Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1687: Five Hundred Years of Secrets
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As far as the eye can see, this legendary painting by Leonardo da Vinci, "The Coming of the Three Magi", was instantly seen by Ye Tian, from the outside to the inside, at a glance.
On the surface of this painting, he saw many traces of poor modifications, as well as pigments that did not match the period of the original painting's creation, a gap of nearly 140 years.
The application of paint is crude and amateurish, a far cry from Leonardo's reputation for masterful brushstrokes, and traces of this application appear throughout the painting.
If you don’t observe and identify it carefully, people will easily think that this is a forgery and not an authentic work by Leonardo da Vinci himself.
In fact, in the history of Western art, many people think so.
Fortunately, after entering modern times, through a series of high-tech testing methods, these doubts were eliminated and it was confirmed that this painting is indeed the authentic work of Leonardo da Vinci.
It is these traces of clumsy modifications that just confirm some important research conclusions.
When creating this painting "The Visit of the Three Magi", Leonardo da Vinci made some revolutionary changes in his creative techniques, making it unique from all other paintings of the same name.
This also includes Botticelli's "The Adoration of the Magi" created in 1475 and also collected in the Uffizi Gallery and displayed in the 15th-century Florentine School Exhibition Hall.
However, Leonardo da Vinci's revolutionary changes were not accepted by conservative priests.
The priests who commissioned him to create this painting expected Leonardo to brilliantly display the traditional scene celebrating the birth of Jesus, but Leonardo da Vinci went against the priests' expectations.
The chaotic and ugly figures surrounding the Virgin and Child are already unsettling. It is unheard of for Leonardo da Vinci to actually paint a scene of fierce fighting in this painting.
Seeing the manuscript drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, how could the priests accept such a treasonous painting of "The Adoration of the Magi"?
As a result, the rebellious Leonardo da Vinci gave up the creation of this painting, and this unfinished work was also discarded in a leaky warehouse with no one interested.
Many years later, when Leonardo da Vinci's work became popular in the art market and became a valuable best-seller, it was remembered again and was taken out for cleaning.
An anonymous poor artist modified the manuscript without authorization and applied paint, turning it into a more marketable classic religious painting, but Leonardo da Vinci's true vision was hidden under the layers of paint.
While conducting the fluoroscopy in secret, Ye Tian’s clear voice still echoed in the exhibition hall and reached the ears of everyone present.
"... Talking about Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait in the painting, the way and technique in which Da Vinci displays his self-image here is almost exactly the same as Botticelli's technique in the painting of the same name.
Since you have come to the Uffizi Gallery, you must have visited the "Adventure of the Magi" created by Botticelli in 1475 and displayed in the 15th-century Florentine exhibition hall.
In that painting, there is a young man whose body is turned away from the painting. It is considered to be Botticelli's self-portrait, which is almost exactly the same as the position of Leonardo da Vinci in this painting.
Because the tempera painting was earlier, it was obvious that Leonardo da Vinci had seen that painting and learned from it. Why did he do this? It remains a mystery to this day.
Next, let’s analyze this painting from a religious perspective. First of all, I want to declare that I am an atheist and I am just discussing the matter. Don’t make random assumptions! "
Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nodded slightly and had no objection.
At the same time, everyone secretly admired him.
This guy Steven is really cautious to the extreme. There is no loophole to catch. No wonder he is so prosperous. It is not for nothing.
After a short pause, Ye Tian's clear voice came out again.
"Everyone must have noticed that in Leonardo da Vinci's "The Adoration of the Magi", there is no image of Jesus' father, Joseph. This is a huge question that has troubled people for more than five hundred years.
In the story of "The Coming of the Magi", Joseph is a very basic element. All other elements basically appear in this painting, but the image of Joseph is missing, which is puzzling.
This has never happened in paintings of the same name created by other artists, except Leonardo da Vinci, who always excluded Joseph from the Holy Family, and the same is true for "Virgin of the Rocks"!
