Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1538: Apollo, God of the Sun
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Continuing down the steps, following the oil paintings on canvas by Dürer, the most famous German painter during the Renaissance, another outstanding work by a Renaissance art master appeared in front of Ye Tian.
This is also an oil painting on canvas, classical style, medium size, about 100*80, and was painted by Sarto, a famous Italian painter during the Renaissance and known as the perfect painter.
After the three masters of Renaissance art left Florence, Sarto became the most famous painter in Florence, famous throughout Europe and playing an extremely important role in the history of Western art.
And this classic oil painting is one of the representative works of Sarto during his peak period. It is naturally a priceless top-level work of art, and its value is even higher than that of Rubens's portrait!
Like the other paintings I saw before, this oil painting is also covered under a glass cover. The glass cover is covered with dust and looks a little black, but it is in pretty good condition.
After standing in front of this classic oil painting, Ye Tian gently wiped the dust on the glass cover with a soft cloth, and then began to admire it with intoxication.
While appreciating this painting, he also briefly explained this classic oil painting.
He mainly introduced the artistic style, life story, representative works, and status of the 'Perfect Painter' Sarto in the history of Western art, and commented on the content of this painting.
However, he did not disclose the issue that people were most concerned about before the live broadcast, the value of this painting in the current art market, and deliberately whetted people's appetites.
This left room for the professionals, semi-professionals, and pseudo-professionals in front of the live broadcast. Those guys jumped out one after another and started performing on their own.
He hasn’t finished explaining yet. Someone on the Internet has already given the valuation of Sarto’s painting. Each one of them is conclusive. The valuation ranges from a few million US dollars to hundreds of millions of US dollars. The span is very wide. big!
After admiring this outstanding painting by Sato, Ye Tian walked down a few steps and stood on the granite floor of the underground chamber hall.
At this time, Martinez was still in the middle of the steps, admiring the outstanding paintings of the art master Dürer intoxicatedly, almost forgetting where he was and what he was doing!
Walker and Miller also stayed in the middle of the steps. They were cooperating with each other, busy laying out wires and installing lighting equipment.
As the energy-saving lamps lit up one after another, the underground secret room that had been shrouded in darkness for more than two hundred years suddenly became brighter, and everyone's vision became clearer.
The live broadcast screen also became clearer, attracting waves of exclamations.
While Martinez and the others had not yet come down, Ye Tian quickly scanned the entire hall, and secretly turned on the perspective, thoroughly seeing through this secret space that had been buried underground for more than two hundred years.
In the process, he saw a lot of top-notch antique artworks that radiated dazzling light. Some were hung on walls and marble columns, and some were packed in boxes!
But without exception, every piece of antique art here has dozens or twenty layers of charming halo, which is extremely beautiful!
What do those charming halos mean? Ye Tian felt clear in his heart.
It is those charming haloes that extremely accurately indicate the value of these top antique artworks. The value of each antique artwork is very amazing.
Although he had seen through it several times before and was familiar with these top-notch antiques and artworks, Ye Tian was still so excited when he saw these treasures again that he wished he could cheer!
In addition to numerous top-notch antiques and artworks of great value, he also saw a slightly smaller secret room located under the floor in a corner of the hall.
What is stored in that secret room is mainly some important documents and materials, which are well preserved and have high historical and cultural research value, and may even rewrite part of history.
In addition, there are some small traps, most of which have been scrapped. The few remaining ones do not pose any threat to Ye Tian, let alone stop their exploration.
Then he withdrew his gaze, ended the perspective, turned around, and began to admire a sculpture placed behind him with great interest.
Soon, Martinez and the others walked down the steps.
"Steven, this sculpture of Apollo, the sun god, looks very good. It is obviously a top-notch work of art. Do you know that this is the work of the sculptor? Let me tell you about it!"
With that said, Martinez came to Ye Tian and admired the sculpture in front of him with him.
This is a bust sculpture of the sun **** Apollo. It is not big and is placed on a stone platform close to the wall. There is a layer of dust on the statue, but it does not affect the appreciation.
It can be seen that this statue of Apollo, the sun god, made of marble, has a dignified and majestic appearance, sharp edges and handsome features, with long curly hair hanging on his shoulders, gently blowing in the wind.
On his head was a crown woven from laurel, cupid wood, and olive branches and leaves. He raised his chin slightly, turned his head and stared to the left, his eyes firm and persistent.
