Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2769: The most perfect sculpture of Donatello
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Under Ye Tian's guidance, Peter and Derek successfully passed the last section of the corridor and arrived at the end of the arched corridor, which is also the origin of the Fibonacci arc.
With their arrival, this dark space deep underground suddenly became brighter.
What appeared in front of them was a Renaissance-style rotunda. It was small in area and about three meters high. It had a vault above it and the whole body was made of granite strips. It looked very solid.
This rotunda is located exactly above the origin and is the end point of the arched corridor.
As you can see, there are two arches at the front and rear of this rotunda.
The location where Peter and the others are located is the arch in front, and the other arch is directly opposite, leading to a space shrouded in darkness, and it is temporarily unclear what is going on there.
On the walls and vaults of this rotunda, there are many exquisite decorations and patterns carved on them, as well as some murals. However, it is difficult to see them clearly because the outside is covered with a layer of dust and a layer of moss.
In addition, there are several niches with a height of about 30 centimeters and uniform specifications on the wall about one and a half meters above the ground. In each niche is a bronze candlestick, which is also covered with dust. And moss.
Unlike the situation in the corridor, there are no hornet's nest-like shooting holes on the walls of this rotunda, and the same is true for the vault above. It seems that there are no traps here.
In front of the left and right walls of the rotunda, there stands a bronze statue of the Archangel, which is about one meter and eighty meters high including the marble base!
The Archangel standing in front of the wall on the left is Gabriel, the Sheriff of the God Realm, and the Archangel standing in front of the wall on the right is Raphael, the guardian of human souls.
They each held a cross scepter and stood quietly in front of the wall, with solemn expressions and pious eyes, as if they were praying in a low voice.
In the center of the rotunda, at the origin, stands a bronze statue of the Virgin Mary. The statue is about one and a half meters high, and the marble base is two meters high.
Like most statues of the Virgin Mary, she lowers her head and looks at the baby in her arms, her eyes full of love, and her whole body exudes the radiance of divine motherhood!
Needless to ask, who else is the baby who is qualified to lie in the arms of the Virgin besides the newly born Jesus?
At this time, Ye Tianzheng was standing in front of the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, admiring this antique work of art created more than five hundred years ago!
Seeing the arrival of Peter and Derek, he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at these two guys.
"Peter, Derek, you can relax. I have thoroughly checked this rotunda. There are no traps here. It is very safe!
I have successfully found the master control switch of the last section of the arched corridor and turned it off. As long as we don't leave the rotunda, we will not be in danger.
Obviously, we have passed the many tests that Leonardo da Vinci painstakingly set up and solved the riddles he left. There should be no traps next! ”
Before he finished speaking, the two guys, Peter and Derek, started cheering.
"That's great! Steven, you don't have to worry anymore!"
"Wow! These tests of Da Vinci are so scary, I never want to go through them again!"
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After cheering, the two guys began to look at the situation in the rotunda.
After scanning the place quickly, Derek pointed to the statue of the Virgin Mary standing in the center of the rotunda and said:
"Steven, I'm a little confused. How did this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary and the other two archangel statues get transported here? With their size, I'm afraid it would be difficult to pass the spiral staircase.
One more thing, are this statue of the Virgin Mary and the two statues of archangels the work of that master sculptor? Even I can tell that these three bronze sculptures are very exquisite and valuable! ”
Ye Tian looked at this guy, then smiled and said:
"You are right, Derek. With the size of these three bronze statues, although they can barely pass the spiral staircase, it is very difficult. If you are not careful, you will get stuck on the spiral staircase, and you will be unable to advance or retreat. No!
The reason why they can be transported here is actually very simple. There may be another entrance to this space hidden deep underground. If I guessed correctly, that entrance should lead directly to the Sforza Castle!
The vent here should also be at the Sforza Castle! I imagine that when the French attacked Milan at the end of the fifteenth century, Ludovic and Leonardo da Vinci hurriedly brought the Sforza treasure here!
What they used was probably the entrance to the Sforza Castle, and the entrance to this historical building was Ludovic's last trump card. Only he and Leonardo da Vinci probably knew it!
The three bronze statues in front of us, the traps in the stone door and arched corridor, various deadly weapons and devices, and other large items hidden in this underground space are the best proof.
In order to keep it secret and to protect their family's treasures, after smuggling all the top-notch artworks and gold and silver treasures here, Ludovic and Leonardo da Vinci completely sealed the entrance to the castle.
They only left one vent there, so it was probably just for ventilation! From now on, this underground space, where the treasures of the Sforza family may be hidden, is the only one left that we entered through!
Of course, this is just my speculation. It is not necessarily correct and needs to be verified. These are not important anymore. What is certain is that everything hidden in this underground space belongs to me! ”
Hearing these words, Peter and Derek nodded in unison, agreeing very much with this speculation.
The facts are right in front of you and there is no doubt about it!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“As for this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary and the two archangel statues, I just did a rough study and I can basically confirm that they are both works by famous artists and are valuable antique cultural relics.
In particular, this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary has an obvious early Renaissance style, and the carving skills are very superb. It is obviously the work of a top sculptor and is a priceless top-notch work of art.
Based on this, combined with some of the characteristics of this statue and the sculptor's personal style, I am basically certain that this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary should have been made by Donatello.
Donatello was the most outstanding sculptor in the early Renaissance and the greatest sculptor in the fifteenth century. He was especially good at creating solemn and elegant figure sculptures, such as this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary.
Before Michelangelo was born, Donatello was the greatest sculptor in the Renaissance. His works that have been handed down are quite rare, and each sculpture is a priceless top-notch work of art!
What I didn’t expect was that a sculpture of Donatello was found here, and the sculpture was intact. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most perfect sculpture of Donatello that has been discovered so far. !
It is conceivable that the emergence of this bronze statue of the Virgin Mary will definitely cause a huge sensation and attract countless attention. When I put it on the art market, it will completely detonate the market! ”
Before they finished speaking, Peter and Derek were shocked again. They looked at Ye Tian and the bronze statue of the Virgin Mary in front of them in stunned silence!
They all know very well who Donatello is, how lofty his status is in the history of Western art, and how rare and expensive his sculptures are, which is why they are so shocked!
The reactions of these two guys were completely within Ye Tian's expectation, and he was not surprised at all!
He just smiled softly and then continued:
"The two bronze statues of the Archangel on the left and right should have been carved in the middle of the Renaissance, that is, the mid-to-late fifteenth century. From the perspective of artistic style alone, they are not Donatello's works.
Due to limited time and the fact that the two statues are covered with a layer of dust and moss, I have not had time to carefully identify the two sculptures, but I am sure that they are both top-notch works of art.
The artists who carved these two statues are by no means unknown! I will carefully study and identify these two archangel statues later, and I believe I will be able to find the correct answer and reveal the mystery soon! ”
Peter and Derek nodded again, they had no doubts about Ye Tian's words!
In their opinion, there is no antique artwork in the world that Ye Tian doesn't recognize. This has been proven countless times and is an unbreakable truth!