Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

People come and go in the exhibition hall of the Venice Academy Gallery.

When Jiang Zhe saw the system prompt, he looked around, found a place where he could rest without being disturbed by others, and began to check the details.

The system did not explain what this opportunity was, but only prompted that one could consume one month’s rewards to realize the benefits of the opportunity.

Jiang Zhe thought for a moment and decisively clicked to use one month's reward.

Judging from the current feedback from the Biennale, even if my work receives systematic praise, it is difficult to stand out from so many works of art.

It’s better to become famous early. If you have the conditions, why not use it?
After clicking Submit, the system prompts: You can wait patiently. The system is pulling certain events and your reward is taking effect.

Seeing that there were no follow-up prompts, Jiang Zhe continued his tour.

This art museum, known as a hub for European painting art, has 24 exhibition halls.

Jiang Zhe found the exhibition hall that houses the painting "Storm". Here, you can also see the works of other painters.

Just as he stopped to watch the detailed introduction, a lady in dark short-sleeved clothes passed by.

She was talking to someone next to her, and she wasn't paying attention when she was walking. She accidentally bumped into Jiang Zhe and hurriedly stopped, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Jiang Zhe responded politely.

He didn't care because there were many people visiting here and it wasn't a big deal to take a break.

The lady apologized again and hurried to catch up with her companions.

Jiang Zhe turned his attention to the painting in front of him, which was the museum's treasure, Storm.

The Tempest is Giorgione's most famous work, completed in the early 16th century.

Although only six paintings by Giorgione survive, his use of color to express emotions, as well as the romantic atmosphere and uncertain meaning revealed in his works, make him one of the most mysterious painters in the history of European art.

Jiang Zhe moved as close to the work as possible to observe the details.

On the right side of the picture is a woman holding a baby, and on the left is a young shepherd or soldier, with no interaction between the two, and separated by a stream or ruins. Behind them is a small town in the mountains, and a flash of lightning across the dark sky, foreshadowing the coming of a storm.

Coincidentally, there are other precious works in the same exhibition hall.

Jiang Zhe began to compare the differences between "The Tempest" and other works, analyzing how the painter tried to find a breakthrough during the Renaissance.

In Italian paintings before the 16th century, landscape themes only appeared in the background as embellishments and occupied a very small space on the picture.

But the space reserved for the characters in Giorgione's painting is much smaller than the natural space. This painting is considered to be the first true landscape painting in the history of Italian painting. Moreover, the natural phenomenon of lightning also appeared in a painting for the first time in history.

Artistic creations before the 16th century, and even before the second half of the 19th century, all revolved around a specific and clear theme, such as religious, mythological or historical paintings. At that time, because the theme and content of the work were determined, viewers could not interpret the work at will when appreciating the work.

Jiang Zhe has read the information about the art museum.

Because no valuable information has been preserved about the painting of The Storm, many questions related to this painting have no standard answers.

For example, who are the two people in the painting, what is their relationship, what are they doing, where is the town in the background, what does the storm mean, etc.

Because there is no standard answer, this sentence unexpectedly becomes a painting that viewers can interpret freely, so many art historians try to find answers to these questions from various angles.

Some say it is a religious story, with Adam and Eve being expelled from the earthly paradise of Eden. Some say it is a Greek myth, with a mortal man falling in love with a goddess and having a child, and then Zeus, the lightning bolt, coming to punish them. Still others say it is a story about a gypsy woman and a soldier.

Jiang Zhe believes that this painting has a kind of lazy rural pastoral interest, which is still meaningful to those who live in the metropolis today, that is, it provides a window to relax the brain. He reflected on his own judgment of the work and came to an understanding.

All viewpoints on the work are personalized and private assumptions put forward by the proposer based on his or her own spiritual world and cultural cultivation.

Giorgione's The Tempest is like a mirror, reflecting the values ​​and thoughts of the person who proposed the idea, but no one can ever decipher the painting and give a true standard answer. Because The Tempest can be interpreted freely, many people are obsessed with this painting.

While Jiang Zhe was admiring the works, he smelled perfume and felt someone walking next to him.

When I turned around, I saw the lady who had just passed by me had come back and was looking at me with a smile.

Seeing Jiang Zhe turned back to look at her, the lady smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you."

"How can I help you?" Jiang Zhe asked.

The lady said, "I came here specially because I didn't have time to explain to you just now. I apologize again."

"It's okay, you've already apologized." Jiang Zhe felt that it was not that simple.

The lady said, "May I meet you? My name is Francesca."

Jiang Zhe looked at the lady carefully. She had fair skin and three-dimensional features. Her brown hair was neatly combed and hung down behind her head. She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, long pants, a pendant, and a smile, looking elegant and confident.

Jiang Zhe gave his name.

Francesca said, “I’m a curator’s assistant and I’m familiar with the works here. I saw you’ve been looking at this work. If you need any information about it, I can help you.”

Jiang Zhe originally wanted to refuse, but when he thought of the opportunity prompted by the system, he changed his mind.

"Thank you. I am trying to interpret this work and really need professional advice."

Francesca said, “I can tell you some existing information that may be able to help you.”

She first talked about some previous interpretations, and then asked Jiang Zhe about his interpretation of the work.

Jiang Zhe expressed his views frankly.

Francesca first praised Jiang Zhe.

Her next words aroused Jiang Zhe's interest. "In the past, because the theme of art was fixed, the audience could not interpret the work at will. But in modern and contemporary art, the theme gradually withdrew from the artistic creation, and the artistic creation began to become more and more pure, more and more free, and there was no standard answer. When appreciating modern and contemporary art works without standard answers, the audience can freely interpret the art works according to their own understanding. The reason why this work is so important in the history of art is that he was the first to paint the flow and humidity of the air. This is my superficial understanding."

"Thank you. Your point of view is very professional." Jiang Zhe complimented the other party.

Francesca then went on to tell some stories about Giorgione's life in Venice.

Her interpretation, of Giorgione's work, was part of the popular and fashionable art of the time.

Since the exhibition hall contained both paintings by Giorgione and works by Titian, Jiang Zhe led the topic in this direction.

"I know that these two masters were both apprentices of Bellini. It is said that Giorgione once helped Titian. Is that true? Some people also say that Giorgione died too early, which gave Titian the opportunity to come to the fore. Is this statement reliable?"

"Based on the data, both views should be true." Francesca gestured with her hand, motioning Jiang Zhe to look at another work.

Jiang Zhe judged that Francesca might be the opportunity mentioned by the system, and was willing to continue the conversation. (End of this chapter)