Chapter 1656： The history of oil painting

Regarding the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian, ​​no one at the scene had any doubts, including the poor stall owner!

As long as Steven says that this painting is the work of Botticelli, then it must be true, this classical oil painting must be the hand of the artist Botticelli!

Steven is the world's top antique art appraisal expert. He has a very sharp vision. He has never heard of seeing it before, and today is no exception.

Because of this, the stall owner regretted his pain, and was extremely angry and desperate.

The greatest wealth in life passed by oneself, and fell into the pockets of others in a blink of an eye. Who can not be angry about it?

After the stall owner vented and the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tian smiled and said:

"Man, in fact, you don't have to feel angry and desperate, and you shouldn't hate me. This oil painting must have been in your hands for a while, but you have never discovered its great value.

If it weren't for me to come here by chance and discover this classical oil painting, then this very important top-level artwork would probably be buried here, or fall into the hands of other people who do not know the goods.

In that case, it would be too regrettable. There will be one less top art in this world. What a huge loss, it is the same for everyone, and it will never be able to make up for it! "

Hearing these words, the stall owner was immediately silenced, and for a while, he didn't know how to respond!

However, the anger in his heart burned more vigorously, and his eyes became more desperate. His blood-red eyes stared at Ye Tian, ​​staring at the classical oil painting, and he was about to rush out!

Ye Tian's remarks are reasonable and reasonable. They sound impeccable, but how awkward they are!

Many onlookers at the scene rolled their eyes unhappily, and vomited secretly one by one!

Good things should fall into your bastard's hands. Others deserve to be unlucky and swept away by you bastard. How can he make sense? Too annoying!

While secretly complaining, everyone on the scene looked at the poor stall owner who was on the verge of collapse, and everyone's eyes were full of sympathy and pity!

After persuading the stall owner a few words, Ye Tian immediately turned his attention, looked at the two Italian cultural relic military policemen in plain clothes, and said with a smile:

"Pizarro, as far as I know, this portrait of Botticelli is not on the list of stolen artworks, nor is it in the Da Vinci database of your Italian Antiquities Gendarmerie, am I right?

How I got this painting, you all witnessed it with your own eyes. Many people here also witnessed the transaction process, including my personal lawyer. The entire transaction process was completely legal and there was no problem."

I heard that the two guys in plain clothes were Italian cultural relics military police, everyone on the scene immediately turned their heads to look at them, full of curiosity, and secretly surprised!

The destructive power and deterrence of this **** Steven is really terrible, there are cultural relics gendarmerie in civilian clothes tracking personally, who has heard of this kind of thing!

Even so, he still didn't stop this guy from sweeping the top antique art and wealth. This Botticelli work in front of him is the best proof.

Obviously, those cultural relics gendarmerie that made other antique dealers and professional treasure hunters tremble, in the eyes of this **** Steven, there is no threat at all, but just display!

Although he didn't want to admit it, Pizarro had to nod his head and said:

"You’re right, Steven, this Botticelli work is indeed not on the list of stolen artworks, nor in our “Da Vinci” database. It has never been discovered before. .

The process by which you obtained this classical oil painting is indeed reasonable and legal, and the entire transaction is impeccable. Everyone here has witnessed it with their own eyes, including us. We cannot deny or deny this.

But whether you can leave Italy and return to New York with this classical painting is not certain. If this painting is really important, we may include it in the list of restricted artworks from abroad.

Once restricted to leave the country, you can only collect or trade the painting in Italy, and you must never take it out of Italy. The same is true for the next owner. You cannot take it out of Italy.

Let’s not talk about it. We still have a lot of doubts about this classical oil painting, Steven, can you continue to explain it to everyone? Let us truly understand the value of this painting! "

As soon as Pizarro's voice fell, many onlookers immediately gathered to respond.

"Yes, Steven, continue to explain this painting to everyone, we are still at a loss!"

"Steven, don't forget the market value of this painting. Publicly announce it. It must be invaluable?"

Suddenly, the scene became extremely noisy and lively, everyone was extremely excited and full of expectations.

This does not include the poor stall owner, that buddy is now as gray as his face, his eyes are full of anger and despair, nothing else!

Ye Tian glanced at everyone on the scene, then raised his hands and gently pressed down to signal everyone to be quiet.

When the scene was a little quiet, he smiled and said loudly:

"As we all know, Botticelli was the last famous painter of the Florentine School of Early Renaissance, and also a top art master. He is recognized as the prelude to the fine art of the three Geraphas.

