Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1395: Huge ceiling painting
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Not long after, Ye Tian and the others arrived at Hercules Hall.
The Hercules Hall is located at the junction of the northeast corner and the north wing on the second floor of the main building. During the Louis XIV era, it was the royal chapel and was later converted into the king's audience hall.
As soon as she walked into the exhibition hall, Betty said in surprise:
"Dear, look at the huge oil painting in front of you. It looks so similar to the "The Wedding at Cana" in the Mona Lisa Hall of the Louvre. It seems to have been painted by the same artist!"
While saying this, Betty had already pointed to the huge classicist oil painting in the exhibition hall.
Following the direction of her finger, Ye Tian looked at the huge oil painting, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Dear, you guessed it right, this oil painting is "Simon's Family Feast", which, like "The Wedding at Cana", was painted by Veronese, a famous Renaissance painter and one of the three masters of Venice. works.
Veronese is particularly good at painting large oil paintings. This oil painting was created in 1570 and was painted by Veronese for the Monastery of Santa Maria in Venice. It is undoubtedly a top-notch work of art.
In 1664, the then Italian Governor-General presented this oil painting to French King Louis XIV, intending to win France's support for Italy's war against Turkey. This can be regarded as a bribe or a tribute.
Louis XIV liked this oil painting very much. After receiving it as a gift, he hung the oil painting here. For a period of time, this Veronese masterpiece was also hung in the Louvre.
Similar to "The Wedding at Cana", "Simon's Family Feast" is also a religious story derived from the Bible. It tells the story between **** and Mary Magdalene. It is full of philosophy and thought-provoking!
During this legendary family feast, Mary Magdalene washed the feet of **** with her tears, showing great piety. However, several Pharisees nearby disapproved of Mary's behavior.
They were thinking, 'If **** is really a prophet, he should know that Mary is a prostitute and a sinful woman.' **** saw through the thoughts of these Pharisees.
Jesus remained calm on the surface, turned to his disciples and said: 'Faith can save anyone'. This painting depicts exactly this moment, let's go over and enjoy it!"
With that said, Ye Tian led Betty towards the huge oil painting in front of him, explaining as he walked.
Anderson and the others then followed and walked together to Veronese's "Simon's Family".
In a blink of an eye, the group of them arrived in front of "Simon's Family Feast", stopped one after another, and began to admire this magnificent masterpiece from the Renaissance!
A few minutes later, they finished admiring this top-notch work of art, and then walked to another famous oil painting in the Hercules Hall to stop and admire it!
This oil painting is "Rebecca at the Well", from Tintoretto, a famous Italian painter during the Renaissance, one of the three masters of the Venetian School, and another disciple of the master Titian!
He came to stand in front of this oil painting, and after quietly admiring it for a while, Ye Tian began to explain to Betty and the others, still very professional and lively.
"The story depicted in "Rebecca at the Well" also comes from the Bible. Abraham's servant was ordered by his master to return to his hometown of Haran in Mesopotamia to choose his own tribe for his master's only son Isaac. The girl is a wife.
After going through hardships, the servant returned to the city of Haran and prayed at a well: 'If someone can give me and my camels water to drink, then she is the wife of the young master I am looking for.'
As soon as she finished speaking, the elegant and pretty Rebecca came over with a water jug. She was about to feed her father's livestock, so she gave water to the tired passerby and the camel first.
Later on, Rebecca indeed became Isaac’s wife. This representative painting by Tintoretto depicts exactly what happened at the well..."
In front of the fireplace below "Rebecca by the Well", only Ye Tian's voice echoed in the air.
Everyone at the scene was listening to his professional and vivid explanation. They all raised their heads slightly, admiring the Renaissance masterpiece, and their eyes were full of enchantment!
After appreciating "Rebecca at the Well", everyone did not look back. Instead, they followed the direction of Ye Tian's finger and looked up at the dome of the Hercules Hall and began to appreciate the dome murals.
Ye Tian's explanation did not stop, and his clear voice still echoed in everyone's ears.
“The mural on the dome of the Hercules Hall covers an area of 480 square meters, which is very exaggerated. It is the masterpiece of François Lemoine, the famous French painter in the 18th century and the founder of Rococo art.
This huge ceiling mural was completed almost by Lemoine alone and took a total of three years. It is one of the largest ceiling paintings in Europe and a shocking feat.
Because of this ceiling painting, Lemoine achieved great success and became the chief painter of the palace. However, it was this painting that made him physically and mentally exhausted, triggered depression, and committed suicide six months later!
At the time of his suicide, Lemoine was only 49 years old, which was the golden age of artistic creation. It can be said to be a pity. Otherwise, Lemoine would have achieved greater artistic achievements.
The title of the painting is "Hercules Ascension to Heaven", and the content comes from Greek mythology. After the death of the great hero Hercules, he ascended the Holy Mountain and was made a god. He married Hebe, the daughter of Zeus.
Lemoine seemed to use his brush to move the entire divine race onto the canvas and onto the dome. He painted a total of 142 figures, among which the ancient Greek gods can be seen.
The one wearing a lion skin on his shoulders and holding an olive stick is the Hercules. Standing on the chariot are Zeus and the Queen Hera, and next to them is Zeus's daughter Hibby.
On Mount Olympia, Zeus held the hand of his daughter Hebe to welcome the hero Hercules, and together with the queen Hera, introduced Hebe to Hercules. This can also be said to be a blind date scene!
Have you seen the eagle at the feet of Zeus? That was the guy who tortured Prometheus on the Caucasus cliff. He was shot by Hercules and brought here as a meeting gift!
Like many paintings from the Louis XIV period that I saw before in the Palace of Versailles, this ceiling painting also uses Hercules to praise the achievements of Louis XIV..."
After staying in Hercules Hall for more than half an hour, Ye Tian and the others just left and headed towards the Harvest Hall located to the west of Hercules Hall!
The main displays in this exhibition hall are the medals and treasure collections of French kings, as well as many palace furniture of various artistic styles and made in various eras, which are quite interesting.
In addition, to the north of the Harvest Hall, you can see the Ladonna Fountain in the garden. The scenery is very good!
After wandering around the Harvest Hall for about twenty minutes, Ye Tian and the others walked into the Venus Hall and began to appreciate this luxurious building and the antique artworks displayed here.
As soon as they entered the Venus Hall, Ye Tian and the others saw the marble statue of Louis XIV standing in front of them. It was created by the famous French sculptor Jean Weilling and is his most famous masterpiece!
However, what attracted Ye Tian most to the Venus Hall was not the statue of Louis XIV, but the dome of the Venus Hall.
On the dome of the Venus Hall, there are several wonderful ceiling murals, some derived from ancient Roman mythology, and some from Greek mythology!
The first ceiling painting is located in the center of the dome. The theme is "Venus Makes Her Empire Divine and Powerful". It is from the famous painter Antonius. It is a Baroque ceiling painting created in 1672.
In the picture, the three goddesses of beauty are putting a flower crown on Venus, and Venus is leaning on the car, holding a garland of roses!
The rose garland in her hand is wrapped around Mars, the **** of war, Vulcan, the **** of fire, Bacchus, the **** of wine, Norton, the **** of sea, and Jupiter, the **** of fire!
At both ends of this ceiling painting, there are two more ceiling paintings!
One is "Zeus falls in love with the Phoenician princess Europa", and the other is "The sea **** Poseidon falls in love with the beautiful fairy Amphitrite in the sea".
Like the central ceiling painting, these two ceiling paintings are also made by famous artists and have extraordinary artistic value!