Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1653: The most perfect sculpture
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The whistlers were four Italian boys, about ten or twenty years old, each with oily hair and a pink face. They were standing in the square seven or eight meters away, laughing and laughing, and looking over here.
Next to them, there were several scooters parked. Each motorcycle had been modified and looked fancy, but its performance was unknown.
Just as Ye Tian expected, those guys were whistling at Betty, and looking at Betty up and down unscrupulously, without concealing their intentions.
Seeing Ye Tian and Betty looking towards him, those guys not only did not restrain themselves, but became more energetic and continued to whistle louder.
“Faq! What do these **** idiots want to do? Are you tired of living? Let’s go over and have a look. I don’t mind giving them a ride!”
Ye Tianyin cursed in a low voice with a sullen face, and was about to go over and give those idiots some color.
At this moment, Anderson suddenly took hold of him, shook his head gently and whispered:
“Stephen, there is no need to argue with those idiots. This is a typical Italian man. When he sees a beautiful woman, he can’t help but want to flirt with her, not to mention such a beautiful and **** beauty as Betty.
Just like what was shown in the famous movie “Legend of Sicily”, every Italian man claims to be a romantic and a lover, no matter young or old, they all have this kind of virtue, and there is no exception!
They may just think Betty is very beautiful and sexy, so they can’t help but want to flirt with her. There is no harm in it. Since we are in Italy, it is inevitable to encounter this situation! “
Before Anderson finished speaking, those idiots suddenly stopped their frivolous behavior of whistling, and looked at Ye Tian and the others in surprise, with a bit of fear in everyone’s eyes.
Obviously, it was only then that those idiots recognized Ye Tian who was wearing light-colored sunglasses, and realized what a stupid thing he had just done, and he was definitely seeking death!
But it’s too late to regret now!
Although Ye Tian was held back by Anderson, he did not go to find trouble with those idiots. However, the Italian policemen who followed him would never let these troublemaking idiots go.
Two Italian policemen in plainclothes gritted their teeth and walked towards those idiots, ready to take care of those guys!
Of course, these two policemen were not venting their anger on Ye Tian. They knew very well that Ye Tian and the others were all armed with deadly weapons, and they were all cruel and ruthless. They could kill people as easily as drinking water. They were definitely not something those idiots could afford to offend.
If a fight is provoked by those reckless fools and even turns Michelangelo Square into a battlefield filled with bullets, then people like myself will be completely ruined and will definitely be in bad luck!
Because of this, the two policemen walked over angrily, preparing to calm the situation as soon as possible before Ye Tian and the others took action!
Seeing that the police had taken action, Ye Tian was too lazy to deal with those idiots anymore.
He glanced at those guys with disdain, then raised his **** at those idiots, then withdrew his gaze and said to a few people around him:
“Let’s go over and take a good look at this famous statue. Although it is a replica, it still has a certain appreciation value”
After finishing speaking, Ye Tian took Betty and walked forward towards the tall “David”.
In a blink of an eye, the group of them had arrived in front of the base of the statue of David. They stopped five or six meters away from the base, raised their heads and began to admire this famous human sculpture.
This famous sculpture is about 5.5 meters high. It represents the appearance of the Jewish hero King David in the Bible before his duel with the giant Goliath.
The statue has a resolute face, its head is turned to the left, the tendons on its neck are bulging, as if it is about to go into battle, the muscles near its upper lip and nose are tense, and its eyes are looking intently into the distance.
The veins on David’s drooping right hand are bulging. He is obviously very nervous, but his body is very relaxed. The weight is placed on his right leg. He holds the stone in his right hand, bends his left hand forward, and puts the sling belt on his left shoulder.
His nervous expression and relaxed posture formed a strong contrast, indicating that David had just made the decision to fight, but had not yet set foot on the battlefield and was making preparations for the battle.
Appreciating it up close, people can find that there are many unusual things about this human sculpture.
Under Michelangelo’s carving knife, the statue’s eyes were shaped like hearts. This was considered by many to be a failure, but it turned out to be a perfect finishing touch.
The upper body of the statue, especially the head and left hand, is proportionally larger than the normal human body. This is probably because the statue was originally placed on the roof, and the upper part of the statue was deliberately enlarged so that people could appreciate it from below.
Compared with the height of the statue, the front and back width of the statue is very narrow, which may be related to the original shape of the marble.
This statue stands on a high marble base, located in the center of Michelangelo Square, overlooking the people in the square, overlooking the Arno River flowing quietly at the foot of the mountain, and overlooking the entire Florence!
After standing in front of the statue and quietly admiring it for a while, Ye Tian began to introduce this famous sculpture to Betty and the others, as well as the hidden story behind the sculpture.
“Although the statue of David in front of you is a bronze replica, you can still appreciate David’s perseverance, perfect figure, and combination of strength and beauty.
Different from other heroic images that show David defeating the giant Goliath, beheading Goliath with his own hands, and carrying it in his hands, Michelangelo chose the scene of David facing the battle.
He used his carving knife to vividly create the image of a hero fighting for the cause: young, handsome, strong, firm and composed, looking ahead, always ready to fight.
I won’t go into detail here about the story of David defeating the giant Goliath and then becoming the king of Israel. This is recorded in the Bible, and I believe you all know it too.”
Hearing this, Betty and the others nodded slightly.
They all grew up in the Western world and are familiar with many stories in the Bible, including the story of King David’s victory over the giant Goliath.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“The original sculptor contracted to carve the statue of David was Donatello, another famous sculptor of the Renaissance, and the carving project began in 1464.
Unfortunately, Donatello only did some initial work and stopped carving. The specific reason is unknown. Until his death in 1466, he did not complete the statue of David.
For this statue of David, this was an extremely lucky thing. Decades after Donatello’s death, the Florentine authorities decided to find another artist to complete the work.
What they found was Michelangelo. In 1501, Michelangelo took over the job, and it took him nearly three years to finally complete this great sculpture.
In January 1504, when the statue was almost completed, people discussed where to place the statue. The original plan was to place it on the top floor of the church as part of a group of twelve heroes in the Old Testament.
However, the beauty of this statue shocked people, and it was finally decided to place it at the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio, City Hall, replacing a bronze statue of Donatello, representing Florence’s spirit of not fearing power.
In the history of Western art, this statue is considered to be one of the most boastful male human statues. Not only that, “David” is a concrete embodiment of Renaissance humanism.
Its praise of the human body seems to be a ‘revival’ of ancient Greek art, but it actually marks that people have escaped from the dark Middle Ages and have been freed from the suffocating shackles.
Michelangelo injected great enthusiasm into the sculpting process. What he created was not just a human statue, but a symbol of the artistic expression of the ideological liberation movement.
As the highest level of sculpture art in the entire Renaissance era, Michelangelo’s “David” will always shine with incomparable brilliance in the history of art…”
With Ye Tian’s explanation, Betty and Anderson were deeply attracted by this famous sculpture, and their understanding of this famous sculpture became deeper!
At this time, Betty and the others were not the only ones listening to Ye Tian’s explanation.
Many tourists who visited Michelangelo Square saw or heard that Ye Tian was explaining the statue of David here. They immediately heard about it and quickly gathered here to listen with interest.
As for those greasy-faced Italian fools just now, they have long since disappeared and have been driven away by the Italian police in plainclothes!