Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1784: Statue of Athena
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In the living room, the coffee table has been removed. Ye Tianzheng stood in the center of the living room, staring at the ancient Greek sculpture and many statue fragments placed on the floor, lost in thought.
As soon as he returned to the guest room, after taking a short rest and washing up, Ye Tian got busy and began to admire his trophies.
He asked Cole and the others to move the solid wood crates into the living room, and then he couldn't wait to open them one by one, took out the incomplete statue and all its fragments, placed them on the floor, and began to piece them together by themselves.
With his ability to see through everything, it didn't take long for him to spell out the rough outline of the marble statue's buttocks and upper left leg. The progress was rapid!
Combined with the right half of the torso and the upper half of the right arm that Rossini and the others pieced together, the completeness of this ancient Greek sculpture has been improved a bit, and its beauty has also been enhanced a lot.
Even so, this is still a very damaged ancient Greek sculpture. Many of the statue fragments do not match the numbers and can only be scattered on the ground.
Through his clairvoyance powers and his understanding of ancient Greek sculpture art, Ye Tian could basically guess where some marble fragments belonged to the statue.
But due to the lack of some statue fragments that connected the previous and the following, and in order to avoid being too shocking, Ye Tian did not place the statue fragments where they should be, but scattered them aside!
After piecing together the rough outlines of the ancient Greek statue's hip and upper left leg, the work stalled and no further progress was made.
Next, Ye Tian carefully studied the remaining statue fragments and tried countless times, but still could not splice them onto the statue, and failed every time. ,
Standing in the center of the living room and thinking for a moment, Ye Tian finally woke up and said helplessly:
“This ancient Greek statue is too badly damaged, and many fragments of the statue have been lost. If it cannot be found, it will be impossible to recreate this statue. That would be a huge regret!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Betty smiled and said:
"My dear, you have done a great job. The antique shop owner Rossini and his friends spent more than half a year to put together half of the torso and half of the arms.
But it only took you less than twenty minutes to quickly piece together the rough outline of the statue’s buttocks and upper left leg, making the statue more complete. This is amazing! ”
Hearing Betty's words, everyone else in the living room couldn't help but nodded, and everyone was full of admiration.
Then, David asked curiously:
"Steven, when I was in Rossini's antique store, I was very curious, why did you buy this incomplete ancient Greek sculpture? It is so damaged that it is almost impossible to restore it.
However, since you are willing to spend 60,000 euros to buy this incomplete sculpture, you must have your reasons. Is it possible that this marble sculpture is a top-notch work of art? And by that famous sculptor? ”
Not only David, but also Betty wanted to know the answer to this question. They all looked at Ye Tian, and everyone was full of expectations.
Ye Tian looked at David, then glanced at the others, and then said firmly:
"This ancient Greek sculpture is not only a top-notch work of art, but also a truly priceless treasure. Whether it is artistic value or market value, it is almost impossible to measure.
Its status and artistic value in the history of Western art are not inferior to the two treasures of the Louvre, "Venus Broken Arm" and "Statue of Victory", and even far exceed them."
Before he finished speaking, the living room was already abuzz.
"How is it possible? This incomplete ancient Greek sculpture is actually more outstanding than "Venus Broken Arm" and "The Statue of Victory". Did I hear that right?"
"Wow! "Venus with Broken Arms" is recognized as the most beautiful sculpture in the world. It is a sign and symbol of the beauty of the female body. How can there be a sculpture that is more outstanding than it? Whose sculpture is this? ?"
While exclaiming, everyone stared at Ye Tian with their eyes wide open and their eyes filled with disbelief.
After everyone's emotions stabilized a little, Ye Tian then continued:
“When I saw this incomplete ancient Greek sculpture in Rossini’s antique shop, I made a preliminary judgment, or guess. That guess was so bold that it caused a huge sensation.
It was precisely because of that bold speculation that I accepted Rossini’s offer of 60,000 euros without any counter-offer, and immediately took over the incomplete ancient Greek sculpture to avoid missing out on this priceless treasure.
After returning, after some research just now, I am completely sure that my guess is accurate. Taking this incomplete ancient Greek sculpture and its fragments is an extremely correct decision.
According to my judgment, this incomplete sculpture is the work of Pheidias, the first of the three major sculptors in ancient Greece and recognized as the greatest classical sculptor, and it is a statue of Athena.
Phidias carved many statues of Athena throughout his life. The most famous one is the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. That statue is famous in history.
It is a pity that although Phidias carved many statues of Athena, none of them have been preserved. The incomplete sculpture in front of everyone should be his only surviving statue of Athena! ”
After the words fell, the living room became completely quiet.
Betty and the others were all dumbfounded. Everyone's eyes were widened, staring at the marble fragments on the floor and the incomplete sculpture. Their gazes were extremely hot and even a little crazy.
Having received Western education since childhood and possessing certain artistic qualities, of course they know who the three major sculptors of ancient Greece are, and of course they know who Phidias is!
It is no exaggeration to say that in the history of Western art, Pheidias is a mythical figure. His status is so high that almost no one can match it, and there are even few artists who are qualified to compare with him!
The incomplete sculpture and the statue fragments in front of them are actually the works of Pheidias, and they are the only remaining representative statue of Athena. Can they not be shocked!
Betty and David did not have the slightest doubt about Ye Tiangang's words, and everyone firmly believed them.
Since Steven said that this is a sculpture by Pheidias and one of the masterpieces of the ancient Greek **** of sculpture, the statue of Athena, then it is absolutely correct!
When did this guy Steven go overboard? Not once, and this time will be no exception!
Ye Tian glanced at Betty and the others who were stunned, and continued with a smile:
"As we all know, one of the three treasures of the Louvre, Venus Broken Arm, was created by the famous ancient Greek sculptor Alexandros and was created around 150 BC.
Another treasure of the Louvre, the equally badly damaged "Statue of Victory", was created around 200 BC. It is currently impossible to verify the author of the statue.
Whether it was the famous sculptor Alexandros or the sculptor who created the "Statue of Victory", during the ancient Greek period, they were not even qualified to carry Phidias' shoes.
This shows how high Pheidias’ status was in ancient Greece and in the history of art. Once this incomplete statue of Athena is released, it will definitely cause a huge sensation..."