Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2744: Escape to Egypt
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On the lower left side of the first hidden grid, Tony and the others found another hidden grid.
In comparison, this hidden compartment is larger and longer. It is also dug out of the wall, and there is also a cylindrical object wrapped in moisture-proof tarpaulin.
The first time they saw this object, everyone was basically sure that this thing should be an oil painting, but it was larger in size. It was unknown whether it was the work of the artist and how valuable it was.
Hearing Tony's voice, Ye Tian and David immediately turned around and looked at the newly discovered secret compartment. Everyone's faces were full of surprise.
Next, Ye Tian climbed up the ladder again, checked the situation of the newly discovered secret compartment, and then carefully took out the things placed in the secret compartment.
After coming down from the ladder, he first gave Tony and the others a few words, asking them to continue demolishing the wall. They must be careful during the process, and if they discovered anything, they would notify him as soon as possible.
Immediately afterwards, he took the two items he had just discovered, led David and the others out of the room, and walked to the next room, where he prepared to open the two items.
After entering the next room, Ye Tian did not immediately open the two items wrapped in moisture-proof oilcloth. Instead, he asked someone to close the curtains to prevent the afternoon sun from directly shining on the two items.
If these two items are really oil paintings, because they have been placed in a dark room without oxygen for a long time, once they are exposed to sunlight, the pigments on the oil paintings will inevitably undergo some reactions and even fade quickly.
And this loss is irreversible. In order to avoid it as much as possible, protective measures must be taken.
As the curtains were drawn and the lights were not turned on, the light in the room suddenly dimmed a lot. Fortunately, it was daytime and the light conditions were quite adequate, which did not affect the appreciation and appraisal of the oil paintings.
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After making corresponding preparations, Ye Tian came to the center of the room, placed the two items in his hands on the table, and prepared to open them one by one.
At this time, David and the Bishop of Kent, as well as Giovanni and other Italians, as well as representatives from all parties, were gathered around the table, staring at the two items on the table. Everyone was full of eyes. Curious and full of expectations.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, next I am going to open these two items that have been hidden in the secret compartment of the wall for more than two hundred years. Before that, I still want to remind everyone of some things.
No matter what these two items are, which top art master they are, or how precious they are, please control your emotions and don't get too excited.
These two items have been hidden for more than two hundred years. During this period, they have never seen the light of day. From the perspective of protection, they cannot be displayed for too long. I hope everyone can understand.
What’s more important is that no matter how excited you are, you must not conduct appraisals without permission to avoid accidents and irreparable losses.
After today, when these two items have gradually adapted to the external environment and we have done some technical processing, everyone will have enough time to slowly appreciate and study them."
"Understood, Steven, these are necessary protective measures and we have no objection"
The director of the Brera Art Museum continued, and everyone else nodded.
Ye Tian also nodded and immediately started to take action.
He casually took the item he found in the first secret compartment, carefully inspected its appearance, then gently pulled open the gray ribbon tied outside, and took off the upper and lower ribbons one by one. .
Next, he began to dismantle the black moisture-proof tarpaulin with extremely gentle movements.
In just a moment, he peeled off the moisture-proof tarpaulin wrapping the item one by one.
When the last layer of moisture-proof tarpaulin was lifted off, the contents wrapped inside were finally revealed to everyone.
This item, which had been hidden for more than two hundred years, has been revealed to the world again.
As everyone expected, this is a rolled-up oil painting, small in size, lying quietly on the table.
Because it took too long to roll up, although the outer restraint no longer existed, the oil painting did not open automatically and remained rolled up.
"Wow! It's really an oil painting, but I don't know which artist's work it is"
"Judging from the traces on the back of the canvas, this oil painting seems to be very old, it should be earlier than the 18th century, maybe it is a work of the Renaissance"
There was a buzz of discussion at the scene. Everyone was very excited and expressed their opinions.
Ye Tian looked at the painting carefully, put on a new pair of gloves, then reached out and gently picked up the oil painting.
"Gentlemen, this oil painting has been rolled up for too long. Once it is opened, some paint chips will inevitably fall down. This is inevitable. I hope the damage caused will not be too great"
After hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded and had no objection.
At the same time, Ye Tian has slowly opened the oil painting, slowly flattened it and spread it on the table.
During this process, a little bit of paint crumbs did fall off the painting and landed on the table. Fortunately, there were not many paint crumbs that fell off, so I was lucky!
The collector who had previously hidden the oil painting in the wall covered the painting with a layer of white linen when rolling it up to protect it.
Because of this, although Ye Tian unfolded the oil painting, no one saw the content of the painting.
Facing this situation, everyone couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and they became more curious and looking forward to the content of this oil painting.
Next, Ye Tian picked up the tools he had prepared, pressed both ends of the oil painting, and then carefully peeled off the white linen!
With his actions, this oil painting, which had disappeared for more than two hundred years, finally appeared in front of everyone.
The next moment, the scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone was attracted by the oil painting on the table. Everyone stared at the oil painting with their eyes widened.
This is an oil painting with a religious theme. It depicts a story from the Bible, "Escape to Egypt". The characters in the painting are vivid and the contrast between light and dark colors is strong, which shows high artistic attainments.
Due to its age and being hidden in the wall for a long time and isolated from the outside world, the surface of this oil painting has many cracks, and the paint in some places has faded or even fallen off.
Fortunately, these damages are not serious, do not affect the overall picture, and have little impact on the value of this oil painting!
Like everyone else at the scene, Ye Tian was stunned the first time he saw this oil painting!
Of course, he was acting, just to make everything seem more reasonable.
After a while, the silence was broken by waves of excited exclamations and sighs.
"Oh my God! This is "Escape to Egypt". Judging from the artistic style of this oil painting, it should be in the early Baroque style, and the painter's painting skills are very superb!"
"Gentlemen, do you think this oil painting looks like a work by Caravaggio, the founder of Baroque art and a top art master? But as far as I know, Caravaggio did not have such a work!"
Just when everyone was amazed, Ye Tian suddenly smiled and said loudly:
"Yes, this is the work of Caravaggio, the founder of Baroque art. The reason why his "Escape to Egypt" is unknown is very simple. This oil painting has disappeared for more than 200 years and has long been People have forgotten!”
As soon as the words were finished, the scene immediately became excited!