michelangelo couldn't look up. He had to look up even to read a letter. It can be said that he was creating with his life.
That's why Michelangelo completed this set of great works. What he left for future generations is the immortal grandeur and rigor, magnificence and solemnity, and an immortal monument of mural art.
Although Michelangelo has given people unlimited space for interpretation in terms of art, people’s admiration for his work spirit has also become an important aspect of examining this group of zenith paintings,..."
At the same time as the explanation, Ye Tian also opened the perspective and began to explore the group of murals on the church ceiling and the space above the dome to see if he could find something.
As far as he could see, all the details of the group of murals in "Genesis" on the zenith were immediately presented clearly in his eyes, without missing anything!
Even the library of the Vatican Library above the dome, and the sky above the church, appeared in his eyes, with a sweeping view.
There are indeed secrets in the series of murals in "Genesis", which may be called Michelangelo's code.
It was an anatomical picture resembling the structure of the human brain, and an anatomical picture of the human spine, which were hidden in the two murals of "Creation of Adam" and "Dividing Light and Darkness", which were very hidden.
According to historical records, Michelangelo had enthusiastically studied human anatomy during his years to improve his knowledge of the human body.
He once persuaded a monastery vice-president to allow him to study corpses in the monastery’s hospital, and drew many human anatomical sketches, but later he destroyed most of the relevant sketch notes.
Understand human anatomy, and all the murals are done by Michelangelo, and never pretend to be another person~www.wuxiaspot.com~ From this point of view, the human figure in "Genesis" is not unexpected!
Although this discovery was amazing, it was of no use to Ye Tian. He could only enjoy it secretly, and could not make it public.
In addition to the human anatomy, in the bottom sketches, he also found several figures and corresponding backgrounds that were not shown on the murals, which are also hidden secrets!
Like the previous discoveries, in the field of art, these discoveries are amazing enough to surely cause a sensation, but they are of little use to Ye Tian, they can only make him understand this group of murals better.
Of course, in the process of perspective, he also saw the whole process of Michelangelo creating this group of murals, witnessed the birth of a masterpiece, and the artist's amazing artistic talent!
After viewing the murals, his gaze continued upward, and he entered the library of the Vatican Library above the dome, which contained many ancient books from the Middle Ages.
Only a small part of these ancient books are in English, and the rest are mostly in Latin or Italian, as well as some ancient books in French, Spanish, and other languages.
In this historic library, Ye Tian also found two hidden compartments hidden behind the bookshelves, but the inside was empty, and there was no surprise to find!
Of course, the main reason is that he doesn't know the words in many ancient books, even if there are secrets hidden in those ancient books, he can't see it at this time!
It seems that we have to continue to study, learn all kinds of languages and scripts, so as not to miss some of the secrets and treasures in front of us, that would be a shame!
While secretly thinking this way, Ye Tian also retracted his gaze and ended the perspective.
