As for the content of art popularization, apart from the attention of the young master, who else have you heard of?
If you still have a second person in your heart. , Xiaosheng would like to recommend Weng Xin, an artist from Zhihu.
The reason why he was recommended is very simple: his art history always makes people feel that they are reading novels. Although it is easy to understand, it is not shallow.
Weng Xin
Weng Xin was born in an art family, and her parents were oil painters. Influenced by her experience, Weng Xin started to learn art when she was young. Later, she graduated from Central Academy of fine arts and Sotheby's College of Art (London), a well-known art institution. After returning home, she became a slightly famous independent art broker in the circle.
He has traveled to museums, galleries and art institutions all over the world, serving top clients of large private banks. He is not only good at understanding the value of art, but also good at popularizing art knowledge for art lovers.
He often said: "if you want to understand art, you should not only read works, listen to guides, but also read books. The religious and cultural differences between the East and the west, as well as the connotations of some works and the emotions the author wants to express, it is not enough to look at the works alone. We need to take into account everything inside and outside the works in advance, so that we can see the interesting things here.
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Taking the life story of the famous Italian painter Caravaggio as an example, Weng Xin said:
In 2012, Sotheby's auctioned a copy of Caravaggio's card cheater for more than 50000 pounds.
Interestingly, the man who bought the painting took it to find Sir Mahone. Sir Mahone is one of the most authoritative experts to identify Caravaggio's paintings.
Sir Mahone said that, in his opinion, the painting was indeed the work of Caravaggio, worth 10 million pounds. It's a big jump from 50000 to 10 million.
It's no wonder that the original owner of the painting stopped working. The original owner's name was Switz. After he inherited the painting from his relatives, he entrusted Sotheby's company to identify and auction it. Mr. Switz thought that Sotheby's failed to fulfill the responsibility of appraisal and sued him in court.
Card cheater
Sotheby's argued that it had found enough experts to identify it, and that most people tended to think of it as an imitation. In the end, the court ruled that Sotheby had fulfilled the responsibility of appraisal, and there was no fault. Mr. Switz lost the case.
It's impossible to say who has obvious fault, because it's a long-standing problem to identify Caravaggio's works.
Because Caravaggio did copy his own paintings. It's not uncommon for him to sell one painting to two people. He got a lot more money, but it also made future generations suffer a lot.
The boy with the fruit basket
Is Caravaggio so short of money? The answer is, lack.
Artists in the 16th century were not rich. At that time, when the Duke, businessman and senior officials placed orders with painters, painters could earn money and support themselves.
Caravaggio comes from a small place called Caravaggio. It takes several days to go to Rome. The Romans simply called this brat Caravaggio, whose real name no one remembered.
The diviner
In his early twenties, Caravaggio came to Rome full of vigor. In the first two years, Caravaggio took out
The diviner. In these two pictures, Caravaggio seems to tell the people of the world how capable and ambitious he is!
In the boy with the basket, apples, grapes, and the boy's skin are all described as delicate and watery, as if to exude water. Young Caravaggio seemed to be showing off: "look, look, I can draw so carefully!"
The diviner is quite dramatic. On the screen, there are two people, a rich young man and a gypsy girl. The rich young man reached out to let the gypsy girl look at his palm, while the girl talked with him and stole the ring from his hand when he didn't pay attention. Looking at the picture, it seems that things are happening in front of you.
There are also two diviners, one in Rome and the other in Paris. They are all authentic works.
Burying Christ
In today's Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, there is a picture of Caravaggio's bury Christ. There are many images of Jesus in the Vatican, but this one is still one of the most eye-catching.
In the picture, people slowly put Jesus' body into the coffin. In the picture, Jesus' body is still strong, muscular, but lifeless, and his legs are already blue.
The most moving part is that Jesus' sole is still covered with mud, which looks wet as if he had just stepped on the ground. No one had painted clay on Jesus' feet before, and Caravaggio did so.
Can Jesus' feet not touch the earth? Since it's stained, I'll draw it. Here in Caravaggio, it is more realistic, more secular, and the humanistic thought of the Renaissance has taken a step further.
Saint Matthew called
Caravaggio's paintings pay special attention to the color of light and shade. It seems that there is a lamp outside the picture, hitting the character's face and body. The boy holding the fruit basket, the gypsy girl watching the palms, everywhere.
The most obvious one is called Saint Matthew. A beam of light from the window is just reflected on the faces of several main characters, which is just right. In this regard, he is the teacher of velaskez and Rembrandt.
On the works of art created, Caravaggio is well received. But his life is full of all kinds of things, such as fighting, killing, escaping, hiding from enemies and debtors, so that he died early at the age of 38.
Some artists are like a monument, such as the three heroes of the Renaissance, with outstanding achievements; while Caravaggio is like a lightning bolt, tearing the night sky, deafening, but fleeting.
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"When I open this book, Weng Xin seems to be standing at the entrance of the art hall. His arms are open and his face is full of smiles. He also wears two rings with two gems inlaid on them. One is called" humor "and the other is called" profound ".
And the book he mentioned is the source of the story of Caravaggio in the above, which comes from Weng Xin's masterpiece - "how to understand art" series suit.
Open this set of books, the boring art history has become a humorous story, just like a novel.
It seems that following Weng Xin back to the historical situation at the beginning of the birth of the painting, the story of artists, patrons, ordinary citizens and other different characters and responsibilities becomes fresh again, and the original simple painting also has a richer meaning.
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Two books cover Rome, Milan, Vatican, Naples, plus Florence and Venice, the six art cities that can not be missed. In just six cities, you can connect more than 30 famous art museums.
Weng Xin has first explored the road and carefully screened over 30 art museums. After turning to the book, you can see the two parts of "practical travel suggestions" and "quick information of exhibition hall".
Which art museum is the most worthy to visit and which works of art must be seen in one's lifetime are arranged according to the star level, so as to help you avoid tedious information sorting and easily determine your own destination.
What's more, you just need to scan the QR code to install all these practical information into your mobile phone and view it at any time. It's a worthwhile visit to six famous Italian art cities with exclusive guide.
If you plan to go to the museum in person to start a trip to Italy, this set of books will be the practical guide for you to get the most in a limited time without any wrongs.
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