Chapter 1641, the collision of east and west paintings
Next to a pier on the Huangpu River, Leonardo da Vinci brought his painting tools to the riverside, preparing to record everything in Songhu through painting, so that he could take it out when he returned to Europe.
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Leonardo da Vinci's specialty was portraiture, and he was not very good at architectural painting. However, his painting achievements were extremely high, and he could casually draw architectural landscapes.
Just like painting here in Europe, his assistant silently prepared everything. Leonardo da Vinci chose sketching, because using sketching is the most concise and efficient way to paint buildings and the like, while oil painting is not suitable for painting buildings and the like.
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I saw Leonardo da Vinci concentrating on painting. With the rotation of the brush, everything on the other side of the Huangpu River was gradually outlined.
The busy Huangpu River pier, the cement road extending to the end of the field of vision, the tall buildings, and the silhouettes of people. Everything is extremely clear and layered, clearly showing the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Songhu.
"What a painting, what a painting!"
When Da Vinci put the last stroke on the painting, a large number of people gathered around to watch, and some people couldn't help but marvel.
"Sir's painting technique should come from European sketches, right?"
Wen Zhengming looked at Da Vinci in front of him, and he knew at a glance that he was a European. Then he looked at his paintings. The painting technique of sketch was more common among the Ming Dynasty's new studies, which emphasized the true restoration of things in the brush.
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The reason why there are sketching and painting courses in the new school is actually to meet the needs of production, such as mechanical design, bridge construction, creative design, etc. Sketching is extremely useful.
However, the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty painting circle has always been landscape painting, which pays attention to expressing emotions through painting, expressing emotions through painting, and emphasizing artistic conception rather than emphasis on form.
Therefore, sketching in the Ming Dynasty only existed in the New School and related fields, and never entered the elegant hall.
Wen Zhengming is a well-known painter, calligrapher, writer and collector in this matter. He also knows a lot about sketches. This time I visited Songhu with a few friends and accidentally saw Leonardo da Vinci painting here with sketches.
, also stopped to watch.
Look carefully at the painting in front of you, and then look at Songhu in front of you. You can find almost all the details on it, which made him unable to help but make peace with him.
"You also know about sketching?"
Da Vinci looked at Wen Zhengming in front of him, and then at the Ming people around him. They were all looking at him and his paintings.
"I have heard a little bit that sketching originated in Europe. The style of painting is to paint things completely and flawlessly on the scroll. It is relatively popular among the new learning of the Ming Dynasty."
Wen Zhengming replied with a smile, and then formally introduced himself: "Zhengming below, this is Cai Yu, Tang Zhen, Chen Chun, Zhu Yunming, nice to meet you sir!"
Following Wen Zhengming's introduction, Cai Yu, Tang Zhen, Chen Chun, and Zhu Yunming also put away their fans and bowed slightly to Da Vinci.
The old European man in front of me, at least, is very advanced and accomplished in painting. The painting in front of him almost perfectly imprinted Songhutan.
"My name is Leonardo da Vinci, from Florence, Italy."
Da Vinci was also used to the Ming Dynasty's way of making friends. The few people in front of him were immediately known to be scholars of the Ming Dynasty.
"Sir, I wonder if you can part with your love and give this painting to me?"
Wen Zhengming likes painting and calligraphy, and he also likes collecting. He likes to collect all kinds of cultural calligraphy and painting. Although the painting in front of him is completely different from the traditional landscape paintings of Ming Dynasty, although
I don’t understand this sketch painting.
However, based on Wen Zhengming's own painting experience and level, the standard of this painting is extremely high. Even in sketching, it is definitely a master-level painting.
I also wanted to keep this painting for a while.
"I plan to take this painting back to Europe. It will be used to show Europeans what I saw and heard in the Ming Dynasty and let them see the cities of the Ming Dynasty."
Da Vinci shook his head slightly and said that he planned to take this painting back to Europe.
"So that's it. I'm rude."
"How about this, I draw a picture for my husband, he draws another one, we exchange each other, how about we just call each other friends?"
When Wen Zhengming heard this, he immediately felt very sorry. He thought about it and said again.
"Are you also a painter?"
Da Vinci looked at Wen Zhengming again, but he didn't expect that the other person was also a painter.
"I know a little bit, I know a little bit~"
Wen Zhengming said modestly.
"It depends on how good your painting is. My paintings will not be easily exchanged with others."
When Da Vinci heard this, he did not realize that Wen Zhengming meant modesty, so he thought about it and said.
As a master painter, he naturally has his own pride. There are still many people who come to him for paintings, but he does not just paint for them casually.
Especially in his later years, after Leonardo da Vinci became immersed in studying natural scientists, he rarely painted.
