Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2781: Founder Statue
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Before I knew it, more than an hour had passed.
During this period of time, Ye Tian selectively opened seven or eight boxes and displayed the contents in these boxes in front of everyone and on the live broadcast screen.
In addition to the gold items in the first box, they also found two more boxes of gold and silver coins in the other boxes.
These gold and silver coins come from different eras and countries before the 16th century, and their values are also different!
Some of the gold and silver coins are engraved with Ludovic's head, which are the relatively rare Ludovic gold coins, and there are also some other very rare antique coins, which are of great collection value!
In addition, they also found a box of gold bars, all of which were branded with the two-headed snake emblem of the Sforza family!
In fact, there are far more than just this box of gold bars on this platform, and what’s more, Ye Tian only opened one of the boxes!
In the two wooden boxes on the side of the platform, they also found two bronze sculptures from the ancient Roman period. The two statues were not large in size, but they were both top-notch works of art by famous artists.
One of the sculptures is Poseidon, the **** of the sea, and the other is the ancient Roman emperor Trajan. Both statues are very exquisite and extremely rare!
Following the two ancient Roman bronze sculptures, they discovered another bronze sculpture from the Hellenistic period, which was packed in a box about one and a half meters high.
This bronze sculpture is carved from Artemis, the goddess of hunting in Greek mythology, and it is a top-notch antique work of art from the hands of a master, priceless!
Unsurprisingly, the discovery of these gold and silver treasures and top-notch antique artworks directly detonated the scene and countless live broadcasts, attracting bursts of almost crazy cheers!
And this is exactly the effect Ye Tian wants to see.
When choosing which boxes to open, he deliberately avoided those containing oil paintings and chose boxes containing gold and silver treasures, in order to stimulate people's senses as much as possible and expand the impact of this exploration operation.
As for the sculptures from ancient Rome and ancient Greece, they are not only extremely valuable, but also have a great impact on people. What's more, they are less affected by changes in light conditions.
Oil paintings, antique artworks, and some important historical documents are not suitable for viewing under the current strong light conditions, which may cause some irreparable heavy losses!
Only by allowing them to adapt to the environment and lowering the light intensity can the boxes containing oil paintings and literature be opened for appreciation and appraisal!
Even so, those oil paintings should not be exposed for too long and need to be put away as soon as possible!
While Ye Tian was opening boxes one by one to show people how amazing this treasure was, his company employees were busy cleaning up the dust and moss that had accumulated in this underground palace for a long time.
As time goes by, this magnificent underground palace located deep underground becomes cleaner and cleaner, and everything that appears before people's eyes becomes clearer!
The dust and moss accumulated on the floors, walls, covering the Corinthian columns and statues, and boxes were wiped away one by one by numerous Brave and Intrepid Exploration Company employees.
After more than an hour of busy work, the general cleaning has just ended.
Coupled with the fact that several powerful ventilation fans are working non-stop to replace the air here, this underground palace has a completely new look, and even the air has become much fresher, exactly like the outside world!
Afterwards, Ye Tian asked his employees to rest where they were for a while, and then start the follow-up cleanup operations later.
He himself did not stop, and was enthusiastically studying and discussing the bronze statue standing in the center of the platform with several experts and scholars on the scene.
Because this bronze statue was placed on a marble base in the center of the platform, there were many boxes placed around it, which blocked the base and made it temporarily inaccessible. The dust and moss that fell on it could not be reached. Clean up.
Only by moving these boxes on the platform can you approach the statue of the Bronze Horseman and clean off the dust and moss attached to it.
This makes it difficult for everyone to see the details of this bronze sculpture. They can only stand on the edge of the platform to appreciate and identify it based on the current conditions!
Of course, Ye Tian is not included here. He knows this bronze knight statue better than anyone else.
"Steven, who is the figure carved in this bronze statue? It looks a bit like Ludovich, but it is also different! Who is the artist who created this bronze statue?"
"This should not be a statue of Ludovic. In addition to being slightly different in image, this bronze statue also has an obvious early Renaissance style. The time is not right!
The period when Ludovic held real power and ruled Milan was after 1476. When he truly became the Grand Duke of Milan, it was 1494, which was already the middle of the Renaissance.
By 1499, he was driven out of Milan by Louis XII, and he was only 47 years old! The figure carved in this bronze statue should be over fifty years old, which is obviously not the case! ”
Listening to these discussions, Ye Tian couldn't help but chuckle.
He did not respond immediately, but looked at the bronze statue carefully, pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile:
“Ladies and gentlemen, I also think this is not a sculpture by Ludovic. Although he took control of the military and political power of the Principality of Milan very early, he truly became the Grand Duke of Milan very late.
He had not had enough of the Grand Duke of Milan, and was driven away by French King Louis XII in 1499. Before that, he probably had not even thought of building a statue for himself!
Let’s talk about the artistic style of this bronze sculpture. It has an obvious early Renaissance style! You know, there are many top sculptors around Ludovic.
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The Renaissance was a great era of rapid changes and innovations in artistic styles. It was almost impossible for a famous sculptor in the mid-Renaissance to sculpt an early style work.
Even if Ludovic made such a request, those arrogant master sculptors would not be able to agree. From this point, it is certain that this bronze statue was not carved by Ludovic.
Looking at the image of this knight again, it is different from Francesco Sforza carved on the stone door. It is obviously not the same person, but his artistic style is very close to that of the Virgin Mary.
Starting from this point, I made a bold guess, could this be the bronze statue of Muzio Sforza, the founder of the Sforza family? Only his statue is qualified to be placed here!
Muzio Sforza lived in the early Renaissance. This bronze statue may have been cast by his son, Francesco, in memory of him, which coincides with the time.
In this bronze statue, I saw a bit of Donatello's shadow, but also some discrepancies. From this, I can infer that the sculptor who created this statue is probably related to Donatello!
Of course, these are just my speculations, and I am not sure whether they are accurate! But I believe that we will find the correct answer later on the marble base of this bronze sculpture! ”
After hearing what Ye Tian said, everyone at the scene nodded, agreeing with his explanation.
Next, everyone admired the bronze knight statue for a while, and then left and walked to the back of the platform!
Behind the platform, there are two inventions of Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone is full of curiosity about those two strange things!