Chapter 2714: Fabricated legend
Compared to Giorgione's "Venus in Bath", the second oil painting placed deeper in the dark grid is a bit larger, about 100*10, and is also covered with black moisture-proof tarpaulin.
Ye reached out and took the picture frame out of the dark grid. He carefully checked the appearance over and over again, and found nothing unusual.
After that, he began to disassemble the moisture-proof tarpaulin outside the frame, winged.
In a blink of an eye, these black moisture-proof tarpaulins were uncovered, and the painting hidden below finally appeared in front of everyone.
The first thing everyone saw was a Renaissance-style golden picture frame with some exquisite patterns and flowers carved on the frame, giving it a magnificent feeling.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw the content of this oil painting.
What this oil painting depicts is a fierce and cruel naval battle, and it was a naval battle that occurred in the middle and late sixteenth century.
The two warring parties were the bishops' coalition composed of the Spanish colonial empire, the Holy See, and the army of the Republic of Venice, and the navy of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The reason for this determination is that although the flags flying on the ships of both sides are tattered, it is not difficult to identify, and the uniforms, appearances, and weapons used by the soldiers on both sides have their own distinctive characteristics!
The close-up view of this oil painting can also be the focus. It is a Venetian navy warship with bruises and bruises. It is engaged in a battle with a Turkish navy galley, and it is a slaughter on the side.
The soldiers on the Venetian warship, in a condescending posture, through the springboard between the two warships, rushed into the Turkish navy's galleys like a tide, waving their sabers and other weapons in their hands, and killing them frantically.
The relatively backward Turkish galley had already caught fire. The ship was full of blazing fires, with corpses everywhere, and the Turkish navy soldiers died in a miserable state.
The part of the Turkish navy soldiers who were lucky enough to survive, faced the crazy impact of the Venetian soldiers, while brandishing a scimitar to resist, they kept retreating to the stern.
At this time, they can be enemies on their backs and stomachs. Not only do they have to withstand the tide of Venetian soldiers, but also the fire that is getting more and more burning.
Without exception, the faces and eyes of those Turkish naval soldiers were full of fear and despair. Under the circumstances that they could not retreat, some Turkish soldiers even collapsed completely and jumped directly into the sea.
The Venetian soldiers who rushed into the Turkish warship were all red-eyed, fighting desperately, trying to kill all the Turks on board and completely occupy the warship.
The sea where these two warships are located is now turbulent. Among the undulating waves, there are many soldiers' bodies floating, and many soldiers are struggling desperately in the sea, desperate!
On the sea a little farther away, there are still many huge sailing boats and galleys facing each other or fighting. Some warships are engaged in cruel battles, and some warships are blasting wildly with artillery.
Many of the warships on both sides of the battle were scarred. Many warships ignited a raging fire, which reflected the entire sky. Some warships had been destroyed and were slowly sinking into the sea.
On the turbulent sea, smoke billowed everywhere, and there were wrecks of warships, broken logs, and soldiers from both sides dying and struggling in the sea.
Even the surface of the sea seemed to be completely reddened by the blood of the soldiers on both sides, turning into a sea of blood!
And at the top of this oil painting, in the air above the sea area where the two warring parties are located, there are several ambassadors flying in the air, seeming to cheer for the bishops' coalition that has an overwhelming advantage on the sea below!
As the bishop's coalition gradually gained the upper hand, the sky that was originally densely covered with dark clouds suddenly split, and a piece of brilliant sunlight passed through the dark clouds and directly shone on the bishop's coalition warship on the sea below.
This scene, combined with the envoys flying in the sky, is like God splitting the hazy air and sending victory to the bishop's coalition on the sea below, which is very symbolic!
The painting of this oil painting is majestic, with complex composition, numerous characters and exaggerated movements, flickering light, full of dramatic tension, and the whole picture reveals a tragic atmosphere, which makes people a little bit shy to watch.
In addition, in the lower right corner of the painting, there is a line of swash Latin, which should be the personal signature of the artist who created the painting.
The first time they saw this oil painting, everyone was completely shocked by the content it depicted, and was completely attracted by this ancient oil painting, and couldn't help but be immersed in it.
Several professionals at the scene, including Ye, showed a dumbfounded expression the first time they saw this oil painting, each with their eyes full of crazy and incredible!
Some guys even wondered if they were dazzled or hallucinated. They stretched out their hands and rubbed their eyes before looking at this majestic oil painting again.
However, this oil painting has not changed in any way, and it is a real existence before them.
The content depicted in this oil painting, as well as the meaning it represents and its position in the history of Western art, deeply shocked each of them, and made each of them crazy.
Of course, Ye, who was also dumbfounded, was just performing, so as not to reveal any flaws.
After a while, Paul, the curator of the Palazzo Venezia Museum, suddenly muttered to himself:
"Now! I'm not mistaken, am I? This is actually Tintoretto’s famous oil painting, The Battle of Lepanto. Because of this painting, Tintoretto was collectively rejected by almost all Venetian painters.
According to rumours, wasn’t this oil painting completely destroyed in the fire at the Doge’s Palace in Venice in 1577? How can it appear here? Hidden in this hidden secret, is it possible that I am dazzled? "
Following Paul's words, everyone immediately became sober, and the scene immediately boiled over.
Especially the several experts and scholars who knew something about this famous oil painting, all exclaimed in exclamation, all of them like crazy!
"Yes! Tintoretto's "Battle of Lepanto" caused great controversy at the time, but it was quickly burned down. How could this oil painting appear here? Is this a forgery, or Tinto Lieto drew two pictures?"
"Does not rule out the possibility of forgery, but apart from Tintoretto, who can paint such a magnificent "Battle of Lepanto"? I believe everyone can see that this is definitely a priceless one. Top art.
Artists who can paint such a work, no matter what era they are, are the top art masters. UU Reading www.uukanshu. How can a master of art like com imitate other people's works, even if Tintoretto is imitated! "
Before the exclamation fell, Ye suddenly smiled and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are not mistaken. This is the work of Tintoretto, a famous Venetian painter in the late Renaissance. The "Battle of Lepanto" that caused great controversy at the time.
From the shocking majestic momentum and artistic expressiveness of this oil painting, the extremely brilliant painting techniques and the use of light, the variety and exaggeration of the characters, all can prove that this is the masterpiece!
More importantly, in the lower right corner of this "Battle of Lepanto", there is the personal signature of the artist Tintoretto. This signature has appeared many times in other works of Tintoretto, such as fake!
In this way, the rumor that this "Battle of Lepanto" was burned in the fire of the Doge's Palace in Venice is not true. It is only an error. The real "Battle of Lepanto" is in front of everyone.
You can let your imagination run wild and guess if the controversy caused by this "Battle of Lepanto" was so great that Tintoretto became a target of public criticism and made up this biography.
A fire broke out at the Doge’s Palace in Venice, where this oil painting was collected. The people who fabricated this biography took advantage of the fire. Tintoretto’s oil painting was burned in the fire.
This magnificent oil painting has in fact been kept secretly, and somehow it passed to the ambassador of the Republic of Venice in Rome. It was stolen by Philip and hidden here! "
"what!"
There was a sound of exclamation at the scene, and everyone was surprised by Ye's analysis.
Especially for the experts and scholars, everyone's eyes were wide, staring at Ye with dumbfounded eyes, and watching the "Battle of Lepanto" he was holding in his hand.
