Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1385: Art Village
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Barbizon is the name of a village on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest. It is also a well-known name in the history of Western art.
At nearly 6:30 in the afternoon, Ye Tian and his convoy passed through the Fontainebleau Forest and drove slowly to the intersection of this artistic village and town.
"Mattis, tell the guys to stop the car. Let's get off the car and walk into Barbizon Village. The motorcade will slowly follow behind. Don't let the helicopter go in. Park it in the parking lot at the entrance of the village.
This is a beautiful village full of artistic flavor. The footprints left by artists can be seen everywhere on the streets. The scenery at every step is very charming and must not be missed!
Ye Tian said through the wireless headset, his words full of expectation.
"Okay, Steven"
Mattis responded and immediately informed.
In the blink of an eye, this heavy-duty convoy slowly stopped on the side of the road.
Immediately afterwards, Mattis and many security personnel got out of the car first, quickly dispersed, set up a cordon, and checked the surrounding situation.
After confirming that there was no danger, Matisse notified Ye Tian and the others to get off the car.
Ye Tian then reached out to open the car door, took Betty out of the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV, and set foot on the land at the entrance of Barbizon Village for the first time!
Stop standing on the ground, Ye Tian saw a sign at the entrance of Barbizon Village at a glance, then pointed to the sign and said:
"That is the masterpiece of Francois Millet, a famous French painter, a representative of the Barbizon School, known as a peasant painter, and the most beloved painter in the history of modern French painting, "Vespers" .
Of course, this "Vespers" is not an oil painting on canvas by Miller, but a mosaic collage. The real "Vespers" is collected in the Louvre, and we have seen it before.
Miller's "Vespers" has now become a symbol of Barbizon. Personally, I also like Millet's works very much and appreciate his simple and friendly artistic language! "
With that said, Ye Tian took Betty and walked towards the wooden sign erected on the roadside at the entrance of the village.
Anderson and the others immediately followed and walked towards the wooden sign representing Barbizon Village.
Pedestrians and tourists who happened to be at the entrance of Barbizon Village looked at Ye Tian and the others in surprise and whispered.
"Let me go! Why did this guy Steven come to Barbizon? This is not a good thing. Wherever this guy appears, there will be no peace. Is something going to happen in Barbizon today?"
"Yes, I also have this hunch. The galleries and antique shops in Barbizon are probably going to be unlucky, just like the unlucky ones in the Saint-Ouin flea market, they will not escape the bad luck of being looted! ”
While there was a lot of discussion, several local Barbizon residents and artists living here took out their mobile phones and began to notify their friends about Ye Tian's arrival.
A few others took a deep look at Ye Tian, then turned around and walked quickly into Barbizon Village with serious expressions on their faces.
In a few steps, Ye Tian and the others came to Miller's "Vespers" and stopped one after another to admire this famous realist masterpiece.
The original version of "Vespers" is very small, only 55cm*66cm. The mosaic collage of "Vespers" in front of me is much larger, two or three times the size of the original work.
What the painting shows is a peasant couple working in the fields. When they heard the church bells ringing in the distance, they put down their work and began to pray devoutly!
This farmer couple is praying devoutly. The man takes off his hat and holds it in his hands, lowering his head to pray. The woman also lowers her head to pray, with her hands clasped in front of her chest.
Their tool was beside them, a simple iron fork for digging potatoes. There was only a broken basket between them with a few potatoes in it!
Not far from the peasant woman, there is a simple cart with two small bags of potatoes on it. That is the harvest of their hard day's work!
In the distant view of the picture, the sunset is about to set in the west, and the afterglow shines on the earth. The twilight casts a bleak atmosphere on the earth, revealing a bit of sadness!
Here, the painter devoted all his efforts to portray this bleak atmosphere and let it envelope this amiable and pitiful working couple.
Miller used the brush in his hand and superb painting skills to focus on depicting the piety and simplicity of the peasant couple, expressing his infinite sympathy for the living conditions of the peasants!
Since Ye Tian had already emphatically explained this world-famous painting when he visited the Louvre before, there was no need to repeat it again now!
A few of them just quietly painted in front of them, admiring it carefully, intoxicated by the wonderful artistic conception shown in the painting, and marveling at Miller's peak painting skills.
After quietly admiring it for a while, Ye Tian couldn't help but sigh.
"This is really a poem for workers, so beautiful! No wonder the people of Barbizon chose this famous painting as the village logo. There is nothing more appropriate than it!"
Hearing this comment, Betty and Anderson both nodded slightly, obviously very much in agreement.
After admiring it for a while, Ye Tian pointed at the road leading to the village at his feet, and said with a smile:
"Let's go in. There are many famous paintings of the Barbizon School in the village, as well as many galleries and antique shops. We can enjoy them!"
After saying that, he walked towards the village, and Betty and the others followed him immediately.
Mattis and other security personnel were walking in front, behind, and left of them, watching the surrounding situation vigilantly, ready to respond at any time.
Following them, several black Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs slowly started and drove into this world-famous art village!
Further behind, there are the Paris policemen who are following, following closely behind!
After walking about fifty meters along the cobblestone sidewalk, Ye Tian and the others stopped again and looked at a famous painting on the wall on the right!
Like "Vespers" at the entrance of the village, this is also a famous painting of the Barbizon School. It is also made of mosaics. It is also one of Miller's masterpieces, "The Gleaners".
This famous oil painting is a work created by Miller in 1857. It is one of his masterpieces and is currently collected in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. It is a top-notch work of art at the level of a treasure!
When they visited the Musée d'Orsay before, Ye Tian and the others stopped in front of this famous painting for a long time and admired it carefully. Ye Tian also gave a very professional explanation!
Seeing this painting again at this time, Ye Tian said nothing more. Everyone just admired it quietly and discussed it in a low voice from time to time!
This painting depicts the most ordinary scene in a rural area. In autumn, the golden fields look endless. On the land after the wheat harvest, three peasant women are bending over and carefully picking up the fallen ears of wheat.
The hill-like pile of wheat behind them seemed to have nothing to do with them.
Although the appearance and facial expressions of the three peasant women cannot be clearly seen on the screen, Miller used his own brush to depict their figures as solemn and beautiful as classical sculptures!
In this oil painting, Miller used a charming warm yellow tone, and the calm and rich colors of the red and blue headscarves are also melted into the yellow.
This tone makes the whole picture quiet and solemn, pastoral style conveying Miller's deep sympathy for the difficult life of farmers and Miller's love for rural life.
The technique of the entire work is extremely simple and simple. The clear sky and golden wheat fields appear very harmonious. The rich colors are unified in soft tones, showing a charming rural scenery.
Like Miller's other masterpieces, although the content of the painting is easy to understand and concise, it is by no means mediocre and superficial, but is profound and thought-provoking.
And this is an important feature of Miller's art.
After admiring this masterpiece of Miller for a while, Ye Tian pointed to another painting on the wall across the street and said with a smile:
“Let’s go over and admire that painting. It seems to be a realistic landscape painting by Corot. It is one of his representative works and is also famous in the history of art!
Strictly speaking, Corot is not a painter of the Barbizon School, but he has very close contacts with several representatives of the Barbizon School, and some people also classify him as a Barbizon School painter.
For the villagers of Barbizon, this is undoubtedly what they want to see the most! Next, we will definitely see a lot of Corot's works, all over the streets and alleys of this village! "
While talking, Ye Tian had already crossed the road and came to the opposite side of the street, and began to admire the Corot's masterpiece!
At the same time, he also secretly turned on perspective and looked directly through the wall to the artist's studio behind the wall to see if he could find anything!