Chapter 1747： Another masterpiece

While introducing and explaining "Genesis", Ye Tian and the others are also slowly moving forward.

The many tourists who came into the church with them and walked forward, admiring the exquisite frescoes on the dome, and listening to Ye Tian's professional and wonderful explanation.

Following Ye Tian’s explanation, their understanding and understanding of Michelangelo’s masterpiece "Genesis" is rapidly deepening, as if opening a door to art, and their eyes are suddenly enlightened!

Soon, Ye Tian and the other tourists who were visiting the church have already passed through the marble framed screen in the center of the church to the deeper part of the church.

At this time, another masterpiece by Michelangelo, "The Last Supper", drawn on the wall facing the church door, has been presented before everyone's eyes, very clearly!

The content and feeling on "The Last Supper" are quite different from "Genesis", and there is even a big conflict between the two.

Therefore, in order not to destroy the current mood, Ye Tian could only hold back his curiosity, and did not immediately appreciate the "Last Judgment" a few meters ahead, but continued to explain it.

It was not until he finished explaining "Genesis" and quickly adjusted his emotions that he looked at "The Last Judgment" on the front wall, another masterpiece of Michelangelo.

"The Last Judgment" is a great work commissioned by Pope Paul III by Michelangelo in 1534 for the Sistine Chapel. It took seven years before it was completed in 1541.

This is a huge mural that covers the entire wall behind the altar of the church. It is about 14 meters high and 12 meters wide. It depicts more than 400 characters, all based on real and historical characters.

In fact, "The Last Judgment" is the continuation and development of the Zenith painting "Genesis", and its artistic value is comparable to "Genesis".

In the history of art, these two murals are collectively called the two most representative giants in Michelangelo's life, and they are also the greatest artistic contribution left to the world by the Italian Renaissance!

Unlike the magnificent and hopeful theme of "Genesis", "The Last Judgment" gives people a feeling of gloom and deep, even pain and despair, and the theme of the painting is very heavy.

This happened because Michelangelo was experiencing a crisis of spirit and faith when he accepted Paul III's commission.

That's why he chose the theme of "The Last Judgment" to show the great pain he has endured.

Compared with the previous murals and the "Genesis" created more than 20 years ago, Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" has a relatively simple concept.

It depicts the moment when the end of the world comes, Christ will judge the living and the dead, those who are exonerated by him will have eternal life, and the sinners will fall into hell!

This idea is embodied in the mural, which is two distinct parts. The forgiven person on the left rises to heaven, and the cursed person on the right is thrown into hell.

Jesus is at the center of the picture, surrounded by virgins and many disciples and saints, and those sinful souls are huddled aside awaiting judgment.

Standing in front of the mural and admiring it for a while, there was a loud suggestion from the audience to let Ye Tian explain this Michelangelo's masterpiece so that everyone can better appreciate and understand it.

Ye Tian did not refuse, he turned his head and scanned the crowd, then said with a smile on his face:

"Well, let me explain this mural below. Before I start to explain it, I still want to emphasize that I am an atheist, and I only talk about things. Please don't extend it."

Hearing this, everyone on the scene nodded lightly and had no objection.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian's explanation officially began.

"First of all, let me tell you one thing. The "Last Judgment" you see now is different from when Michelangelo just finished creating it. There are a few things on the screen.

In The Last Supper, which was just created, all the characters are fruity, but at the time, it was considered blasphemous and caused quite a bit of controversy.

After the death of Michelangelo, the then Pope ordered all the fruit figures to be painted with loincloths and clothing, and the assigned painter Voltaire was dubbed the ‘underpants maker’.

"Hahaha"

There was a roar of laughter at the scene, and everyone laughed.

When the laughter fell slightly, Ye Tianqinglang's voice immediately came out again.

"Next, let's enjoy this masterpiece by Michelangelo, "The Last Supper". If you can ignore the extra clothes, it's better to ignore them!

Looking at the composition of the painting first, due to the huge area of ​​the wall, Michelangelo faced a difficult problem when creating this mural. How to arrange hundreds of figures in this space?

This requires that there must be a major force like a whirlwind that combines the entire space into one. Finally, the composition of the picture adopts a complex structure that crosses horizontal and vertical lines.

In order to solve the inconsistency in the line of sight when looking up at the characters in the painting from below, Michelangelo drew the figures on the top to be larger and smaller on the bottom to suit the bottom-up viewing effect.

The picture of this mural can be divided into four layers. The top layer is the angel of heaven, the center of the picture is **** Christ, the lower layer is the judged people, and the bottom layer is hell.

The specific composition is arranged in this way. The wingless angel above is surrounded by the cross of Christ during His crucifixion. The group on the left holds the cross, and the group on the right holds the pillar of shame,..."

Following Ye Tian's explanation, the sights of all the visitors on the scene also moved, admiring the local details on this mural.

Compared with my own appreciation, listening to Ye Tian's explanation and appreciating this mural is undoubtedly more professional and more content.

Naturally, many visitors at the scene have a deeper understanding of this great artwork!

Even the professional commentators at the Vatican Museums have a refreshing feeling, and they are so enjoyable.

At this time, Ye Tian had already turned on perspective, looking at the mural a few meters in front, the wall behind the mural, and the space behind the wall.

Ye Tian seemed to see such a scene when he saw the layer after layer of oil on the surface of the painting and saw the original brushstrokes hidden underneath.

A physically and mentally distressed man in his sixties, he reluctantly accepted the commission of Pope Paul III, ready to pick up a paintbrush and paint on this wall.

However, the moment he picked up the paintbrush, his whole person was completely renewed and instantly refreshed, like a dead tree in spring, coming back to life.

As the paintbrush in his hand fell on this wall, a series of monumental masterpieces that have been well-known in history officially opened, and gradually appeared.

Borrowing from this "Last Judgment", Michelangelo painted his pain on this wall and demonstrated his fearless artistic courage to the fullest.

In this mural, Ye Tian saw the image of Michelangelo, which was a piece of human skin carried in the hands of an old man It can be seen how painful Michelangelo's heart was at that time.

He also saw more figures, but in the lowest sketches, the number of people was far more than the 400-odd people on the surface of the painting, and the scale was even larger.

In addition to these, under the cover of layers of oil paint, there are some special marks and several Latin letters, hidden in different positions, which are extremely difficult to find.

Ye Tian didn't know the specific meaning of these special marks and Latin letters. He could only keep them firmly in his mind, and he would have time to study later.

The wall behind the mural does not contain any secrets. It is just a solid wall with a long history and a very solid wall.

Behind this wall is an equipment room.

There are a lot of special equipment used to reinforce the wall in that room to ensure that the wall and the Sistine Chapel can stand here for a long time.

Next is a lounge, which looks like the Pope’s private lounge. There are a few valuable antique artworks and some religious items in the room, which is very low-key.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian completely looked through the mural "The Last Judgment" in front of him and the wall behind the mural, which was a gain!

Immediately afterwards, his gaze swept to the ground again and began to see the situation deep underground.

At the same time, his clear voice still echoed in the Sistine Chapel, haunting everyone on the scene.

"...This magnificent mural fully embodies Michelangelo's humanistic thoughts. He wants to punish all evil with justice. The'doomsday' means the total collapse of human tragedy,..."