Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1858: Elegy of the Dutch School
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After leaving Tony's gallery and walking forward for about ten meters along the arched colonnade, David could no longer hold back his strong curiosity and approached Ye Tian and asked in a low voice:
"Steven, which art master is that Baroque landscape oil painting? How much is it worth? I believe a work of art worth 60,000 euros is not enough to impress you.
Since you took the oil painting without hesitation and used a realistic landscape painting as a cover, I am basically certain that the Baroque style oil painting must be a top-notch work of art!
Now that we have left Tony's gallery and don't have to worry about leaks, let's tell you about the Baroque landscape oil painting. I believe everyone wants to know the answer to this question! ”
With David's words, Jason and the others all looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.
Ye Tian glanced at these guys, then smiled and whispered:
"You guessed it right, that Baroque landscape oil painting was indeed painted by a famous art master, and there is a very wonderful but sad story hidden behind it.
I can tell you about my appraisal conclusion, but not here. Don’t forget, we are followed by many Italian cultural relics gendarmes. The situation of this painting must be hidden from those guys.
If those guys knew that this was a priceless piece of top-notch art, no one would be able to leave Italy with this painting based on Italy’s policy on top-grade antique art!
Let's go to the square outside the colonnade. Everyone opens their bulletproof umbrellas to block the sight of the Italian cultural relics gendarmes, and then I will introduce to you this Baroque landscape painting! ”
Hearing this, David and Jason all laughed heartily.
Then, Ye Tian led these guys out of the colonnade and walked into the snowflakes flying in the sky again.
Immediately afterwards, each of them opened the bulletproof umbrella in their hands, blocking the view of others, and then strolled forward, seeming to be obsessed with the feeling of walking in the snow.
After taking cover, Ye Tian began to explain the Baroque style painting he had just collected.
"Gallery owner Tony just said that he believes that this Baroque landscape painting was created at the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century by an unknown but highly skilled artist.
Moreover, he believes that the painting style shown in this painting looks very similar to the art master Rembrandt, but it is paradoxical. In the use of light and dark light, this painter is obviously much more extreme than Rembrandt.
Specifically reflected in the painting, this painting does not seem to have the sense of stability and solemnity that Rembrandt's works are accustomed to. Instead, the theme is very dark, giving people a feeling of pathos and even despair.
In addition, the painting does not have the signature of the author and does not mark the specific year of creation. For these reasons, Tony believes that this painting is not a work of Rembrandt, but an unknown painter.
However, Tony only saw the surface and did not see anything deeper, so his identification was completely wrong. I am sure that this Baroque style oil painting is definitely an authentic work by Rembrandt.
According to my judgment, Rembrandt created this painting between 1642 and 1650. The theme represented in the painting has never appeared in other Rembrandt paintings and is unique.
In the history of Western art, this painting has a very important position and is of immeasurable value. Its value is not even lower than Rembrandt's most famous masterpiece, the "Night Watch" which is regarded as a priceless treasure! ”
Before he finished speaking, David and the others immediately exclaimed in low voices.
"I knew it! Steven, you would never set your sights on a work of art worth 60,000 euros without any aim. Sure enough! This painting is indeed a priceless top-notch work of art. ! ”
"Oh my God! The value is comparable to Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Night Watch", which is said to be priceless. Did I hear it correctly? Doesn't it mean that this Baroque style painting is worth at least hundreds of millions of dollars? This is amazing ”
Exclamations kept ringing out one after another. Everyone was completely shocked by the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Fortunately, everyone has opened bulletproof umbrellas, blocking the view of the surrounding people, and with the large number of security personnel guarding the perimeter, there is no need to worry about leaks.
If not, once those Italian cultural relics gendarmes saw their exaggerated expressions, they would probably immediately guess that this painting was definitely a top-notch work of art, and that would be troublesome!
After some exclamations, David curiously asked in a low voice:
"Steven, I still don't quite understand why the style of this painting conveys a sense of despair? I have also admired many of Rembrandt's works, but there is nothing like this in other works. Situation"
Ye Tian turned to look at this guy, then smiled and whispered:
"Yes, this is not seen in any of Rembrandt's other paintings. The use of light and dark light is more coordinated. In those paintings, people seem to be able to see light from the darkness.
