Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1740: Raphael’s Studio
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Unknowingly, the time was approaching six in the afternoon.
After visiting several exhibition halls in succession, Ye Tian and the others came to one of the most important and famous exhibition halls of the Vatican Museum, Raphael's Studio, ready to visit a series of top-notch works of art displayed here.
At this time, Antonio has already left. After all, he is the director of the Vatican Museum and has many matters to deal with. It is impossible to accompany Ye Tian and the others to visit for a long time.
In addition to Antonio, several other Vatican Museum executives also left one after another for similar reasons.
But Leonardo, two priests, several museum managers, and two security personnel were still there, continuing to accompany Ye Tian and the others on their visit, not without supervision.
The Vatican Museum is full of priceless top-notch antiques and art, and most of them have special religious significance. How dare they let Ye Tian and the others visit on their own!
Even if Ye Tian is a super rich man, a top antique art appraisal expert, and knows how to protect antique art, the museum cannot be completely assured.
After Antonio and the others left, Ye Tian took over the full responsibility of explanation. While admiring the antique artworks displayed in various exhibition halls, he introduced and explained them to Betty and the others.
If he encounters an antique artwork that he is not familiar with or does not understand very well, the commentator following behind will step forward and explain it.
Same as before, when he walked into Raphael's studio, Ye Tian began to introduce the exhibition hall. His clear voice echoed throughout the exhibition hall and reached the ears of everyone present.
“This is the famous Raphael Studio. I will not introduce Raphael, one of the three masters of Renaissance art, here. Everyone is very familiar with it and has appreciated many of his works.
In 1508, the Roman Catholic Church launched a large-scale art construction. Raphael, who had already become famous at the age of only 25, proudly came to Rome and accepted the Pope's commission as an art master.
The Raphael Studio in front of you is a set of rooms that the then Pope Julius II commissioned Raphael to decorate. It consists of four consecutive rooms and is located on the second floor of the Papal Palace in the Vatican.
Beginning in 1508 and ending in 1524, it took Raphael and his students a total of sixteen years to complete all the decoration work and create this beautiful palace of art.
As we all know, Raphael died in 1520. From the time he entered the Holy See at the age of 25 until his death at the age of 37, the most glorious twelve years of Raphael's life were all dedicated to this place.
Raphael's most glorious artistic career is faithfully recorded here. He left many great works of art here, and those great works of art also made this studio possible.
There is no doubt that the Raphael Studio is a treasure of the Vatican Museum’s painting category. The collection of Raphael paintings here is the largest and most elite in the world, and is unparalleled."
As Ye Tian explained in a cadence, Betty and Anderson were looking at the exhibition hall they were in and admiring the many top-notch works of art displayed in the exhibition hall.
Without exception, each of them was completely shocked by this beautiful exhibition hall and completely attracted by the famous and top-notch works of art, with expressions of intoxication.
Leonardo and several other Vatican people, who were standing a little behind, had a bit of admiration in their eyes. They were all impressed by Ye Tian's wonderful explanation.
After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to smile and said loudly:
"There are four rooms in Raphael's studio. If we introduce them in the order in which Raphael painted, their order should be the Signature Room, the Eliodoro Room, the Fire Alarm Room, and the Constantine Room.
But if introduced in the order of architectural pattern and visiting space, they should be arranged like this, first is the Constantine Hall, followed by the Eliodoro Hall, the Signature Hall, and the Fire Alarm Hall.
Where we are now is the Constantine Room, which was once the papal reception room. The Constantine Room was designed by Raphael himself, but he only completed the draft and died before it was completed.
As the name suggests, this room commemorates Constantine the Great. The four murals in the hall mainly show the Roman Emperor Constantine, who had a very high status in the eyes of Christians.
In 312 AD, on the eve of the decisive battle at the Milvi Bridge with Maxentius for the throne, Constantine claimed to have seen the apparition of Christ, which was a symbol of the Roman Empire's recognition of the legitimacy of Christianity.
After winning the Battle of Milvi Bridge, Constantine fulfilled his promise and promulgated the famous "Edict of Milan", which enabled Christianity to come from the underground to the earth. From then on, it spread rapidly and developed.
Raphael used four murals to express this theme, which are "The Baptism of Constantine", "The Cross Appears to Constantine", "The Battle of the Milvi Bridge", and "The Presentation of Constantine" 》.
Because of Raphael's untimely death, most of these murals were painted by his students Romano, Penney and others based on Raphael's drafts. In this regard, it is somewhat regrettable.
Despite this, the grand and harmonious layout and noble and elegant character creation of these murals still reveal the imprint of Raphael. Let’s start with the "Battle of Milvi Bridge" on the left."
With that said, Ye Tian and Betty came to stand a few meters away from the left wall of the room and began to admire the majestic classical mural, "The Battle of Milvey Bridge."
