Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2210: Paintings in the sun
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What made Ye Tian complain was the layout of Raphael Hall.
This is a classical style exhibition hall, which is very consistent with Raphael's status as a classicist master. The exhibition hall is solemn and elegant in decoration, tall and spacious, and the overall environment is very artistic.
However, the windows of this famous exhibition hall are extremely tall, from about half a meter above the ground to the ceiling, and face the wide and clear Neva River.
Standing in front of those windows facing the river, you can have a beautiful view of the Neva River, and you can see the golden spiers of the Peter and Paul Fortress on the other side of the river. The view is excellent.
If this is a villa or apartment mansion, or an office building, or almost any other building except a museum, the beautiful scenery outside the window will definitely add a lot to the building.
The market value of this building will also increase a lot due to its excellent location and the beautiful scenery outside the window.
But this is a world-class museum, and the presence of these tall windows seems inappropriate.
It is morning now, and the situation is not bad. The sunlight cannot shine through the tall windows into the exhibition hall and onto the priceless top-notch artworks in the exhibition hall.
In the afternoon, the setting sun will fill this exhibition hall with sunlight, shining on those extremely rare and top-notch works of art until the sunset.
More importantly, the bulletproof glass display case containing Raphael's "Madonna and Child" is placed in front of a window in the middle of the exhibition hall, and it is unobstructed.
You must know that this is a priceless top art treasure from the Renaissance period with a history of more than 500 years. It has very high requirements for the preservation and display environment.
How did Lao Maozi do it? But they exposed such a top-notch work of art directly to the sun, which was a waste of natural resources!
Seeing this situation, could Ye Tian not complain secretly?
But he only stopped there, and could not change anything at all. Who said that the Hermitage Museum did not belong to him, and who said that the top works of art in the exhibition hall did not belong to him!
Compared to the Raphael Corridor outside and the several exhibition halls passing by, there are obviously more tourists visiting the Raphael Exhibition Hall. Looking around, the exhibition hall is dark and full of human heads.
And most of the people concentrated around Raphael's two paintings, "The Madonna and Child" and "The Holy Family", crowding the display cabinets displaying these two paintings.
Standing at the door and scanning the situation in the exhibition hall, Ye Tian smiled and said:
"Mikhail, let's go and appreciate Raphael's "Madonna and Child" first. I really want to see how Raphael expresses his outstanding performance on such a small canvas. of classical painting techniques"
"Okay, Steven, please follow me"
Mikhail nodded in agreement, and then led Ye Tian and the others towards the window in the middle of the exhibition hall.
At the same time, other tourists in this exhibition hall also saw Ye Tian and the others.
Unsurprisingly, there was a small commotion in the exhibition hall, and discussions followed.
"Hey! It's that guy Steven. I didn't expect him to come to the Hermitage Museum and the Raphael Hall for a tour, and he was accompanied by Mikhail himself. It's really a shame!"
"This is normal. Don't forget, Steven is not only a top professional treasure hunter, but also a top antique art appraisal expert. When you come to St. Petersburg, how can you not come to the Hermitage Museum? ! ”
Amid the ongoing discussions, some people couldn't help but be curious and started asking questions loudly.
"Good morning, Steven, welcome to the Hermitage. I wonder if you brought those golden panels from the Amber Room? Can you show them to the public? Every Russian wants to see them. Those priceless treasures! ”
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.
The loud inquirer is a Russian man in his sixties, wearing a pair of glasses, tall and thin, gentle and elegant, and looks like a senior intellectual.
Ye Tianchong nodded slightly to the Russian man, then said with a smile:
"Good morning, sir, I am Steven. Nice to see you here. The Hermitage is one of the four major museums in the world and the pearl of St. Petersburg, Russia. Of course I have to come and visit it.
As for the golden sidings in the Amber Room, I have brought them to the Hermitage. Once we both reach an agreement and complete the transaction, everyone will be able to see the famous Amber Room. Please wait patiently."
After answering, he turned back and continued walking forward with Mikhail and the others.
Like every visit to the museum in the past, many tourists in the exhibition hall, including those who were about to leave after the visit, saw Ye Tian and the others walking towards Raphael's "Madonna and Child" and immediately followed them. .
The expressions of these guys are very excited, their eyes are full of expectation, their steps are much brisker, and they are secretly speeding up, trying to seize a good position.
They have all heard more or less about Ye Tian's vivid and wonderful explanations of antique artworks. When they encounter such an opportunity now, they are naturally unwilling to miss it, not to mention that this is an outstanding painting by Raphael.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian and the others had arrived in front of the bulletproof glass display case displaying Raphael's "Madonna and Child" and stopped here.
Seeing their arrival, the many visitors who had gathered in front of the bulletproof glass showcase immediately gave way to a passage, and everyone looked at Ye Tian and Mikhail.
Ye Tian and the others were not polite either. They nodded to the many visitors and thanked them, then walked through the crowd and went straight to the bulletproof glass showcase.
When he came to stand here, Ye Tian did not immediately admire the painting displayed in the showcase, but pointed to the tall glass window next to him and said:
"Mikhail, what's going on with this glass window? Some time before sunset, the sun should be able to shine directly into this exhibition hall and onto this top-notch work of art. Aren't you afraid that this painting will be damaged by this? Damage? ”
Hearing this, Mikhail's expression immediately changed, and his expression was slightly embarrassed.
"Raphael's "Madonna and Child" is placed here. It was decided more than a hundred years ago and has never changed. We are respecting historical traditions and it is not easy to do it.
More than a hundred years ago, the research on how to protect oil paintings was not very thorough. The damage caused by direct sunlight to oil paintings was accumulated bit by bit, and it did not attract much attention at that time.
When arranging the display of "The Madonna and Child", the museum staff only considered that bright natural light would help people appreciate this top-notch painting, but did not consider the damage caused by direct sunlight.
For more than a hundred years since then, except during World War II, this outstanding work by the Renaissance art master Raphael has been placed here for people to visit, and its location has never changed.
It has become a tradition for people who come to visit the Raphael Hall of the Hermitage to admire this painting and feel the great art of Raphael while admiring the beautiful scenery on the Neva River.
We have also tried to move this priceless painting deeper into the exhibition hall and to a place where the sun does not shine. However, we have attracted countless objections, so we have to respect the tradition.
In order to protect this top-notch work of art, we have also done a lot of work. We replaced the display cabinet displaying the painting with a bulletproof glass display cabinet with constant temperature and humidity, and we have done a lot of work on the glass.
The glass on this showcase is not only very strong, but can also effectively insulate heat and ultraviolet rays from the sun, and can change color with the environment, giving the "Picture of the Virgin and Child" maximum protection."
Hearing this explanation, Ye Tian couldn't help but nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The same goes for the many onlookers at the scene. Whether they understood or not, they all nodded and showed a look of astonishment.
Next, Ye Tian looked at the famous painting displayed in the bulletproof glass showcase, ready to appreciate it.