But in this painting, there is only endless darkness, only sadness and despair in people's eyes. Of course there is a reason for this, and it is a sad story!
This starts with the priceless painting "Night Patrol". As we all know, that painting was a group portrait customized by Rembrandt for sixteen security shooters in Amsterdam.
However, when Rembrandt painstakingly completed the masterpiece, the sixteen vulgar security shooters were very dissatisfied, thinking that Rembrandt had not balanced their status.
They simply do not understand Rembrandt's unique artistic expression technique of light and dark contrast. Instead, they think that the different light, dark, and size of the characters in the painting is an insult to some of them.
Those idiot security gunmen not only refused to accept the painting, but instead took Rembrandt to court. This incident caused a huge uproar at the time, and the whole of Amsterdam was laughing at Rembrandt.
At that time, some people even cursed Rembrandt extremely viciously, saying that he would be destined to face the desperate situation of no one buying his paintings, be poor for the rest of his life, and even if he died, he would be buried like a beggar!
Because of this incident, no one came to Rembrandt to paint group portraits anymore. Coupled with the extravagant spending of his wife's brothers, Rembrandt's life began to take a turn for the worse.
But who would have thought that more than a hundred years later, people in Amsterdam would discover that the whole world regarded Rembrandt as the top art master, and his status was no less than that of the Renaissance art masters!
As for the masterpiece "Night Watch", which attracted countless ridicules and was rejected by sixteen Amsterdam security shooters, it has become a national treasure of the Netherlands and is known as a priceless treasure! ”
Hearing this, David and Jason both nodded slightly. They knew something about the famous and priceless painting "Night Watch" and the story behind it!
While nodding, everyone was secretly sighing.
What is the secret investment of pearls? This is a perfect example.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"It was during those days when he was ridiculed by countless people that Rembrandt suffered another severe blow. His wife unfortunately passed away shortly after giving birth to his last son, Titas!
Rembrandt and his wife had four children, but only Titus survived, and the rest all died. In order to take care of this young son, he hired an uneducated young village woman as a nanny.
The village woman’s name was Hendrick. Soon after arriving at Rembrandt’s house, the young village woman became Rembrandt’s mistress and gave birth to a daughter for him, which was not common knowledge at the time. accepted.
As soon as the news came out, the whole of Amsterdam was completely excited. People thought that their relationship was a scandal and a kind of conspiracy. The local church even officially condemned it as a 'sinful life'
At that time, the entire petty bourgeoisie of Amsterdam fell into an exciting situation of having the opportunity to throw dirty water on the noble soul. Everyone was watching the show and everyone was laughing at Rembrandt.
The local Calvinist pastor also began to condemn Rembrandt's lover Hendrick, which triggered another more violent storm. From then on, no one asked Rembrandt to paint again.
Next, only various creditors began to come to collect debts, Rembrandt's life became more difficult, and this difficulty lasted for the rest of Rembrandt's life, and there was no improvement.
In Rembrandt's later years, one of his paintings could only be sold for one hundred Dutch coins. From then on, a noble soul sank, and the once glorious Dutch school of painting also began to decline.
According to my judgment, the Baroque style landscape painting discovered today should have been created in the era when Rembrandt was attacked by groups and laughed at by everyone, and it is the only one.
Rembrandt's life during that period had no hope, only endless darkness, and his whole person was completely enveloped in despair. All of this is reflected in this painting!
The reason why I say that the value of this landscape oil painting is no less than that of "Night Watch" is because it represents the darkest period in Rembrandt's life and the perdition of a noble soul!
It is also the beginning and symbol of the decline of the Dutch painting school. It has a unique position in the history of art. The pathos and despair it expresses can be regarded as the elegy of the Dutch painting school!
Of course, these identification conclusions still need to be supported by evidence, but I believe that more evidence will be found in this unique Rembrandt work to support my identification conclusions! ”
When he said these last few sentences, Ye Tian's tone was extremely firm and full of confidence.
Of course he knew in his heart what secrets were hidden in this painting, and whether it could prove his identification conclusion and prove the great value of this painting.
At this time, David and the others were all mesmerized, nodding their heads frequently.
How could they have the slightest doubt about the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian!
There is no doubt that this Baroque landscape oil painting must be the original work of Rembrandt, and it is another priceless treasure without a doubt!