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David and Zack also woke up. After being deeply shocked by this "Battle of Lepanto", each of them was also full of curiosity in their eyes.

This situation is perfectly normal. After all, they are not experts and scholars who study Western painting art, so it can be said that they know nothing about this legendary masterpiece that was burned in 1577.

The only thing they know is the very famous Lepanto naval battle in Western history, and Tintoretto, a famous art master of the Venetian school!

Ye Tian looked at David and the others, then smiled and said:

"Guys, let me introduce this majestic "Battle of Lepanto". The first thing I want to introduce is Tintoretto. School painter.

Tintoretto's art not only inherits Titian's tradition, but also innovates. In terms of narrative, he also imitates Michelangelo, highlighting strong movements and rich and fantastic colors, which is unique in the Venetian school of painting.

The Battle of Lepanto refers to a battle at Cape Lepanto between the combined fleet of Spain, the Holy See and Venice and the Ottoman fleet in 1571 when the Ottoman Turkish Empire attacked Europe.

The final victor of this famous naval battle was the Catholic Allied Forces, just like the content depicted in this "Battle of Lepanto", and the main force of the Catholic United Fleet was the fleet of the Republic of Venice at that time.

In this naval battle, the Catholic United Fleet destroyed the Ottoman Turkish fleet in one fell swoop. After this battle, although the Catholic Allied Forces did not retake Cyprus, they thwarted the Ottomans' attempt to control the western Mediterranean.

In the history of the West and the world, the Battle of Lepanto is of great significance. First of all, it marked the end of the era of galleys and the arrival of the era of sails and naval guns. Since then, naval warfare has entered a new era.

More importantly, the victory of the Lepanto naval battle greatly increased the morale of the Catholic countries. This battle and the Battle of Tours, where Charles the Hammer defeated the Arabs in 732 AD, are also known as the two major battles in the defense of Catholicism.”

As soon as he said this, the Bishop of Kent who was standing next to him immediately said:

"Steven is right. It was through the Lepanto naval battle that the coalition forces prevented the Ottoman Turkish army from entering the hinterland of Europe and ensured the development of Catholicism in Europe! This naval battle is of great significance!"

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"In addition to its significance, this naval battle is also known for its extreme bloodshed and cruelty. All Christians and Muslims involved in the battle regard their opponents as life and death enemies, and their biggest goal is to kill each other.

With great brutality, these guys killed frenziedly with unheard of and terrifying methods. The Spanish veterans pushed the Muslims into the sea with spears, and the Moors smashed the brains of the Italians wearing helmets with maces.

The Christians knocked down the turbaned people in a row with arquebus guns on the side, and the Turks retaliated by nailing the thinly armored Christians to the deck one by one with dense arrow rain. The whole sea area.

The Turkish galleys on fire, using their hard and protruding bows, crazily rammed the sterns of the Catholic coalition sailing ships, and the desperate Catholics had to light the gunpowder magazine, blowing themselves and the enemy to the sky.

Those who fell into the water on both sides fought each other even if they could not protect themselves, or lay on the driftwood with sharp knives, or lay in the barrel with javelins in their hands. As long as the wind direction and water flow were right, they would try their best to kill each other.

The most eye-catching battle of this naval battle was the duel between the flagships of the two sides. The flagship of the Ottoman Turkish side was the Sultana, while the flagship of the Catholic coalition forces was the King, which was also the ship of the commanders of both sides.

During the battle, the Sultana went straight to the King, and the King used its powerful bow gun to inflict a large number of damage to the Sultana, and then the Sultana used its extremely hard bow to directly insert into the front oar seat of the King.

In this crazy collision, many Christians were directly smashed into meatloaf, followed by a more brutal boarding battle. Due to the disparity in power, this crazy duel finally ended with the failure of the Turkish flagship.

The commander of the Turkish navy, Ali Pasha, fought until the last moment, until his head was cut off by a Spaniard and stuck on the tip of a spear. The bloody battle of Lepanto even dyed the entire sea area red.

After the death of Ali Pasha, the famous Arabian pirate Uruchi led his warships and Algerian pirates to launch a crazy and bloody revenge, which caused great damage to the Catholic United Fleet, but did not turn the tide of the battle.

Compared with the real battle situation at that time, Tintoretto's "Battle of Lepanto" oil painting, the battle scene it shows is much more peaceful, and has been done in a certain artistic way so that people don't feel uncomfortable after reading it. "

Before the words fell, there was a sound of exclamation at the scene.

"Wow! This is peaceful, God knows how cruel the real battle is!"

"Oh my god, what a killing spree"

Without exception, everyone was completely shocked by the cruelty of the Lepanto naval battle.

And Ye Tian's explanation continued.

“After the Battle of Lepanto, in order to commemorate this great battle and the victory over Ottoman Turkey, the then Doge of Venice publicly solicited works from artists on the theme of this naval battle.

Tintoretto was the first artist to complete the creation and bring his work to the recruitment. The work he brought was this "Battle of Lepanto", which is the earliest and most famous depiction of the Battle of Lepanto. oil painting.

Unsurprisingly, this painting "Battle of Lepanto" was selected, but Tintoretto's behavior was criticized by all his peers, because they usually apply with drafts, and it was considered improper for Tintoretto to do so. moral!

Because of this, although Tintoretto's oil painting is outstanding, and there is no other painting of the same subject, it has attracted great controversy. Until 1577, it is said that this oil painting was burned in a fire.

But who would have thought that this famous oil painting was preserved intact and was collected in the embassy of the Republic of Venice, and then hidden here by Philip, completely disappearing from people's sight.

It wasn't until we came here that we discovered the secret compartment dug out by Philip and the two oil paintings he hid here, which made this famous oil painting come to light again, and also lifted the fog about this oil painting.

Of all the works of art depicting the Battle of Lepanto, this oil painting by Tintoretto is the best, plus the significance of the Battle of Lepanto and the controversies and stories behind it! , the value of this oil painting can be imagined”

In the end, Ye Tian didn't give an accurate estimate of the "Battle of Lepanto Sea", leaving a suspense, which whetted everyone's appetite!

However, everyone at the scene has understood at this time!

The "Battle of Lepanto" in front of me is definitely a priceless top-level artwork, and it is very likely to be the most expensive and most valuable of all Tintoretto's works!

Thinking of this, when everyone looked at the "Battle of Lepanto Sea" again, their eyes suddenly became hotter, even almost burning!

After introducing this oil painting, as well as the hidden stories and controversies behind it, Ye Tian stopped talking and began to seriously appreciate this priceless and top-notch artwork!

The rest of the people at the scene were the same, and their eyes were once again attracted by this majestic temptation!