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

Andrew saw Jiang Zhe appear and waved to him from a distance.

Jiang Zhe went over to meet him.

He had been planning to go to an art gallery or museum or somewhere to view the works, but Andrew contacted him out of the blue and asked if he would like to visit Venice together.

Jiang Zhe agreed immediately.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries. Jiang Zhe asked, "Will it cause you any trouble if we meet now?"

Andrew didn't care. "The review is over. Now, my task is done. I have the final say on how to arrange the rest of the time.

"Where do you want to go? Do you want to find a tour guide who is familiar with the area?" Jiang Zhe asked.

Andrew was surprised to see that Jiang Zhe didn't care about or ask about the results of the selection. Let's see how long you can endure?
He asks where Kang Chul wants to go.

Jiang Zhe told him his original plan.

"Great, I had the same idea. Let's go and see the most famous work first?" said Andrew.

"it is good."

The two people walked and talked, and the topic basically revolved around Tintoretto.

"Have you always liked his work, or did you start paying attention to it after you arrived in Venice?" Andrew asked.

"I had only read his picture albums before, but didn't study in depth. It was only after I arrived in Venice that I had this strong idea." Jiang Zhe did not hide his thoughts.

After hearing this, Andrew said to Jiang Zhe: “You are very confident in yourself.

This painter can be regarded as the last great painter of the late Renaissance. He spent his whole life in Venice and never left this water city.

During the Renaissance, many masters were remembered for their nicknames.

For example, Leonardo da Vinci, whose full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, means "Leonardo, son of Mr. Piero of the village of Vinci).

Tintoretto's father was a dyer, and his name means "little dyer". As for his real name: Jacopo Commin, it is rarely mentioned.

His language was humorous, which made Jiang Zhe willing to listen.

Due to the differences in cultural languages, different opinions are inevitable when translating some words or visual languages.

While listening, Jiang Zhe translated some professional terms into content that he could understand.

“Tintoretto showed a talent for painting from an early age.

His father thought his son was a genius, so he sent him to the studio of Master Titian as an apprentice.

However, Tintoretto entered Titian's studio, but was kicked out after a short time.

People have different speculations about this matter. Some speculate that the painter was driven away because Titian was jealous of his talent. Another theory is that Titian felt that the young dyer's painting skills were good enough to be an independent painter. The third theory is that it was because Tintoretto had a bad temper and offended Titian.

None of these claims can be confirmed. There are three different versions of Tintoretto's age when he entered Titian's studio: 10, 15, and 24. Anyway, the master-disciple relationship between the two only lasted for a short time. After that, there was no direct contact.

Tintoretto was actually self-taught. Pretty inspiring, right? ”

When Andrew paused to rest, Jiang Zhe said, "This is also the reason why I want to learn his painting."

"Self-study also requires models. Who is he studying from?" Andrew asked.

"Titian." Jiang Zhe replied.

“That’s correct. In fact, he could have studied slowly in Ti Xiangxiang’s studio and eventually become a successful painter.

"And his road to success is not only tortuous, it can be called bizarre."

Jiang Zhe thought, maybe this is one of the reasons why Tintoretto became a great painter. "Tintoretto also learned from another painter, Michelangelo."

Andrew mentioned that line of Michelangelo and the color of Titian.

Jiang Zhe asked: "Should that word be translated as sketch, line, or modeling composition?"

After some debate, the two finally decided that the word could be more appropriately translated as sketch or modeling.

"Where were we talking about just now? Oh, right." Andrew thought for a while before continuing, "The two elements of shape and color run through Tintoretto's long creative career.

Compared with the works of the early Renaissance, Tintoretto is good at strengthening the perspective effect from multiple viewpoints, and his processing is unconventional, and the characters' movements are exaggerated. "

Jiang Zhe said: "I admire him very much. The young dyer has developed his own unique style through tenacious self-study."

Andrew said: "At that time, Titian's brilliance was too dazzling, which directly led to Tintoretto not receiving any orders for quite a long time. He finally started to receive orders when he was around 30 years old. He gradually became famous in Venice."

In his later years, Tintoretto painted his masterpiece "Paradise" for the Ducal Palace.

I have seen a replica of it, and it is so huge, 22.2 meters long and 9 meters high. For hundreds of years, it was the largest oil painting in the world.

In this painting, many details were not completed, which makes this masterpiece a little rough. It can only be called a masterpiece, but not a top masterpiece in the history of world art. "

Andrew is very knowledgeable, but when he chats, he unconsciously uses the skills of a critic.

"There is a draft of Paradise in the Louvre. I have seen it, so I am looking forward to seeing the original and feeling its grandeur."

Playing and chatting together allows two people to quickly get to know each other.

Before we knew it, the Ducal Palace in Venice was right in front of us.

"Do you know an interesting story about Tintoretto? An interesting story about unfair competition?" Andrew asked.

Jiang Zhe shook his head.

Andrew's expression was as if he was chatting about gossip.

"Tintoretto and a group of painters were invited to create frescoes and ceiling paintings.

The party that places the order asks several painters to provide drafts first. Whose work will they choose to use?
In order to win the order, everyone came up with their best ideas.

Tintoretto did not provide a draft, but instead hung the finished work directly on the wall.

The painters who participated in the competition all said that he broke the rules.

Tintoretto directly announced that this painting would be donated to the client, and by the way, he also won the order for the ceiling painting. It can be said that he used all means to compete.

Jiang Zhe smiled but said nothing.

Andrew thought, I brought the topic to competition, but Jiang Zhe still didn't ask about the list of winners.

He continued: “In that period, competition among painters was fierce.

Many painters during the Renaissance, in addition to mastering painting and related skills, even had to master swordsmanship. "

Jiang Zhe understood the implication of these words. Some painters of that period even participated in duels.

The two chatted in low voices and walked into the Duke's Palace side by side.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were few people around, Andrew asked, "Jiang Zhe, aren't you curious whether you won the award?"

He lost his temper first. (End of this chapter)