▪️ "Dido and Aeneas"
[When Elena talks to Nino about her father]
Dido was the princess of the Phoenician kingdom of Tyre. After her father died, the eldest brother Pygmalion, in order to monopolize power and national wealth, designed and framed her husband Sychaeus, because Sychaeus had the most extensive Phoenicia land. Pygmalion had a ferocious and cruel temperament. He was "blinded by gold", and he secretly murdered his brother-in-law, and because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would find out the truth, he tricked Dido to cover up the cause of Shekaeus's death. However, one night, Dido saw her husband's bloodless undead in a dream and learned the ins and outs of the whole thing. In order to avoid the persecution of his brother after learning the truth, Dido took his followers and set sail to find a new kingdom of his own.
They came to the coast of North Africa and met a king named Iarbas, who had issued a law prohibiting foreigners from possessing a place more than the size of a cowhide. Dido asked Ialbas to settle here, claiming that he only needed "a piece of land that could be covered by a cowhide". Ialbas agreed. Dido ordered the hide to be cut into a thin strip, which he then used to encircle a hill near the coast. To commemorate this ingenious use of topology, the main mountain of the city of Carthage is called "Byrsa", which is the Greek word for "hide". Aeneas' father was Anchises, the royal family of Troy, and his mother was Aphrodite, the goddess of love. When Troy was conquered in the Trojan War, Aeneas led his warriors and rushed out of the burning city of Troy, carrying his blind father on his back, to find a suitable place to build a new home (the Roman Empire) in the Mediterranean Sea Place. Later, the prince of Troy (one of the founders of the Roman Empire) was wrecked near the coast of Africa in Carthage. After hearing the tragedy of the fall of the city of Troy, Dido forgot his oath with his dead husband, and expressed deep sympathy for Aeneas, the son of the Trojan hero, Prince Anchises, and Aphrodite, the god of love, and secretly fell in love.
On one occasion, two people who were out hunting with many subordinates encountered a sudden storm. In order to avoid the rain, Dido and Aeneas hid together in a cave and married there. (It is said that this was also the plan of the goddess Juno, the wife of Jupiter, the king of the gods, because she was also the patron saint of marriage.) However, in order to replace Troy, which was destroyed in the war, Jupiter sent messenger Mercury to Aene. Aspen, asked him to build a new Troy (Rome). But Aeneas, reminded by Mercury, understood that the meaning of his journey was to build a great city of his own, so he left without saying goodbye. Dido was in pain and regretted that he had betrayed his oath with his dead husband, so he swore a poisonous oath to make the hatred between Carthage and the descendants of Aeneas (Trojans/Romans) never disappear, and then used Aeneas. stabbed his sword into his chest to commit suicide. Aeneas saw her flaming pyre at sea, and he felt sad, but quickly returned to his journey.
▪️Baroque art
【When Lila tried on her wedding dress】
"Baroque" was an artistic style that prevailed in Europe between 1600 and 1750. Baroque (-Baroque) The word comes from the Spanish and Portuguese "transformed pearl" (-barroco). As an adjective, this word has the meaning of "vulgar and messy". Europeans originally used this term to refer to "works lacking the balance of classicism". It was originally a derogatory term for people who advocated classical art in the 18th century, which was different from the Renaissance style in the 17th century. Today, the word has lost its original meaning. The derogatory meaning refers only to an artistic style popular in Europe in the 17th century.
In European cultural history, "Baroque" usually refers to the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century (about 1600-1750), but the year does not represent an absolute artistic style, especially architecture and music. This period is followed by the Renaissance (1452-1600), followed by the Classical Period and the Romantic Period.
Although "Baroque" refers directly to works of art that lack classical balance, in fact, Baroque artists, like their Renaissance predecessors, attach great importance to the overall unity of design and effect. The Baroque style is characterized by its emphasis on "movement" and "transition". , especially physical and emotional, while the Baroque was a reaction to Mannerism. The rise of the Baroque is closely related to the religion of the time. It originated in Italy during the counter-reformation period, developed in most areas of Europe that believed in Catholicism, and later spread to Latin America and Asia with the spread of Catholicism. Not only in painting, Baroque art represents the entire field of art, including music, architecture, decorative arts, etc., and its connotations are also extremely complex. But the most basic feature is to break the seriousness, subtlety and balance of the Renaissance, advocate luxury and style, pay attention to the expression of strong emotions, the atmosphere is warm and tense, and it has a piercing and moving artistic effect. European culture has "removed the old and replaced the new", with significant changes and achievements in all aspects. With the rise of the bourgeoisie, the monarchy gradually became independent of religion; science was launched under the creation of Galileo, Newton and others; the trend in art was "secularization", energetic, innovative, and even rejoicing. Famous artists in literature and art such as Shakespeare and Cervantes; in painting there are Rubens, Rembrandt, etc., all of which have far-reaching influence. During this period, Europe expanded and colonized and gradually occupied the center of world civilization. Classicists believe that Baroque is a degenerate and disintegrating art, and it is only later that Baroque art has a fairer evaluation. Baroque art emerged in the second half of the 16th century, its heyday was in the 17th century, and it entered the 18th century. Except for northern and central Europe, it gradually declined. Baroque art first originated in Italy, and it is undoubtedly related to the Counter-Reformation. Rome was the center of church power at that time, so it is not surprising that it rose in Rome. It can be said that although Baroque art was not invented by religion, it was created for the church. Service, utilized by religion, the church is its strongest pillar. Baroque art emerged in Italy in the second half of the 16th century, entered its heyday in the 17th century, and gradually declined in the 18th century. Baroque art had a positive influence on both Rococo art in the 18th century and Romanticism in the 19th century. The Baroque art style is strongly supported by the church and is mainly popular in Italy, Flanders, Spain and other countries where Catholicism is prevalent. The works of Italian master Bernini and Flemish painter Rubens reflect the most brilliant achievements of 17th century Baroque art.
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