Me: "No? In fact, it is very interesting, and sometimes you can find the painter himself in the painting. "
Friend: "Is there? I don't know, for example? "
Me: Like Raphael. ...
Raphael (1483 ~ 1520), formerly known as Raphael St. George, is the youngest of the three outstanding painters in the Italian Renaissance. He was born in urbino in the east of Italy, and his father was a court painter. He studied painting with his father since childhood. Later, when he came to Florence, he actively absorbed the advantages and strengths of various painters. Formed its own harmonious, clear, beautiful and elegant artistic style, which was unique in the Renaissance. Raphael's important works include The Academy of Athens, The Sistine Madonna, The Beautiful Gardener, The Madonna in the Chair and so on.
Raphael's most famous work, The Academy of Athens, is now kept in the signature hall of Raphael's showroom in Vatican Museum, which was then the library and private office of Pope Julius II.
The Athens Academy was drawn by Raphael from 15 10 to151,which represents his highest level. This painting is based on a series of tall arches, referring to the newly-built St. Peter's Cathedral hosted by bramante. The whole hall is filled with festive atmosphere, where famous scholars from different times, regions and schools gather virtually. In the center, two people came, among them, the old man in red pointed to the sky with his right hand and held "Timeo" in his left hand. He is Plato based on Leonardo da Vinci. The other right hand is palm down, and the left hand holds Nikolai's ethics. He drew Aristotle according to Michelangelo.
Let's compare Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Of course, we are mainly looking for Raphael himself. If we don't know him, we may have to look for him according to the self-portrait. Raphael was a handsome and warm man who was very popular with women at that time. Unfortunately, he died young and lived only 37 years old.
If you look closely, you will find that he painted the lower right corner and the side face.
A friend suddenly realized that he was looking for someone in a big photo with photos!
In fact, he himself is in another exhibition hall of Raphael's studio, attending mass in Polnash. This painting describes the miracle that happened in 1263 in Burnash, northern Rome. At that time, a Bohemian priest presided over the mass, wondering whether the bread and wine used in the Eucharist were the body and blood of Jesus (Eucharist variant theory). Suddenly, he saw blood flowing from the holy bread. It is because of this miracle that Pope urban IV officially established the Eucharist of Christ in 1264.
In the lower right corner of the picture, Raphael is also a side face.
Similarly, in the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museum, Michelangelo was ordered by Pope Julius II to draw a huge zenith painting here in 1508. Michelangelo has been engaged in sculpture and is not good at painting, but he did not dare to disobey the Pope's orders. It took him four years and a lot of effort to complete the immortal Genesis. Because he looked up and painted for a long time, his muscles were severely deformed and his vision was extremely reduced, so that he had to lift the letters to his head. He was only 37 years old that year, but he lived to be 89 years old. Julius II died more than three months later. More than 20 years later, another Pope, clermont VII, gave Michelangelo an arduous task to draw a giant altar painting here. 1534, 60-year-old Michelangelo, at the insistence of the new Pope Paolo III, spent seven years creating the shocking The Last Judgment. It is these two works that make this chapel an irreplaceable art hall.
In the center of the painting is Jesus, and the old man with a portable human skin at the lower right is Saint bartholomew. It is said that he was skinned to death while preaching in India. The figure in Bartoloma's hand is Michelangelo's self-portrait, which expresses his pain in that period.
The lower part of the painting depicts hell, where there is an Akron River with a ferry crossing. The hell extraditers on board are extraditing people to all levels of hell. We saw a snake-ridden man in the lower right corner. Michelangelo portrayed the statue in this hell as the image of former Pope Julius II he hated. There is also a saying that there are too many naked people in this painting. At that time, cesena, the etiquette officer of the Pope, strongly suggested hanging this naked' androgenic explosion diagram' in the bathhouse. As a result, he was painted as a ghost and became a judge of hell. It is not clear which statement is true. In short, it is the embodiment.
Let's go to the Uffizi Art Museum in Florence.
Lippi, Frafilippo (1406-1469), an Italian painter, was born in Florence. Based on realistic and interesting stories, his works were one of the most influential painters at that time. The Madonna and Two Angels by Libby is probably 1455- 1460. This work can be said to be one of the most exquisite typical works of religious art in15th century.
Of course, there is no painter in the above picture, and the coronation of the Virgin below is probably 144 1- 1447. The painter left his own figure in the painting, and the one at the lower left was wearing a monk's costume, with his cheeks in his hands. ......
Caravaggio (michelangelo merisi da caravaggio,1571September 29th-1July 18), Italian painter, 1593 turn16/kloc. His works are generally regarded as belonging to the Baroque School, which has an important influence on the formation of the Baroque School. His representative works include The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, The Call of St. Matthew, The Burying of Christ, etc. Caravaggio's paintings were completely different from the traditional painting style at that time. He is used to using black background to represent characters, and is good at using contrast between light and shade and unnatural light to make the picture have dramatic tension effect, highlight the theme and make the audience feel immersive.
Caravaggio has always been a painter who I think is rather sad. He had been on the run for fighting and killing people, and finally disappeared, and his body could not be found. His life is full of mystery.
