Treasure Hunt all over the World

Ten minutes later, under the leadership of Antonio and Leonardo, Ye Tian and his group walked into the famous octagonal courtyard and began to admire the sculptures displayed here.

The octagonal courtyard is a small open-air courtyard belonging to the Biot Clement Pavilion. It is small in size and named after its octagonal shape.

Although this courtyard is not big, it is well-known in the Western art world and art history. In every corner here, there are one or several famous sculptures, each of which is priceless.

Among them, the most famous are the two treasures of the Vatican Museum's sculpture category, "Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" and "Apollo, the Sun God on the Watchtower".

As soon as he entered the octagonal courtyard, Ye Tian went straight to the "Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" located in a corner of the courtyard, showing a little eagerness and full of anticipation.

Betty and Anderson immediately followed, as did Antonio and Leonardo.

After walking about two meters in front of the statue, Ye Tian stopped and stood there to carefully appreciate this world-famous sculpture.

This is a group of marble group sculptures, about 184 centimeters high, which is a masterpiece of sculpture in the Hellenistic period. It was created collectively by the famous ancient Greek sculptor Agsandros and his two sons, Polizolos and Athenodorus. .

In the history of Western art, this group of marble group sculptures has a very high status and is praised as the most perfect work of art, unparalleled!

The only pity is that when the statue was discovered in Rome in 1506, the front end of Laocoon's right arm was missing, and one of the two children lost his palm and the other lost his right arm.

Even though it is a mutilated statue, its artistic value has not diminished a bit. Once discovered, it caused a huge sensation, just like Venus with a broken arm.

Ye Tian, ​​who was standing in front of this sculpture, was instantly attracted, admiring this great sculpture obsessively.

In the marble sculpture in front of him, Laocoon is located in the center of the sculpture, his expression is in extreme fear and pain.

With all his strength, he twisted his body and arms, trying to free himself and the children from the entanglement of the two giant snakes.

He held a snake tightly with both hands, but his hip was bitten by the snake, his expression was painful, he seemed to be roaring, his body twisted, his muscles contracted strongly, and he looked so futile.

On the left side of the statue, Laocoon's eldest son was wrapped around his left leg and right arm by a giant snake. He seemed to have hope of escaping and was not injured.

However, he was completely stunned by the sight in front of him, and he was struggling to free his left leg and right arm from the entanglement of the giant snake.

On the right side of the statue, Laocoon's second son has been tightly entangled by the giant snake, and he raised his right arm in despair, unable to move, but his left hand is still firmly grasping the snake's body.

In this group sculpture, Laocoon and his two sons are represented as three bodies distorted by pain, fighting for survival and fighting on the verge of despair.

The movement of all the muscles in their bodies has reached the limit, even to the point of spasm, showing strength and extreme tension in a state of pain and resistance.

Looking at this group of statues, people seem to feel the pain flowing through the nerves of the whole body, and they will also become tense unconsciously.

The same goes for Ye Tian and the others. In just a moment, everyone's expressions became solemn, and everyone's eyes were full of sympathy and sadness.

This is a spontaneous emotion, a spiritual resonance, and everyone is grieving for the tragic fate of Laocoon and his son.

The scene was completely quiet, no one spoke, only the sound of quick or slow breathing, and it seemed that even the air had become a lot more dignified.

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This famous sculpture has brought a lot of psychological pressure to everyone!

After a long time, everyone came out of the tragic atmosphere created by this statue and came to their senses.

In the next moment, there was a sound of emotion at the scene.

"Wow! The content of this statue is so shocking and heavy, it hurts to look at it!"

"The high-definition pictures I have seen before are far inferior to the shocking effect of this statue itself. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you truly understand the greatness of this statue."

After some emotion, Betty suddenly said softly:

"My dear, let me explain this statue. I want to know more about this statue, and I believe everyone will do the same."

After the words fell, Anderson and the others responded immediately, and everyone's eyes were full of expectation.

Ye Tian didn't start to explain immediately, but turned his head to look at Antonio who was standing beside him, and the other two senior officials of the Vatican Museum.

This is their territory, and everyone has a good relationship, so it's not good to overwhelm the host!

How could Antonio and the others not understand Ye Tian's intentions, these senior officials of the Vatican Museum smiled and nodded in unison.

Obviously, they also want to listen to Ye Tian's explanation, which is full of test meanings, to see if he is as good as the rumors, know everything, and master everything!

Ye Tian smiled and nodded at the others, then turned to look at Betty, Anderson and the others.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at the world-famous sculpture in front of him, and began to explain.

"Okay, let me explain this world-famous statue to you. If you want to understand and appreciate this statue better, you must understand the story behind this statue.

"The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons" is based on the story of the Trojan War in ancient Greek mythology. The cause of the Trojan War must be familiar to everyone, so I won't say more.

The Greeks attacked the city of Troy for ten years without success. Later, the Greeks built a large wooden horse and pretended to retreat, but a large number of Greek soldiers were hidden in the belly of the huge wooden horse.

Seeing the retreat of the Greeks, the Trojans moved the wooden horse into the city as a gift to Athena, but the Greek's "Trojan horse trick" was seen through by the Trojan priest Laocoon.

He warned the Trojans not to drag the wooden horse with elite soldiers into the city. In a rage, Laocoon threw the spear in his hand at the wooden horse, which offended Athena, the protector of Greece.

Therefore, Athena sent two giant pythons to entangle Laocoon's two sons, and Laocoon was bitten to death by the giant pythons in order to save his sons, so the Greek Trojan horse trick was successfully implemented.

Seeing that Laocoon was dead, the Trojans thought that his warning had angered the gods, so the Trojans became more convinced and transported the wooden horse into the city, leading to a catastrophic end.

It is this frightening and sad scene in the legend that the giant python strangles Laocoon and his two sons with its deadly constriction.

What the sculpture depicts is movement, pain and fear, and extreme emotions are ready to come out. It also conveys the tragic conflict between man and god, making it rich in eternal value beyond time and space.

During the Renaissance, when people unearthed this statue, everyone was stunned. At that time, the Romans had never seen such a work of art.

Michelangelo, who went to see this statue, was also completely shocked. For Michelangelo at that time, this statue had a deafening inspiration and influence.

Back in the Vatican, he strongly suggested that Pope Julius II at the time buy the statue. Julius II followed his advice, and everyone can see the statue here.

The beauty shown by this statue, as well as the ancient Greek male body aesthetics, had a major impact on the Renaissance movement and inspired Michelangelo's body sculpture art.

After talking about the hidden story behind the sculpture, let's take a look at the sculpture itself. In terms of the shape of the work, the sculptor has shown a very high artistic level and great creativity.

The sculptor has carefully arranged the composition of the work. The work is pyramid-shaped, stable and full of changes. The movements, postures and expressions of the three figures echo each other with distinct layers.

They fully embody the harmony of distortion and beauty, showing the extraordinary compositional imagination of several sculptors, and it is this breathtaking imagination that makes this statue great.

The characterization of the characters in the works is very realistic, showing the sculptor's proficiency in human anatomy and precise observation of nature, as well as his skillful artistic expression and sculpture skills,..."

With Ye Tian's professional and precise explanation, Betty and the others' understanding of this great sculpture is rapidly deepening and their understanding is more thorough.

Before they knew it, Ye Tian's words brought them into an illusion, brought them into the legendary battle of Troy, and witnessed the tragedy of the Trojan horse slaughtering the city with their own eyes.

Antonio, Leonardo and others standing beside him couldn't help nodding secretly when they heard Ye Tian's professional and wonderful explanation, their eyes were full of admiration!

At this time, they had no doubts about Ye Tian's omniscience and omnipotence, and they were even a little bit frightened!

This guy Steven is really scary, he is simply a monster!

While explaining, Ye Tian also secretly turned on the perspective, looked at the great statue [UUreading 00kxs] two meters ahead, and then looked at the ground, exploring the secrets here!

As far as the line of sight is concerned, everything here is instantly seen through by him, and there are no secrets at all.