The famous painter Raphael once created an oil painting on a subject, which he painted twice, and the content was very different. As for why Raphael twice created paintings on the subject? I'm afraid you'll be surprised when you know the answer. What's going on here? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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During the Italian Renaissance, there was a famous master of oil painting, he was Raphael. Raphael, whose full name was Raphael Sansi, was born into a wealthy family in Urbino. As the only son in the family, Raphael's father poured a lot of effort into him, and in the process of long observation, his father found that Raphael was extremely good at painting, so he spent a lot of money to find the famous teacher Perugino to guide him.
Raphael's painting skills became more and more sophisticated, he deliberately imitated Perugino's painting style, and put enough effort into every detail, and over time, his painting level began to be the same as that of his teacher. Raphael is delicate and maverick, he is good at imitating the techniques of ancient Greek painters, but he can also remove the tragic color of the characters, making the elements of the painting more cheerful and clear. During Raphael's short life of 37 years, he created more than 300 paintings, the most famous of which include "The Virgin of the Grand Duke", "The Controversy of the Sacraments", "The Statue of the Three Virtues", "The School of Athens" and so on. It was by virtue of his outstanding painting skills that Raphael also became an important and outstanding representative of the Renaissance, together with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, known as the "Three Masters of the Renaissance".
Raphael's paintings have always been characterized by innovation, and he often does not touch the subject matter that other painters flock to. Once a certain unpopular subject appears and is favored by it, Raphael will not hesitate to create, it can be said that Raphael has always maintained a young and maverick heart. However, everything is not absolute, in Raphael's career as a painter, there is a subject matter that is deeply favored by him, and even after he finishes his creation, he can't stop, and then creates a second painting with the same theme. As we all know, the creation of works is novel and original, but Raphael's creative behavior clearly violates the original intention of the painter, what is the explanation for this?
Speaking of this, we should also introduce the subject of Raphael's two consecutive works, which is the famous "St. George and the Poisonous Dragon". The story of St. George and the Poisonous Dragon is very famous in the West, mainly telling the legend of a hero saving the United States. Legend has it that a dragon appeared in a river within a kingdom, and the dragon's body contained severe poison, and it occupied the river without any creatures approaching, otherwise it would spew out venom to kill each other.
Nearby residents have no choice but to offer cattle and sheep to them every day, but the poisonous dragon is still greedy and demands that humans must worship beautiful maidens for themselves. When all the maidens in the city were eaten, the king's daughter was also sacrificed by the people of the country, ready to be sacrificed to the poisonous dragon. But just as the princess came to the river to be eaten by the poisonous dragon, the knight St. George struck, and he drew his sword and fought with the poisonous dragon. In the end, St. George subdued the poisonous dragon with his superb sword skills and escorted him to the city to be executed, thus keeping the people safe.
At this time, a question arises, why did Raphael love the subject of "St. George and the Dragon" and create it twice? In fact, the reason is very simple, because Raphael really likes this special subject. The content of "St. George and the Poisonous Dragon" is full of Western heroism and church fanaticism, handsome and brave knights, beautiful and poor princesses, and evil dragons, there are great contradictions and conflicts between the three, and it is in such an opposing tense atmosphere that the noble behavior and brave heart of heroes to save the United States can be better shown. It is no exaggeration to say that whether in the mythological system of the West or the East, "hero saving beauty" has always been a perfect theme, and "beauty with hero" has almost become one of the indispensable elements for idealists to build a "literary utopia", which is full of men's beautiful yearning for the highest honor in a patriarchal society.
In the world of painting, there are many painters who have also created "St. George and the Poisonous Dragon", and they all have the same heart as Raphael, who has an active exploration heart. From this point of view, there is indeed no shortage of good works for good subjects, because it can really make us get artistic satisfaction
References: "Ancient and Modern Painting Circle" published by Shaanxi Publishing House by Wang Yimin
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm