Treasure Hunt all over the World

The whistlers were four Italian boys, about teens or twenties, each with oily hair and flour, standing in the square seven or eight meters away, talking and laughing, and looking at this side.

Beside them, parked a few scooters, each of which has undergone some modifications. It looks fancy, but its performance is unknown.

Just as Ye Tian expected, those guys were just whistling at Betty, and they looked Betty up and down unscrupulously, making no secret of their intentions.

Seeing Ye Tian, ​​Betty and the others looking towards him, not only did those guys not restrain themselves, but they became even more energetic, and continued to whistle, making their voices even louder.

"Fack! What are these damned idiots trying to do? Are you bored? Let's go and have a look, I don't mind giving them a ride!"

Ye Tianyin cursed in a low voice with a gloomy face, and was about to go over there to show those idiots some color.

At this moment, Anderson suddenly grabbed him, shook his head slightly and said in a low voice:

"Steven, there's no need to care about those idiots. This is a typical Italian man. When he sees a beautiful woman, he can't help but want to tease him, not to mention a beautiful and sexy beauty like Betty.

Just like the performance in the famous movie "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", every Italian man pretends to be a romantic, a self-proclaimed lover, no matter young or old, they all have this virtue, no exception!

Maybe they just think that Betty is very beautiful and sexy, so they can't help but want to tease her, and there is no malice. Since we have come to Italy, it is inevitable to encounter such a situation! "

Before Anderson finished speaking, those idiots suddenly stopped their frivolous whistling, and looked at Ye Tian and the others in amazement, each with a bit of fear in their eyes.

Obviously, it wasn't until this moment that those idiots recognized Ye Tian wearing light-colored sunglasses, and realized what a stupid thing he had done just now, and he was definitely seeking his own death!

But it's too late to regret now!

Although Ye Tian was held back by Anderson, he didn't bother to find those idiots in the past, but the Italian policemen who followed behind him would never let these idiots cause trouble.

Two of the Italian policemen in plain clothes gritted their teeth and walked towards those idiots, ready to clean up those guys!

Of course, these two policemen were not venting their anger for Ye Tian. They knew very well that Ye Tian and the others were all carrying deadly weapons, and they were all ruthless.

Killing people is as easy as drinking water, which is definitely not something those idiots can afford.

If those stupid idiots start a fight, and even turn Michelangelo Square into a battlefield full of bullets, then they will be completely finished, and they will definitely be in bad luck!

Because of this, the two policemen walked over angrily, ready to calm down the situation as soon as possible before Ye Tian and the others made a move!

Seeing that the police had taken action, Ye Tian didn't bother to talk to those idiots anymore.

He glanced at those guys with disdain, then raised a middle finger at those idiots, then looked away, and said to the people around him:

"Let's go, let's 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 forward and walked towards the tall "David".

In a blink of an eye, the group of them came to the front of the pedestal of the "David" statue, stopped five or six meters away from the pedestal, raised their heads and began to admire this famous human sculpture.

This famous sculpture is about 5.5 meters high, and what it shows is the appearance of the Jewish hero King David in the Bible before his duel with the giant Goliath.

The face of the statue is determined, the head is turned to the left, the tendons in the neck are raised, it seems that it is about to go into battle, the muscles around the upper lip and nose are tense, and the eyes are focused on the distance.

The upper veins of David's drooping right hand are bulging, obviously tense, but his body is very relaxed. The weight is placed on the right leg, the right hand holds the stone, the left hand is bent forward, and the riprap belt is placed on the left shoulder.

The sharp contrast between his tense face and relaxed posture shows that David has just made a decision to fight, but he has not yet set foot on the battlefield and is preparing for the battle.

Appreciating it closely, people can find that there are many unusual places in this human sculpture.

Under Michelangelo's carving knife, the eyes of the statue are in the shape of a heart. This was considered a failure by many people, but it turns out that this is the perfect finishing touch.

The upper body of the statue, especially the head and left hand, is relatively large compared to 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 can appreciate it from below.

Compared with the height of the statue, the front and rear 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 pedestal, located in the center of Michelangelo Square, overlooking the people in the square, the Arno River flowing quietly at the foot of the hill, and the whole of Florence!

After standing in front of the statue and admiring it quietly for a while, Ye Tian began to introduce this famous sculpture and the hidden story behind it to Betty and the others.

"Although the statue of David in front of you is a bronze replica, you can also appreciate David's resolute look, perfect figure, and the combination of strength and beauty.

Unlike other heroic images that show David defeating the giant Goliath, beheading Goliath with his own hands, and holding it in his hands, Michelangelo chose the scene when David greets the battle.

With his own carving knife, he vividly portrayed a heroic image fighting for the cause: young, handsome, strong, with a firm and self-possessed demeanor, looking forward and always ready to fight.

I won’t go into details about the story of David defeating the giant Goliath and then becoming the king of Israel. It’s all recorded in the Bible, and I’m sure you all know it.”

Hearing this, Betty and the others nodded slightly.

They all grew up in the Western world, and they are familiar with many stories in the Bible, including the story of King David's victory over the giant Goliath.

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"The sculptor who was originally contracted to carve this statue of David was Donatello, another famous sculptor of the Renaissance, and the carving work began in 1464.

Unfortunately, Donatello stopped sculpting after only some initial work, for reasons unknown, and he did not complete the David until his death in 1466.

For this statue of David, this is a very lucky thing. Decades after Donatello's death, the Florentine authorities decided to find another artist to complete the work.

It was Michelangelo they found, who took the job in 1501 and took almost three years to finally complete the great sculpture.

In January 1504, when the statue was nearing completion, there were discussions about where to place the statue. The original plan was to place it on the top floor of the church as part of the group of the Twelve Heroes of the Old Testament.

However, the beauty of this statue was so shocking that people finally decided to place it at the entrance of Palazzo Vecchio to replace Donatello's bronze statue, representing Florence's spirit of defying power.

In the history of Western art, this statue is considered to be one of the most boastful male body statues. Not only that, "David" is a concrete embodiment of Renaissance humanism.

Its praise of the human body, on the surface, is a "renaissance" of ancient Greek art, but it actually marks that people have got rid of the dark Middle Ages and are freed from the suffocating shackles.

Michelangelo injected great enthusiasm into the carving 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 state of sculpture art in the entire era of the Renaissance, Michelangelo's "David" will always shine brightly in the history of art,..."

Following Ye Tian's explanation, Betty and Anderson have been deeply attracted by this famous sculpture, and their understanding of this famous sculpture has become more profound!

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, so they immediately heard the news and quickly gathered here, listening with great interest.

As for those greasy Italian idiots just now, they have long since disappeared, and they have already been driven away by those Italian policemen in plain clothes!