"That's good~"
When Wen Zhengming heard this, he immediately became angry. The old European man in front of him actually wanted to judge his own painting skills, which made him feel like he was being looked down upon.
He is one of the Four Talents in Wuzhong, a famous talent in the south of the Yangtze River, but now he is underestimated.
"Afu, prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone~"
Wen Zhengming gave the order, and the bookboy who had been following Wen Zhengming quickly prepared and borrowed a table from a nearby businessman. The people around him heard that several talented people from the south of the Yangtze River had come to Songhu, and they were still here with someone from Europe or something.
The Italians competed in painting, and immediately a large number of melon-eating people gathered at the pier.
"That person is the famous Wen Zhengming, one of the four great talents in Wuzhong?"
"Isn't that right? The other few are also very famous talents. Cai Yu, Tang Zhen and Zhu Yunming are all well-known Jiangnan talents."
"Isn't there another Tang Yin?"
"Tang Yin was already in high school in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. I heard that he is now an official in Nanyun Province, and he is also the prefect."
"This competition is about painting. When it comes to painting, Tang Yin is the best. Although Wen Zhengming's paintings are also very good, his calligraphy is the best."
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The melon-eaters watching the excitement around were also constantly discussing. At the same time, they also wanted to see what kind of paintings Wen Zhengming could paint. They couldn't let this old European man underestimate the Ming painter.
Wen Zhengming ignored the discussion around him. He held a brush in his hand and splashed ink with great eloquence. The same map of Songhu City soon appeared on the paper.
However, what is different from Leonardo da Vinci's sketches and paintings is that Wen Zhengming's painting shows a scene where Wen Zhengming and someone were drinking and chanting poems on the rooftop of Songhu Restaurant, overlooking the entire Songhu.
That is to say, overlooking the scene of Songhu from a high place. Such a view is more suitable to be expressed in the form of landscape painting, which emphasizes artistic conception rather than specific form.
If you were like Leonardo da Vinci in front of you, it would be difficult to draw the river scene in front of you.
Soon, Wen Zhengming's painting was finished, and then he began to inscribe on it.
On July 21, the 24th year of Hongzhi's reign, he left a painting called "Aerial View of Songhu" at the Huangpu River Pier in Songhu, and presented it to the European Italian painter Mr. Leonardo da Vinci, who then stamped it with his own seal.
"Sir, does this painting still appeal to you?"
After finishing the painting, Wen Zhengming showed the painting to Da Vinci and everyone present.
“Great painting~”
"Okay~"
"As expected of Wen Zhengming, a great talent, this painting is truly stunning. It perfectly shows the prosperity and hustle and bustle of Songhu, but also has a sense of being hidden in the city."
"The subtlety of this painting lies in the prosperity and liveliness of Songhu City in the near distance, and the connection with the scenery of mountains, rivers and fields in the distance. They contrast with each other, and the contrast is huge, showing the prosperity and liveliness of Songhu."
"The painting is good and the calligraphy is good. I am willing to pay one thousand taels of silver to buy this painting!"
"Go, go, this painting is not for sale, it is for exchange with this old European man."
"That's right, that's right, it stinks to ask for money, go away!"
When everyone around them saw it, they couldn't help but make peace with him.
There is obviously no doubt about Wen Zhengming's painting level, and he is definitely an outstanding figure in Ming Dynasty painting during this period.
Da Vinci looked at Wen Zhengming's paintings carefully, nodding his head while looking at them.
I have to say that the painting method of the Ming Dynasty seems to be very simple. The brush is used to draw pictures on the paper, and a painting may not take long to be completed.
But it is also true that whether the painting is good or not can be seen at a glance.
The painting in front of me is very perfect both in terms of artistic conception and details. All the scenery around the Huangpu River in Songhu is painted on it. The key is that this method of landscape painting is used to paint the bustling and noisy city without any trace of it.
Violation and rush.
If you look carefully, you can even see a large number of characters in the painting. These characters are lifelike and clear.
There is no doubt that he is the top painter in the Ming Dynasty.
He is a European painter, and you can tell just by looking at him.
"Not bad, not bad, the painting is really good."
Only then did Da Vinci look carefully at Wen Zhengming in front of him and praised.
"Then sir, can you make another painting and we can exchange it with each other?"
Wen Zhengming smiled. He was quite confident in his painting skills.
"Of course~"
Da Vinci nodded solemnly. The painters exchanged works with each other, which was also a way of recognizing each other.
Immediately, it opened the paper roll again, picked up its pencil, and began to draw on the paper, but this time, it changed the direction and angle.
As a painter, you will never paint two identical paintings!
PS: The Four Great Talents of Jiangnan were contemporaries with Leonardo da Vinci. Didn’t you expect that?