Chapter 1858 The Elegy of the Dutch School
After leaving Tony's gallery and walking forward along the arched colonnade for about ten meters, David could no longer hold back his strong curiosity, and leaned over to Ye Tian and asked in a low voice:
"Steven, that baroque landscape painting, which master is it? How much is it worth? A work of art worth 60,000 euros, I don't believe enough to impress you.
Since you didn't hesitate to take that oil painting and cover it with a realistic landscape, then I'm almost certain that the Baroque oil painting must be a top-notch work of art!
Now that we've left Tony's gallery, we don't have to worry about leaks, so let's tell you about that baroque landscape painting, I'm sure 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 painting is indeed the work of a famous artist, and it hides a very wonderful but sad story behind it.
I can tell you about my findings, but not here, and don't forget, we're followed by a lot of Italian gendarmes, and the situation of this painting must be hidden from those guys.
If those guys knew that this was a priceless piece of top art, with Italy's policy on top antique art, no one would want to leave Italy with this painting!
Let's go to the square outside the colonnade, everyone opens their bulletproof umbrellas to block the view of the Italian gendarmes, and then I'll introduce you to this baroque landscape!"
Hearing this, David and Jason all laughed heartily.
Then, Ye Tian took these guys out of the colonnade and re-entered the snowflakes flying in the sky.
Immediately afterward, each of them opened the bulletproof umbrella in their hands, blocking the view of the others, and then strolled forward, seemingly fascinated by the feeling of walking in the snow.
After taking cover, Ye Tian began to explain the baroque painting that he had just put in his pocket.
Tony, the owner of the gallery, has just said that he thinks this Baroque landscape was created in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries by an unknown but highly skilled artist.
Moreover, he thinks that the style of painting shown in this painting looks very similar to the master Rembrandt, but it is plausible, and the painter is obviously much more radical than Rembrandt in the use of light and dark.
Specifically, in the painting, this painting does not seem to have the usual sense of stability and solemnity in Rembrandt's works, but the subject is very dark, giving people a sense of pathos and even despair.
Coupled with the fact that the painting is not signed by the author and does not indicate the exact date of its creation, it is for these reasons that Tony believes that the painting is not the work of Rembrandt, but by an unknown artist.
However, Tony only saw the surface and did not see anything deeper, so his identification was completely wrong, and I'm sure this baroque oil painting is definitely Rembrandt's authenticity.
In my judgment, Rembrandt must have painted this painting between 1642 and 1650, and the subject matter of the painting has never appeared in any of Rembrandt's other paintings.
In the history of Western art, this painting has a very important place and is of immeasurable value, and its value is even less than that of Rembrandt's most famous masterpiece, the "Night Watch", which is regarded as a priceless treasure!"
Before the words fell, David and the others immediately exclaimed in a low voice.
"I knew it! Steven, you would never be untargeted, and put a 60,000-euro work of art in your eyes, sure enough! This painting is indeed a priceless and top-notch work of art!"
"Oh my God! Rembrandt's masterpiece of priceless value, "The Night Watch", I heard you right? Doesn't it mean that this Baroque painting is worth at least hundreds of millions of dollars, which is amazing!"
The exclamations kept ringing one after another, and everyone was completely shocked by the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian, and they were dumbfounded.
Fortunately, everyone has turned on the bulletproof umbrellas, blocking the view of those who look around, plus the large number of security personnel guarding the perimeter, there is no need to worry about leaking secrets.
Otherwise, once those Italian gendarmes saw their exaggerated expressions, they would probably immediately guess that this painting was definitely a top-notch work of art, and it would be troublesome!
After some exclamation, David asked curiously and in a low voice:
"Steven, I still don't understand why there is a sense of despair in the style of this painting? I have also admired a lot of Rembrandt's works, and other works do not have this at all."
Ye Tian turned his head to look at this guy, then smiled and whispered:
Yes, this is not seen in all of Rembrandt's other paintings, where the use of light and dark light is more harmonious, and in those paintings one seems to see light in the darkness.