Why is this? No one knows the answer, maybe only Leonardo da Vinci knows it. Here, I will not speculate. Maybe one day, someone can unlock this secret.
In Leonardo da Vinci's "The Arrival of the Magi", there are several details that have some religious connotations and are worthy of careful consideration. One of them is the tree in the center of the painting.
The roots of the tree snake downward as if to touch the head of Christ, an allusion to Isaiah's prophecy that 'a branch will grow from Jesse's trunk, and a branch will grow from his root'. branch'
The dilapidated stone building in the painting has bushes outside. The broken house is a symbol that often appears in paintings, alluding to the destroyed 'David's House', and the birth of Christ will restore it..."
During the explanation process, Ye Tian's eyes had already penetrated the surface of the painting and saw the deeper secrets.
When his eyes penetrated the surface of the painting and saw the content hidden underneath, the surprise finally appeared, and he almost cheered.
Under the layer of inferior paint that was later applied on the surface of the painting, there is a stained layer of lead white, which is evidence of a second draft.
Under this layer of white lead lies Leonardo da Vinci’s initial creative draft, which is also the original appearance of the painting “The Visit of the Three Magi”.
In the initial draft, Ye Tian clearly saw Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait when he was 29 years old. It was much clearer than the surface of the painting, the characters were fuller and more vivid, and the lines were smoother.
On the painting that can be seen with the naked eye, the two fierce horses are fighting. Under perspective, there are two medieval knights on the horses, and the two sides are fighting fiercely.
This scene of fighting is one of the main reasons why Leonardo da Vinci's "The Coming of the Magi" was spurned by conservative clergy and regarded as treason.
Compared with the surface of the painting visible to the naked eye, under perspective, Ye Tian saw more figures, and thirty new figures appeared around **** and the Virgin Mary.
One of the group of masons seemed to be renovating a church, which seemed to symbolize the reconstruction of their homeland after the war.
And there is a painting within the painting. At the far end of the painting, on the distant horizon, there is a lonely and leisurely elephant. This is another puzzling riddle left by Leonardo da Vinci!
While these findings are surprising, they are not new.
Less than ten years ago, someone used infrared scanning technology to discover these secrets, which caused a huge sensation at the time.
The discoveries that really surprised Ye Tian and almost cheered were certainly not these.
In Da Vinci's original manuscript, he once again saw several mysterious characters and a set of Fibonacci numbers, similar to what he saw on the "Mona Lisa" and "Madonna of the Rocks" There is a difference.
These mysterious characters and Fibonacci numbers are hidden in different places and are extremely difficult to find.
There are four mysterious characters in total, two of which are Leonardo da Vinci's initials, and the meaning of the other two characters is unknown. They are hidden among the masonry at the bottom of the church.
This new set of Fibonacci numbers is hidden in different locations in the painting, and each location is very hidden.
After quickly browsing these mysterious characters and the Fibonacci sequence and keeping them firmly in mind, Ye Tian began to secretly think about their meanings.
Combining the previous findings on two Leonardo da Vinci paintings, "Mona Lisa" and "Madonna of the Rocks", he boldly made a conjecture.
The combination of those mysterious characters may be a place name or a clue pointing to a treasure somewhere. Those Fibonacci numbers may very well be a password to unlock the treasure.
As for what is in this treasure, it is not known whether it was buried by Leonardo himself. Only when the treasure is found can this five-hundred-year-old riddle be solved.
While seeing Da Vinci's original manuscript, as well as the mysterious characters and the Fibonacci sequence, Ye Tian also saw the poplar board under the manuscript, the partition behind it, etc.
Even the wall behind the painting and the exhibition hall on the other side of the wall were all visible to him!
His clear voice still echoed in the exhibition hall.
"After Leonardo da Vinci left Florence, this painting "The Arrival of the Magi" disappeared from people's sight. It was not until the beginning of the 17th century that it reappeared in the collection of the Medici family..."