I didn't know you were such a vampire

"Caius Volturi, a mysterious noble from the city of Voltura, the Volturi family has been cooperating with the Medici family for hundreds of years, and came to Florence several years ago to discuss cooperation with the Medici family A brother of M. Caius, who was causing quite a stir in Florence."

As long as Mr. Volturi is mentioned, the timidity in Lisa's eyes can be swept away in an instant, her cheeks are cupped in her hands, and there is a strange smile on her lips.

Qiao Ya, who has very poor emotional experience in her two lifetimes, can only understand 20.00% of the strangeness of this smile. She only glanced at it, then moved her gaze to a painting beside her, and asked casually: "Kai?" Erce? It's an ancient name, it feels more like..."

"Only names that appear in ancient Roman history books." Arturo added.

"This is probably why the name Caius can be remembered the first time you hear it." Qiao Ya sighed.

After staying in Italy for more than ten years, she really couldn't count how many Giovannis and Alfonso she had met.But the name Caius has another variant, that is Gaius, which is equivalent to Giovanni in ancient Rome more than 1000 years ago. When an outer porch column fell down and hit ten people, there would probably be seven people named Caius. Gaius.

It’s just that the common names of more than 1000 years ago have become a clear stream among the overwhelming Giovanni. Qiao Ya thought and laughed, only thinking that the Renaissance was the revival of ancient Roman civilization by artists and philosophers , and Caius is probably also the Renaissance in the name.

According to Lisa, this Mr. Caius Volturi, who bears the name of the ancient Roman people, appeared in Florence more than a month ago. He should have replaced his elder brother to negotiate business with the Medici family. .However, because Lorenzo's health is not as good as before, the foreign affairs have been handed over to the eldest son Piero, who is also known as Mr. Medici, so Piero is responsible for receiving Caius.

If Lorenzo devoted himself wholeheartedly to the collection of art and the cultivation of artists, then Piero devoted himself to enjoying the luxurious and free life in Florence.

So, he took his partner Caius to visit Florence, and within a month, he successfully touched the hearts of all the women in the city.

Joya agrees with this point very much.

When she first came to the Pazzi Chapel, there were not many visitors participating in the exhibition. However, after a while, she could see that there were many young women dressed in gorgeous dresses in the courtyard of the Pazzi Chapel, either acting alone, or Groups of threes and twos passed by Piero and Caius intentionally or unintentionally, and even a few more courageous ones rubbed their shoulders against Caius' arms when they passed by. , but Caius seemed to have guessed their thoughts in advance, before the two sides touched each other, he had already turned slightly to the side, letting the other party miss.

Girls in the Apennine Peninsula have always been hot-tempered, enthusiastic and bold. They were not discouraged by such a ruthless rejection. They walked around the courtyard and prepared to launch a second challenge.

Thanks to Caius who attracted the attention of most of the visitors present, Joya was able to carefully watch the works on display without any interruption.

Because of the light rain in the morning, those paintings were not placed on the lawn of the courtyard, but opened the chapel indoors and displayed one by one under the Byzantine dome of the Pazzi Chapel.

In her previous life, she was poor in art. In this life, under the strict education of Adriana, she at least learned some basic knowledge of art, so that she would not ask why Venus doesn't wear clothes, which has nothing to do with art. When the Medici family opened the door to the collection room, no matter what, they had to come and join in the fun.

Botticelli made many paintings for the Medici family. The most famous ones in later generations are "The Birth of Venus" and "Spring". I have long admired my name.However, these two paintings were not placed at the starting point of the exhibition, so Qiao Ya was going to start from the starting point and look at them one by one.

In the Middle Ages, because most civilians were uneducated and illiterate, painting became a medium for the church to preach. However, the art genre at that time was still in the Byzantine style, and most of the themes were taken from the "Bible". Grand, grand in composition and brilliant in colour.

Joya had seen some Byzantine-style altarpieces in some small churches in the Vatican. She had to say that, in terms of her modern aesthetics, the characters were very stiff in both body and expression.

Until St. Francis founded the Franciscan Church, the Franciscans advocated poverty, and the church decorations were all simple and simple. Even the murals in the church were simple and cheap frescoes, which led to a large number of fresco craftsmen at that time.

Among these fresco craftsmen, there was one person who changed the artistic style of Florence and even the whole of Europe in later generations, and was called the father of the Renaissance by later generations.

