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The current Venciano restaurant has long been converted into a monastery hall.

This is a hall that is completely isolated from the outside world. All doors and windows are covered with aluminum alloy and tempered glass, which truly achieves constant temperature, constant humidity, and is fully enclosed.

Ye Tian and the others passed through three glass doors in total before arriving at the real entrance, and the opening methods of these three glass doors are also particular, or should be said to be very strict.

When visitors pass through a glass door, they must stop and wait between the two doors. Only when the glass door behind them is completely closed can the next glass door open.

After passing through three glass doors and pushing open the quaint door of the Venciano restaurant, people entered an empty, dark and quiet hall.

Until then, visitors can see Leonardo da Vinci's incomparable masterpiece, "The Last Supper", appearing in front of people under the irradiation of ultraviolet light.

On the opposite wall, there is also a mural with the theme of Jesus being crucified.

Tourists who are lucky enough to enter the Venciano Restaurant and admire this masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci usually only stay here for 20 minutes, and then they will be invited out.

However, Ye Tian and the others are a special case. They can stay here for a while and appreciate this world-famous mural for a while!

When they entered the Vinciano restaurant, the last group of tourists had just left, and only the security personnel and the commentator were left in the hall, which was very quiet and suitable for appreciating the painting.

In a few or two steps, Ye Tian and the others had already arrived in front of "The Last Supper", then stopped, and began to appreciate this masterpiece of Da Vinci, the pride of Milan!

"The Last Supper" is a large-scale mural created between 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the three masters of Renaissance art and known as a genius in all fields.

When creating this mural, Leonardo Da Vinci mainly used oil paints and oil painting techniques, so it can also be regarded as an oil painting painted on the wall.

This mural is 4.97 meters high, just over 9 meters wide, and covers an area of ​​about 44 square meters. It is huge and occupies an entire wall of the Venciano restaurant. It has great visual impact and is shocking!

Because of its huge area and outstanding artistic value, "The Last Supper" is also known as the best treasure among all great scrolls, the keystone of European art, and it is a veritable priceless treasure!

The content of "The Last Supper" is based on the story in the "Bible", the scene where Jesus and his twelve disciples had the last supper together.

In this painting, Da Vinci used his paintbrush to show the fright, anger, suspicion, confession and other expressions of the characters in the painting, as well as gestures, eyes and behaviors.

He portrayed every figure in the painting meticulously and vividly. Among all the paintings created on this theme, this mural is the most famous one, and it is second to none!

Due to inherent deficiencies in the production process, the oil paint and pigments on "The Last Supper" began to peel off when Da Vinci was still alive, and became a little mottled!

In the next five hundred years, I don’t know how many famous painters have stood in front of this wall and repainted this mural according to the traces left by Da Vinci, trying to preserve it and prolong its life as much as possible!

Up to now, it is difficult to tell which stroke on this mural is the authentic work of Da Vinci and which stroke was repainted by later painters. They have long been fused together, and it is difficult to distinguish each other!

In addition, this holy land of art has experienced many wars.

When Napoleon conquered Italy and commanded the army to attack Milan, he bombarded it with cannons, which caused some damage to this famous mural.

During World War II, the church next door was bombed.

Although the Venciano restaurant was not directly hit by the bomb, it was also collapsed by the shock wave of the bomb explosion.

Fortunately, the wall where "The Last Supper" is located has not been shaken down.

At that time, in order to protect this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, the Milanese surrounded the entire wall with sand belts, and piled several layers of sandbags up and down the front and back of the wall.

Only in this way did the shock wave of the bomb explosion be blocked, and [UU Reading 00kxs] "The Last Supper" survived.

The color of the "Last Supper" presented to everyone at this moment is quite dim, and the figures on the painting even look a little blurry, with small cracks everywhere, revealing an atmosphere of vicissitudes.

Because of this, the protection measures for this mural are so complete, every detail has been considered, and the purpose is to prolong the life of this mural as much as possible.

Although this mural is quite old and looks a little mottled, it does not affect its great artistic charm.

Ye Tian and the others who stood at this painting were completely shocked by this large mural immediately, and were deeply attracted. Everyone had a fascinated expression.

After enjoying quietly for three or four minutes, everyone just woke up.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of exclamation at the scene.

"Wow! This mural is really shocking. It is completely different from the illustrations seen in textbooks and those reproductions. It seems to reach the depths of people's souls!"

"That's right! Only by standing here and appreciating the "Last Supper" can you appreciate its greatness and its great artistic charm. It is worthy of being the keystone of European art!"

After a burst of amazement, Betty turned to look at Ye Tian and said:

"Honey, let me explain this famous painting by Da Vinci. It is said that there are many unknown secrets hidden in this mural. We really want to know what those secrets are and what they mean?"

Hearing Betty's words, everyone at the scene immediately turned their heads to look at Ye Tian, ​​everyone's eyes were full of curiosity and anticipation.

Even Camilo from the Santa Maria Grazia Church and the two full-time commentators standing beside him looked at Ye Tian with curiosity!

They didn't make a sound to stop Betty's proposal, and there was a sense of school examination in their eyes, to see if Ye Tian was as good as in the legend, omniscient and omniscient!

Ye Tian glanced at the crowd, then smiled and said loudly:

"Since you all want to hear it, I will explain to you Da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Last Supper", so that you can better appreciate this mural and deepen your understanding!

Some of these are well-known contents, and some are my personal opinions, which are the opinions of the whole family. You can listen to them, and if you have different opinions, you can also raise them on the spot.

If you want to appreciate this painting better, you must understand the content of the painting. This painting is based on the biblical story, the scene where Jesus and the twelve disciples had the last supper.

According to the "New Testament. The Gospel of Mark", Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Passover for the last time. The chief priests of the Jewish religion conspired to arrest him at night, but there was no one to guide him.

At this moment, Judas, a disciple of Jesus, informed the chief priests of the Jewish religion and said, "How much are you willing to give me when I hand him over to you?" ’ The chief priest of the Jewish religion gave Judas 30 yuan.

So Judas made a pact with the chief priests to 'say that the man he kissed was Jesus'. On Passover day, Jesus sat down with 12 disciples for the last supper.

During the banquet, he said to the 12 disciples sadly: "I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me!" ’ After hearing the words, the 12 disciples showed various emotions.

They were shocked, or angry, or excited, or nervous, or frightened. This mural created by Da Vinci, "The Last Supper", shows the tense scene at this moment.

After introducing the background of the story, let's analyze this world-famous mural. Let's talk about the composition first. Da Vinci not only strived for innovation in painting skills, but also had unique ideas in the layout of the picture.

Before Da Vinci created the "Last Supper", all the paintings with the same title had the layout of the twelve disciples of Jesus sitting in a row, and Jesus sitting alone at the other end.

But in this "Last Supper", the twelve disciples sit on both sides of Jesus, and Jesus sits alone in the middle, his face is reflected by the bright windows behind him, looking solemn and solemn,..."

Following Ye Tian's introduction, Betty and the others couldn't help being attracted by the masterpiece in front of them again, and once again immersed in the artistic conception created by this painting.

At the same time, their knowledge and understanding of this famous painting is rapidly deepening and becoming more thorough.

Even Camilo and the two commentators, listening to Ye Tian's explanation, nodded frequently, with eyes full of admiration and appreciation!

They have already determined that the rumors are true. Steven is indeed omniscient and proficient in everything. He is definitely a top expert in the identification of antique works of art!