In the Uffizi Museum, a series of Botticelli's most famous and outstanding representative works are collected, such as "Spring", "The Birth of Venus", "The Three Doctors Come to Dynasty" and so on.

In addition to being the last great painter of the Florentine School, Botticelli was also deeply influenced by Dutch portraits and was a pioneer of Italian portrait painting. His most famous portrait is "The Virgin and Child".

In this painting, we can see the style of the Florentine School and the influence of Dutch portraits. In the early Renaissance, only Botticelli painted this way.

The next thing is simple. We can detect the canvas and mineral pigments of this oil painting through high-tech detection methods to determine its exact age and then determine the identity of the creator.

According to my judgment, this painting was in the early 1580s, when Botticelli was the most famous painter in Florence and the peak of his artistic career, and was admired by countless people.

Through high-tech testing methods, as long as it can be determined that the painting was created in the early 1580s, combined with the characteristics of the painting, the creator can basically be determined.

Looking at the painting techniques again, if you look closely, this portrait of a person has many similarities with Botticelli’s "Pallas and Ken Tauros" in 1483. "

Hearing this, some knowledgeable people at the scene nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's explanation.

At the same time, the envy and even jealousy in people's eyes have become more intense. Everyone wants to replace Ye Tian and own this top art!

Of course, this does not include the poor stall owner, who only sees endless despair and anger.

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued:

"After talking about the artistic style and painting techniques, let's talk about the paint problems of this painting. It is these fading and discolored paints that make this painting greatly devalued, and no one cares about it.

However, the most precious thing about this Botticelli classical oil painting is precisely because of these pigments. This sounds contradictory. After you listen to the explanation, you will understand the reason.

As we all know, the predecessor of oil painting was European tempera before the 15th century. For example, Botticelli's most famous work, "Spring", is a famous tempera.

After entering the fifteenth century, after the famous Dutch painter Jan Van Eyck improved and carried forward the painting materials, oil paintings and corresponding pigments appeared and gradually became popular.

It was already in the second half of the fifteenth century that the creation of oil paintings spread to Florence, and that was when Botticelli was in full swing, and this trend naturally affected him.

Coupled with his admiration for Dutch portrait painting, it can be said that the influence and impact of oil painting as an artistic creation form is far greater than other painters of the same period.

Botticelli, who first came into contact with oil painting, a form of artistic creation, must have a learning process, from painting techniques to the blending and proportioning of paints, etc., to learn and research.

The painting in front of me is a work created by Botticelli during his studies. The painting technique is a bit jerky, and he doesn't know much about paints. There are problems with blending and matching.

Because of this, this painting has such serious fading and discoloration, not only because of poor maintenance, but mainly because of Botticelli's unskilled.

Through this painting, we can see Botticelli's process of learning oil painting as a creative form, and we can also see the original history of oil painting in Italy, as if we had witnessed it with our own eyes.

From this point of view, this classical oil painting is particularly important, and its importance is even as important as one of the treasures of the Uffizi Museum, Botticelli’s masterpiece, "Spring."

Having said that, a painter suddenly asked loudly:

"Steven, what you said seems to make sense, but how do you prove it? If it is what you say, then this classical oil painting must be invaluable, and its value is by no means inferior to "Spring."

Ye Tian looked at the painter, then smiled and said loudly:

"How to prove my statement? It is not difficult. Later we will go to the Florence Academy of Fine Arts to appreciate the original works of Michelangelo, "David" and other top antique works of art.

When I get there I will take the initiative to study this classical oil painting with the Florence Academy of Fine Arts. I believe they will not refuse. With the strength of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, this is not difficult.

It will not take long for the research results to be published. I am extremely confident in my eyesight and judgment. The results of high-tech testing are absolutely consistent with my appraisal conclusions. Let's wait and see!

Let’s talk about the issue that everyone is most concerned about. The valuation of this classical oil painting. Although the situation of this painting is not very good, it must be of extraordinary value due to its particularity and its position in art history.

Combining the above factors, combined with the current antique art market, I valued 80 million euros for this classic oil painting by Botticelli, which is only low! "

Not surprisingly, the scene was completely boiling in an instant, and the entire Michelangelo Square was completely boiling.

Just as people were shocked and they hugged their heads in exclaim, no one noticed that there was another tourist carrying a backpack on the square, no different from other tourists.

The guy who appeared quietly was not someone else, it was Bowie. He just received a message from Ye Tian and came to sweep the Michelangelo Square!