In his short life of 36 years, he left many immortal works, especially the series "The Portrait of Jenny", which shocked all those who have seen it, because these works have one feature: the person in the painting has only one eye.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Jenny, who was only 17 years old, fell in love with Modigliani, who was regarded by many as "You Zhu is a genius". At that time, Modigliani was at the lowest point in his life and his works were not recognized. There was an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition, but he saw that the dealer was mercenary and didn't respect art, and flatly rejected the dealer's proposal. At this time, the first daughter was born, and he was unable to raise it. Finally, he had to send her to an orphanage.
Being forced by life to send his own flesh and blood to an orphanage is a fatal blow to Modigliani. He began to abandon himself, going in and out of pubs, hoping to make Jenny, who was waiting at home, abandon herself. However, despite the opposition of her family, Jenny was willing to take care of him at all costs. When Modigliani was dissolute in the street, she cleaned, washed and cooked for him. She is willing, but deeply saddened by the depravity of the person she likes.
One day, Jenny took the initiative to find Modigliani. She asked him to draw a portrait of herself and asked her portrait to have only one eye. "Just one eye?" Modigliani is confused. "Yes, I want to face the hard life with one eye and keep one eye to examine myself in my heart, so that I won't lose myself and hope." Jenny said.
Franco modigliani seems to suddenly understand something. He picked up the brush and began to draw Jenny with only one eye. Modigliani finally felt Jenny's love for herself. He began to cheer up and summon up courage to face life. After painting, he took this portrait called Blue Eyes to a competition attended by many famous painters such as Picasso. When his painting was unveiled, everyone was shocked-the person in his painting had only one eye! Eyes are the windows to the soul!
When others were puzzled and talking about it, Modigliani thoughtfully explained: "The greatest sin of people is that it is difficult for them to check themselves while staring at others and the outside world. Therefore, we should observe the world around us with one eye and examine ourselves with the other. Everyone should have an eye shining in his heart and an eye constantly examining himself. "
Hearing this, even Picasso, who once looked down on Modigliani, bowed his head in front of this painting and took the lead in clapping his hands. Modigliani's life is like a radiant comet, fleeting. With the passage of time, Modigliani's name has not been forgotten by the world, but has become more dazzling. Because, at the beginning of the confusing 20th century, his art successfully completed the mission of an artist, always telling the eternal sorrow of the soul that exists in human destiny.