The sculptor used the carving knife in his hand to display the sun **** Apollo, the most versatile, beautiful and handsome male **** in Greek mythology, vividly and almost perfectly!
Standing in front of this sculpture, people will be easily attracted by it and fascinated by its classical beauty!
Ye Tian turned to look at Martinez, then said with a smile:
"If I read correctly, this bust sculpture of the sun **** Apollo should be made by the famous Italian sculptor Cellini during the Renaissance and is one of his representative works.
On this sculpture of the Sun God, we can see the shadow of Michelangelo and the specific manifestation of Florentine Mannerism, which are the characteristics of Cellini's sculptures.
In addition, we can also see the disdainful heroic spirit of Florentine Mannerism, and this is the most distinctive feature that distinguishes Cellini from other Florentine Mannerist artists.
It is based on the above characteristics that I judge that this is a sculpture by the master of art Cellini. Of course, my identification conclusion may not be accurate. You can discuss it later.
In addition to this bust sculpture of the sun **** Apollo, there is also a bust sculpture under the steps on the left, also placed on a stone platform, carving the fire **** Prometheus.
That sculpture is also very expressive, but it is not yet known which sculptor it was from. As far as I can tell, it seems to be the work of the master of art Donatello, but I am not sure! "
After hearing these words, Martinez could no longer bear it. The old guy hugged his head and exclaimed.
"Oh my god! Did I hear you right? Under the steps on the right is Cellini's sculpture of the sun **** Apollo, and under the steps on the left is Donatello's sculpture of the **** of fire Prometheus. Is this the temple of Zeus? ?
Stephen, I now believe what you said before. These top-notch antique artworks in Napoleon's treasure are no worse than the artworks in the Louvre Grand Gallery, and even far exceed them! "
Not only Martinez, many professionals in front of the live broadcast were also exclaimed and almost crazy with envy.
Who are Donatello and Cellini? That was the top art master of the Italian Renaissance and a famous heavyweight in the history of Western art!
In terms of their status and achievements in the field of sculpture, during the Renaissance and even in the hundreds of years that followed, perhaps only Michelangelo could steadily surpass them, and Rodin may also be considered one!
As for other famous sculptors who came later, they can only look back and worship him, including the famous modern sculptor Giacometti and others.
Can it not be shocking that the works of such a top sculpting master actually appeared in this underground secret room at the same time, and all fell into the hands of that **** Steven? Can you not make people crazy with envy?
After a burst of exclamation, Martinez immediately took a step forward, got close to the bust sculpture of the sun **** Apollo, and began to carefully wipe the dust on it while muttering to himself.
“I’m going to take a good look at this Cellini masterpiece, and then I’m going to look at Donatello’s Prometheus, the **** of fire. Today is so beautiful, it all feels like a dream!”
Martinez has no doubts about the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian.
Since Steven said that this is the work of the master sculptor Cellini, it must be correct. This is 100% a masterpiece of Cellini, and it is a priceless top-notch work of art.
That guy has never looked the wrong way before, and this time is no exception!
Not only him, but almost everyone on the live broadcast side was also very sure of Ye Tian's judgment, without any doubt!
As for his self-effacing words, no one took them seriously or took them to heart.
While Martinez took a step forward, Ye Tian took a step back, then turned off the live broadcast microphone and began to assign tasks through the wireless invisible headset.
"Mattis, you can lead our staff into the secret passage. First, deal with the traps in the secret passage that I have cracked and eliminate all safety hazards.
After dealing with those traps, let the guys stand by. When we complete the exploration work, they can enter the underground secret room to clean up the antique art here!
Napoleon's treasure has reappeared in the world. Don't even think about it. There must be huge waves outside. You must pay attention to security issues. There must be no mistakes!
If necessary, you can ask Perry, the U.S. Ambassador to France, to involve the embassy security personnel. With the weight of these top-notch antiques and artworks, the embassy will never sit idly by!
In addition to the U.S. Embassy in France, you can also contact Wilson and ask Raytheon to provide support and send some armed security. I have said hello to Wilson before."
"Understood, Steven, just leave these things to us, there won't be any problems!"
Mattis responded in a deep voice, his voice was decisive and full of confidence.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian gave some instructions to Anderson and Kenny who were far away in the port of Le Havre, and made various preparations, just in case!