But in this painting, there is only endless darkness, only pathos and despair in people's eyes, and the reason why this is the case, of course, is for a reason, and it is a sad story!
This begins with the priceless Night Watch, which is known to be a group portrait of Rembrandt by sixteen security shooters in Amsterdam.
However, when Rembrandt had painstakingly completed the masterpiece, the sixteen vulgar security shooters were very dissatisfied, believing that Rembrandt had not equalized their position.
They did not understand Rembrandt's unique artistic expression of light and dark, but thought that the different light and shade of the characters in the paintings were an insult to some of them.
Not only did the stupid security shooters refuse to accept the painting, but instead took Rembrandt to court, which caused a stir at the time, and the whole of Amsterdam laughed at him.
At that time, some people even cursed Rembrandt viciously, saying that he would be doomed to face the desperate situation of no one to buy a painting, and that he would be buried like a beggar for the rest of his life, even if he died!
Because of this incident, no one came to Rembrandt to paint a group portrait again, and coupled with the profligacy of his wife and brothers, Rembrandt's life began to take a turn for the worse.
But who would have thought that more than 100 years later, Amsterdam would discover that the whole world regarded Rembrandt as the top master of art, and his status was not inferior to that of the Renaissance masters!
As for the masterpiece that attracted countless ridicule and was rejected by sixteen Amsterdam security shooters, "Night Watch" has become the national treasure of the Netherlands, known as a priceless treasure!"
Hearing this, David and Jason both nodded slightly, they also knew a little about the famous priceless "Night Watch" and the story behind it!
While nodding, everyone also sighed secretly.
What is the pearl dark investment, this is the perfect example.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
It was during those days of ridicule that Rembrandt suffered another severe blow, and his wife died shortly after giving birth to her last son, Titus!
Rembrandt and his wife had four children, but only Titus survived, and the rest all died young, and in order to take care of the young son, he hired a young village woman with no education to serve as a nanny.
Soon after arriving at Rembrandt's house, the young woman became Rembrandt's mistress and bore him a daughter, which was not acceptable at the time.
As soon as the news broke, the whole of Amsterdam was completely excited, and people thought that their feelings were a scandal, a kind of complicity, and the local church even officially condemned it as a 'sinful life'
At that time, the entire burgher class of Amsterdam was in a state of excitement about the opportunity to pour dirty water on noble souls, everyone was watching a good show, everyone was laughing at Rembrandt.
The local Calvinist priest also began to condemn Rembrandt's lover Handrick, which caused another even more violent storm, and no one ever asked Rembrandt to paint again.
Then, only various creditors began to collect debts, and Rembrandt's life became more difficult, and this hardship continued through 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 a hundred duels, and from then on, a noble soul sank, and the once glorious Dutch school began to decline.
In my judgment, this Baroque landscape found today should have been created in the era when Rembrandt was attacked by the crowd and ridiculed by everyone, and this is the only one.
At that time, Rembrandt's life was hopeless, only endless darkness, and the whole person was completely shrouded in despair, all of which are expressed in this painting!
The reason why I say that this landscape painting is no less valuable than "Night Watch" is because it represents the darkest period of Rembrandt's life, the sinking of a noble soul!
It is also the beginning and symbol of the decline of the Dutch School, and its position in the history of art is unique, and the pathos and despair it shows can be regarded as an elegy for the Dutch School!
Of course, these findings still need to be supported by evidence, but I believe that more evidence will be found on this unique Rembrandt work to support my conclusions!"
When he said the 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, whether he could prove his appraisal conclusions, and whether it would prove the great value of this painting.
At this time, David and the others were all fascinated, and they were all fascinated, nodding frequently.
For the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian, how could they have the slightest doubt!
There is no doubt that this baroque landscape painting must be an authentic Rembrandt painting, another priceless piece without a doubt!