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Chapter 320 Infinite Sculpture!

After walking a few steps, Zhang Feng saw the famous "Scratcher" sculpture, which guided Zhang Feng's sculpture tour of the Vatican Museum like a tour guide.

"The Broken Body" is also a treasure of the store.It is an ancient Greek statue. Because it is not large in size, it does not look conspicuous. However, after Zhang Feng observed it carefully, he still saw that it was of extraordinary quality. Even if only the broken arms and body were left, it still gave people a unique sense of vitality and beauty.It is said that Michelangelo was deeply influenced by this ancient Greek sculpture, so most of his sculptures and paintings of characters had large shoulders, round waists, bulging muscles, and abnormally developed limbs.

The River God of the Tigris.The vase held in the right hand of the river god has a little lion's head inside. This lion's head is considered to be a tribute to Emperor Leo X (meaning lion in Latin).

In addition to the stalwart sculptures in the circular exhibition hall, its own architecture is also of great appreciation value, and its dome is a landscape.

The most important collection in the Ancient Egypt Museum is mummies from more than 3000 years ago.

There are still a lot of dead bodies, the more quality ones are mummies, black and unpacked. Zhang Feng always feels something wrong when he looks at them. Not every museum not in Egypt has such heavy-tasting collections. The Vatican is worthy of being the oldest museum. one.

Come to the Tapestry Hall.Several ancient tapestries depicting the life and deeds of Jesus are hung on the walls. Each tapestry has a gorgeous history of hundreds of years. All of these tapestries were woven stitch by stitch according to the sketches by workers at that time, because there were no machines at that time. Weaving techniques. .

Entering the map hall, Zhang Feng was immediately attracted by the dazzling and gorgeous gold vault of local tyrants.

The map hall contains maps from all over Italy. Pope Gregory XIII commissioned Ignazio Danti to paint on the wall. It took Ignazio-Danti three years to complete 40 map paintings.

Zhang Feng saw the atrium of the Vatican Museum from the window on the way.

After walking not far, Zhang Feng came to Raphael's studio. The ceiling and surroundings of the studio were covered with masterpieces of the master, the most famous ones being "School of Athens", "Controversy over the Eucharist", "Three Virtues" Sex", "Parnassos Mountain", etc. These murals reflect Raphael's clan affiliation and world view, and also established Raphael's position in the history of world painting.

The School of Athens, one of Raphael's greatest works.The painting depicts the scene of an intimate conversation between Plato and Aristotle. The whole painting is set against the background of a tall architectural arch that unfolds in depth. Famous scholars from different eras, regions and schools of thought gather in the hall, including previous thinkers and Contemporary celebrities.The tall man in front of the steps is said to be Michelangelo who was creating murals for the Sistine Church at that time.The creative style embodied in this painting is more spectacular, the colors are stronger, and the focus of portraying the characters is more prominent.

At the end of the museum is the Sistine Chapel, full of people sitting and standing, quietly admiring the murals on the four walls and the dome, including Michelangelo's most representative giant mural "Genesis" and The Last Judgment.This is also the chapel of the emperor, and later became the place where the emperor was elected, which shows that the degree of solemnity is extraordinary.Therefore, taking pictures is not allowed here. Zhang Feng only knew that taking pictures was not allowed after taking pictures, but fortunately, the staff gave a smile to express their understanding and let Zhang Feng go.

After Zhang Feng came out after visiting the museum, the exit was the famous double-layer spiral staircase, which came from Momo’s work in 1932. The peculiarity of this spiral staircase is that it will cause visual errors. It seems to be a walkway spiraling to the bottom, but It is actually two floors, and the entrances are separated into two places. However, since the museum only opened one entrance, there are only tourists on the first floor, and there are no people on the other circle.

After coming out of the Vatican Museums, there was an N-long queue and finally entered the St. Peter's Basilica.Because Dajiaotang is free, there is no way to buy tickets or make reservations in advance. Zhang Feng can only wait in line.

The church was originally built by Constantine the Great in 323-326 AD on the burial site of St. Peter, also known as the old St. Peter's church.In the 16th century, Emperor Julio II decided to rebuild St. Peter's Cathedral, which started in 1506 and was completed in 120 after 1626 years. At the same time, it was called New St. Peter's Cathedral, a typical Baroque and literary Revival style, it is also the largest surviving Jiaotang in the world.

On the left side of the front of the Jiaotang is the statue of St. Peter, and the pilasters on the front adopt the ancient Greek Koslin column style.

Entering St. Peter's Cathedral, it was in the afternoon, and three beams of light came in from the top window, and the sense of sanctity was overwhelming.The feeling is only shock, the capital shock, I feel that the whole soul has been washed away, and it also adds a sense of mystery.

The lighting of the dome emphasizes the contrast between darkness and light, and the design adopts rose windows, and the surrounding and top are covered with beautiful patterns and reliefs.

I am afraid that it is exquisite and magnificent, and it is difficult to describe it in place.I think the position of St. Peter's Church in the hearts of Catholics is similar to the position of the Potala Palace in the hearts of Tibetans.The total area of ​​the Jiaotang reaches 2.3 square meters, and it can accommodate 3 people to pray at the same time inside.

Zhang Feng looked up at the dome designed by Michelangelo, and felt that everything in the lobby seemed so small.With a circumference of 71 meters and a height of 137 meters, the dome is also the highest point in Rome.

There are also many famous reliefs and statues inside Jiaotang, which are very artistic.

Michelangelo's "The Virgin", the Virgin's grief and obedience to God's will are vividly depicted in the work.

The Jiaotang is in the traditional cross shape, and in the center is Bernini's greatest masterpiece, the bronze canopy.The young Bernini was commissioned by Urban VIII to complete the first work for St. Peter's Cathedral.It is located in the middle of the cross of Jiaotang, as if crowning the Jiaohuang altar, and below the Jiaohuang altar is the tomb of St. Peter.

The choirs on the left and right sides sang in it, and the beautiful singing slowly echoed in the hall. This is really a holy place for Christians to make a pilgrimage.

Zhang Feng originally wanted to climb to the top of the dome, but it was too late and the dome was closed, the rules are the rules, so Zhang Feng had to come back tomorrow, sighed, always feeling a little lost.

It's easy to see the Swiss Guard, the Vatican's defenders, when they leave the Jiaotang.In particular, the uniforms of the guards, which are full of Renaissance style, are the biggest attraction.Zhang Feng inquired, and their clothes weighed more than seven kilograms, and each piece was tailor-made according to the body size of the players.This modern uniform was designed by Jules Repond, the captain of the Swiss Guards, in 1914. It is wrong to say that it was designed for Michelangelo on the Internet.

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