This person is Giotto.

When Adriana gave art lessons to the children of the Borgia family, Giotto was mentioned emphatically. Giotto was the first painter to embody the principle of perspective in paintings, and compared to the rigid medieval altarpieces, The Madonna and Jesus painted by Giotto are more human. At that time, Juan secretly said in Joa's ear, "the breasts are bigger too", which was heard by Lucrecia sitting behind him, and told Ah without hesitation. Deriana was beaten up by Rodrigo who happened to come to visit the Orsini Palace.

All in all, one or two hundred years have passed since Giotto began to draw the chest of figures with the principle of perspective, and Botticelli painted Venus without clothes. Botticelli's bright colors are also better than medieval altarpieces. Those gorgeous colorings are much more real and gentle, even the face of the Virgin Mary has an expression.

The first painting at the entrance of the chapel is a "Bible" theme. When Qiao Ya saw it at first glance, she saw the quiet and gentle expression surrounded by the crowd, the Virgin Mary holding the newly born Jesus, and Joseph, a carpenter with a sad expression on his forehead.

"This is?" Qiao Ya blinked.

"This is the work of Mr. Botticelli more than ten years ago." Arturo, who is now very respectful of Botticelli, said, "It was a businessman named Rama who asked Mr. Botticelli to order it. The order is for the lord."

"Is it the story of "The Pilgrimage of the Magi"?" Qiao Ya asked.

Arturo nodded: "Yes."

The story of "The Pilgrimage of the Magi" comes from the "Gospel of Matthew". The Eastern magi watched the stars at night and learned that the new king of the Jews was about to be born. The Virgin Mary of Jesus, the magi expressed respect for gifts such as gold and frankincense on the Virgin and Child.

This story is a relatively common theme, and Qiao Ya has seen other works with the same theme, but Botticelli's painting made her feel that something was wrong.She stood in front of the "Pilgrimage of the Magi" for a while, with her left hand resting on her right hand and her chin on her right hand, she squinted her eyes, and her eyes moved down from the Madonna and Joseph the carpenter at the top of the picture, and saw those who came by the stable. Pilgrimage crowd.

Every piece of "The Pilgrimage of the Three Magi" has such a group of onlookers, old or young, fat or thin, with different shapes, faces, and expressions.

But in Botticelli's picture, most of the onlookers have curly hair and a high nose bridge, and even the haughty expression on their faces seems to be carved out of the same mold.

"Mr. Botticelli doesn't have a model?" Qiao Ya frowned and said, "Why do all the people who come to worship look so similar in the painting?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a smiling young voice behind her: "Because these people are all one family."

She turned her head, and saw a medium-sized dark brown-haired young man standing behind her, with facial features similar to the one in the painting, but he had a gentle smile on his face, not showing the slightest arrogance, while standing before her Arturo, Syrio, and Lisa behind them all stood aside, bowing their heads slightly, in an extremely respectful and humble gesture.

This young man was the one she had seen before, the eldest son of Lorenzo Medici and the current heir of the Medici family, Piero Medici.

And since Piero is standing behind her, then...

She glanced behind Piero, and sure enough, she saw Caius who was half a head taller than Piero at a glance. His face was still pale, his brows were slightly frowned, and the color of his eyes seemed to be darker.

Qiao Ya only glanced at it, then immediately looked away, took a step back to make way for Piero, and Piero immediately stepped forward, looked at the painting, and said with a smile: "This is more than ten years old. The former Rama ordered Botticelli, my father's favorite painter, to paint "The Pilgrimage of the Magi", of course, most of the pilgrims in the painting are members of my family." He pointed to the The old man holding the feet of the holy baby: "This is my great-grandfather.", pointing to the one in the red cloak: "This is my grandfather", pointing to the leftmost person holding the sword: "This is my father."

Joya: "..."

Well, it looks like fan creation has a long history.

Following Piero's pointing, she identified all members of the Medici family from a painting themed on the Bible, and when it was the turn to the far right of the picture, she pointed to a Cloaked, looking sideways at the blond young man who did not resemble any member of the Medici family and asked, "So, may I ask, who is this?"

"Oh, this one." Piero smiled and glanced at her, "This is the author of this painting, Mr. Botticelli."

Joya: "..."

Well, Botticelli's paid creation colleagues actually carry private goods.