Chapter 2715: The naval battle that changed history

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David and Zac also came to their senses. After being deeply shocked by this "Battle of Lepanto", each of them was full of curiosity.

This situation is normal. After all, they are not experts and scholars studying Western painting art. They know nothing about this legendary masterpiece that was burned down in 1577.

The only thing they knew was the very famous battle of Lepanto in Western history and the famous artist of the Venetian school, Tintoretto!

Ye Tian looked at David and the others, then smiled and said:

"Guys, let me introduce this majestic "Battle of Lepanto". The first thing I want to introduce is Tintoretto, a disciple of Titian, and the most famous and outstanding Venice after Titian. School painter.

Tintoretto’s art not only inherited Titian’s tradition, but also was innovative. In terms of narrative and teaser, he followed Michelangelo, highlighting strong movement and rich colors, making him unique in the Venetian school of painting.

The Battle of Lepanto refers to a battle between the combined fleet of Spain, the Holy See, and Venice and the Ottoman fleet at the Cape of Lepanto when the Ottoman Turk Empire attacked Europe in 1571.

The final victor of this famous naval battle was the Catholic Allied Forces, just like the content depicted in this "Lepanto Battle", and the main force of the Catholic Union Fleet was the fleet of the Republic of Venice at that time.

In this naval battle, the combined Catholic fleet destroyed the Ottoman Turkish fleet in one fell swoop. After the war, although the combined Catholic forces did not retake Cyprus, they thwarted the Ottomans' attempt to control the western Mediterranean.

In the history of the West and the world, the Lepanto naval battle is of great significance. First, it marked the end of the era of galleys and the arrival of the era of sails and naval guns. Since then, naval wars have entered a new era.

More importantly, the victory of the Battle of Lepanto greatly increased the morale of the Catholic country. This battle was called the Battle of Tur in 732 AD where Charlie the Hammer defeated the Arabs and was called the two major battles to defend Catholicism."

Having just said this, the bishop of Kent who was standing next to him immediately said:

"Steven is right. It was through the Battle of Lepanto that the coalition prevented the Ottoman Turkish army from entering the hinterland of Europe and ensured the development of Catholicism in Europe! The significance of this naval battle is extremely significant!"

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued:

"In addition to its significance, this naval battle is also known for its extreme **** and cruelty. All Christians and Musilin who participated in the war regarded their opponents as enemies of life and death, and their greatest goal was to kill each other.

These guys carried great brutality and used unheard of horrific methods to kill wildly. The Spanish veteran used a long spear to push Musilin into the sea, and the Moors used a mace to smash the helmeted Italian and burst his brains.

The Christians used matchlock guns to knock down the people wearing headscarves in a row on the side. The Turks also nailed the thin-armored Christians one by one on the deck with a dense rain of arrows, and the wailing sounds resounded. The whole sea area.

The burning Turkish galley used its hard and protruding bow to madly hit the stern of a Catholic coalition sailing ship. The desperate Catholics had to set the gunpowder on fire and blow themselves and their enemies into the sky.

Even if the drowners on both sides cannot protect themselves, they will fight each other, or lie on the driftwood with a sharp knife, or lie in a wooden barrel with a javelin. As long as the wind and water flow are right, they will do everything possible to kill each other.

The most eye-catching battle of this naval battle was the duel between the two flagships. The flagship of the Ottoman Turkish side was the Sultana, and the flagship of the Catholic coalition was the King, which was also the commander of the two sides.

During the battle, the Sultana took the König directly, and the König used a powerful bow cannon to inflict a lot of damage on the Sultana. Then the Sultana used its extremely rigid bow to directly insert the König’s front row oars.

In this crazy collision, many Christians were directly smashed into meatloaf. The next step was a more cruel battle. Due to the disparity in power, this crazy duel ended in the failure of the Turkish flagship.

The commander-in-chief of the Turkish navy, Ali Pasha, fought until the last minute, until his head was cut off by a Spaniard and put on the tip of a spear. The **** battle of Lepanto even dyed the entire sea red.

After Ali Pasha's death, the famous Arab pirate Uluchi led his warships and Algerian pirates in a frenzied and **** revenge, causing great damage to the Catholic combined fleet, but did not reverse the situation.

Compared with the real battle conditions at the time, Tintoretto’s oil painting "The Battle of Lepanto" showed a much calmer battle scene. A certain degree of artistic treatment was done to prevent people from feeling discomfort. "

Before the words were over, there was a sound of exclamation on the scene.

"Wow! It's peaceful, God knows how cruel the real battle is!"

"Oh my god, what a crazy killing"

Without exception, everyone was completely shocked by the cruelty of the Lepanto naval battle.

But Ye Tian's explanation continued.

"After the Battle of Lepanto, in order to commemorate this great battle and to commemorate the victory in the battle against Ottoman Turkey, the then Governor of Venice publicly solicited works based on this naval battle from artists.

Tintoretto was the first artist to complete the creation and bring his work to the application. The work he brought with him at that time was this "Battle of Lepanto", which is the earliest and most famous one describing the battle of Lepanto. An oil painting.

Unsurprisingly, this "Battle of Lepanto" was selected, but Dante Alighieri’s behavior was criticized by all his colleagues because it was generally submitted as a draft. It is considered immoral to ask to do so!

Because of this, although Tintoretto’s oil painting is outstanding, and the same subject is unmatched, it has attracted huge controversy. It was rumored that this oil painting was burned in a fire until 1577.

But who could have imagined that this famous oil painting was kept intact and stored in the Embassy of the Republic of Venice, then hidden by Philip again, completely disappearing from people's vision.

It was not until we came here that we discovered this hidden grid that Philip had painstakingly dug up, and discovered the two oil paintings he had hidden here, that made this famous oil painting reappear and uncovered the fog about this oil painting.

Among all the artworks depicting the battle of Lepanto, Tintoretto’s oil painting is the most outstanding, coupled with the significance of the battle of Lepanto and hidden controversies and stories afterwards! , The value of this oil painting can be imagined"

In the end, Ye Tian did not give an accurate estimate of this "Lepanto Sea Battle", leaving a suspense, and also whipped everyone's appetite!

However, everyone on the scene already knew it!

The "Battle of Lepanto" in front of me is definitely a top art piece of invaluable value, and it is likely to be the most expensive and most valuable of all Tintoretto's works!

Thinking of this, when everyone watched this "Battle of Lepanto", their eyes suddenly became even hotter, and they were almost burning!

After introducing this oil painting, the hidden stories and controversies, Ye Tian stopped talking and began to appreciate this priceless top art!

The rest of the people on the scene are also the same, their eyes are once again attracted by this majestic temptation!