The Battle of Milvi Bridge was a famous battle that took place in 312 AD. The two warring parties were Constantine and Maxentius.
With his victory in this battle, Constantine abolished the four emperors and became the sole monarch of the Roman Empire. It also marked the beginning of Constantine's conversion to Christianity.
From then on, Christianity came from underground to above ground. With the strong support of the Roman Empire, it began to develop rapidly and soon spread throughout the Western world.
After visiting this magnificent and magnificent mural, Ye Tian and the others went to the next mural, "The Cross Appears to Constantine", and began to appreciate this famous mural.
The next was "The Baptism of Constantine" and finally "The Presentation of Constantine". Ye Tian and the others carefully appreciated each mural.
At the same time, Ye Tian gave a wonderful explanation for each mural here to deepen Betty and the others' understanding and better appreciate these top-notch works of art.
After admiring the four murals in the Constantine Hall and several Renaissance sculptures displayed in this hall, Ye Tian and the others continued to move forward and entered the next room.
The next room is the Eliodoro Room, a dazzling sanctuary of art.
On the ceiling of this hall, there are four ceiling paintings painted by Raphael, which are based on four stories in the Old Testament of the Bible.
They are Noah leaving the ark, Abraham wanting Isaac to be sacrificed, Moses burning a bush in front of him, and Jacob dreaming of the ladder to heaven.
There are several frescoes painted on the walls of the hall, all of which were painted by Raphael. Each of them is a priceless top-notch work of art, radiating brilliance and brilliance in the history of art!
The four murals are: "The Capture of Eliodorus in the Temple of Jerusalem", "The Escape of St. Peter from Prison", "The Mass at Bolsena", and "Leo V Defeats the Hun King A "Tila".
Among them, "The Capture of Eliodoro in the Temple of Jerusalem" is the most famous. Its main purpose is to convey the inviolability of the church's property. The name of the Eliodoro Hall comes from this famous mural!
The other three murals, "Mass in Bolsena", "St. Peter's Escape from Prison", and "Leo V Defeats Attila the Hun", mainly express the spirit and spirit of the church under the blessing of God. secular power.
Interestingly, in "The Capture of Eliodoro in the Temple of Jerusalem", the client Pope Julius II appears, which looks like a hard product placement!
In "Mass in Bolsena", the client Pope Julius II appears again, and is very conspicuous, and Raphael himself transforms into a member of the Swiss Guard, looking out of the painting!
Such a creative technique can often be seen in Raphael's other works. Raphael carried it to the extreme and had a great influence on many painters at that time and in later generations.
After entering the Eliodoro Hall, Ye Tian quickly scanned the panorama, and then took Betty to the mural "St. Peter's Escape from Prison" and began to appreciate this famous mural.
At the same time, his professional explanations began again, and they were still as exciting as ever.
""St. Peter's Escape from Prison" is a very special mural work, painted by Raphael himself. It is a very famous light source work in the history of Western art.
The content of the mural is about Saint Peter, the eldest disciple of Jesus, who was imprisoned for preaching, and God sent an angel to rescue him. The painting depicts this famous story.
As we all know, St. Peter is the first pope of Christianity. If he is saved, it means that all future popes will be blessed by God, which has a very special meaning.
In the middle of the mural, St. Peter is sleeping soundly. At this moment, the angel quietly comes and wants to wake him up. The angel's whole body radiates a strong light, illuminating everything.
The armor of the soldiers at the prison gate also reflected a bright light. On the left side of the mural, the warden discovered that Saint Peter had been rescued, so he immediately woke up the soldiers and asked them to chase him.
In the area on the left side of the mural, the light source comes from the moon in the sky. It is cold and dark. The warden also holds a torch in his hand, which is another light source in this famous mural.
The reason why this mural by Raphael is classic is that these special light sources are constantly interspersed in the dark prison, which greatly enhances the sense of space and perspective..."
While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly turned on perspective and began to explore this famous fresco and this wall.
Everywhere he looked, this mural and the wall that carried it were instantly seen through by Ye Tian, and there were no more secrets.
In this mural, Ye Tian discovered several little secrets left by Raphael. Some of them had been discovered and made public before, while some were discovered for the first time and were still unknown.
There are secret signatures left by Raphael and some harmless tricks he played, hidden in various places in the painting.
Unlike Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael rarely played such esoteric and puzzling games as mysterious characters and Fibonacci sequences.
The secrets he left in his paintings seem more like real games, his little teases and mood adjustments in the process of artistic creation!
In addition to these little secrets, through perspective, Ye Tian seemed to see Raphael standing in front of this wall with a paintbrush in his hand, displaying his amazing talent. He seemed to have seen that great era with bright stars!