Many people may not be familiar with him, but the following picture "Bacchus" must have been seen, and now it can be seen in the decoration of some coffee shops. It is said that this is also a self-portrait of Caravaggio.
In this painting, Caravaggio shows half a face behind the murderer.
Goliath's head is the painter himself, and the sword of the unfortunate winner David is engraved with "Humility conquers pride". Caravaggio, who fled abroad, painted this painting and gave it to Cardinal Bogsey, who helped him solve the lawsuit in Rome and won Amnesty. It is a symbol of repentance and begging for forgiveness, a battle in the author's heart, and two opposites in his heart.
El greco (1541~1614) was born in Crete, formerly known as Doménikos Theotokópoulos. He spent most of his study time in Italy, but he moved to Spain at the age of 36. He is regarded by modern scholars as one of the most distinctive painters in the history of western art, and does not belong to any genre. His works are unique in composition, fantastic in layout, bold and novel in color and fantastic in effect.
"The funeral of Count Orgas" originated from a medieval legend: Count Olgas was a famous gentry in Toledo, devoted to the cause of the church, and donated a lot of property to St. Tommy's church. 13 12 According to his wishes, he was buried in this church. But when the funeral was held, an amazing miracle happened: the kingdom of heaven sent two saints from heaven-St. Stephen and St. Augustine, buried him with their own hands and sent his body back to earth.
The teenager standing on the left, with a torch in his right hand, faces the viewer, and his left hand points to the two saints who fell from the sky, as if to attract the attention of the viewer. This teenager is Hoch Manuel, the painter's beloved son. When he grows up, he also works with his father. Born in 1578, he was just 8 years old when he painted this altar painting. It is said that the artist's works record the creation time.
St Augustine (an elder with a white beard on the right) and St Stephen (a handsome boy on the left) are the central figures in the whole painting. They carefully put the earl's armor in the foreground. The man behind St Stephen's right hand is greco himself. He often paints himself skillfully in his works, and his outstretched right middle finger and ring finger are close together, which is equivalent to his signature.
Velázquez, full name Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velá zquez (1599-1660), also translated as Velá zquez, Velá zquez,17th century, Spain's greatest painter in Baroque period, and also a master of Spanish aristocratic painting. He paints both genre paintings and portraits.
Gong E is undoubtedly his most famous masterpiece, and many painters later admired it. The central figure of Gong E is Princess Margaret, the youngest daughter of King Philip IV of Spain. She is in the center of the photo, posing as an instrument. A maid-in-waiting on the left knelt down and gave her some tea, but the little princess ignored it completely and seemed more headstrong. A maid-in-waiting on Margaret's right is bowing. In the lower right corner of the picture, there are two dwarfs and a dozing dog for the court's amusement, while two elderly servants standing behind the princess may be the supervisors of Margaret's daily life. The most interesting thing about the whole painting is that velazquez arranged himself in the painting. He stood behind a huge drawing board with a palette in his hand, which was amazing, just like the portrait he painted for himself.
Francisco? De? Frey Cisco de Goya Lucientes (1746- 1828) was born in Fintor, northern Spain. He was a pioneer in the development of romantic art in the history of western art. He liked to draw cartoons satirizing religion and alluding to the government in his early days. Greedy monks, thieves, robbers and midwives were all painted as demons by him. His paintings were once made into playing cards. His vulgar but truth-filled painting style is very popular with the audience and attracts various tests for him.
Goya never used a brush to please anyone, and his physical defects and personality defects were faithfully painted on the screen. Whether you are a commoner or a king, you are equal in his art world. In The Family of Charles IV, the painter described the ugliness of the king's family with keen observation and extremely humorous artistic expression. From this group portrait, we can see that the Wang family is extremely vulgar and ugly, and is a group of idiots wearing royal costumes. The only irony of the painter is the young prince and princess. Goya left a group image of "declining royal family" for history with ruthless brushwork. There are 13 people in the painting, and 13 is an unlucky number in the west, so the painter drew himself in the background, standing behind the group images, revealing half of his body. It is said that the king was very satisfied with this family portrait, so he awarded Goya the title of "the first painter in Spain". But Goya did not give the title of "the first Spaniard" to the family of King Charles in the painting, which led later critics to say that the characters in the painting were "splendid rubbish" and "the family of nouveau riche grocers".
Speaking of serious self-portraits, it is a common theme for painters, such as Van Gogh.
But the Dutch painter Rembrandt painted the most.
Rembrandt Harmon van Rien (1606- 1669) is one of the greatest painters in Europe in the17th century and also the greatest painter in Dutch history. He is good at painting and etching prints, and is regarded as the peak of baroque art. Rembrandt's peak works are portraits, including self-portraits and paintings taken from the Bible. He is the painter who has preserved the most self-portraits today, about 100. In each painting, I truly recorded the changes in my appearance.
Painters are not the only ones who like to hide themselves in their works. Hitchcock, a famous suspense director, has classic works such as Butterfly Dream, Rear Window and Edward. He has to appear in every movie, an ordinary passerby A or passerby B, but there is a movie story that takes place in a lifeboat at sea, and there is no room for him to appear. Finally, he thought of a way to print his head on the newspaper news and appear.
If you want to appreciate art, you can start with the author's story, and you will find it very interesting!