Chapter 2124: Aphrodite of Nidas

"Wow! The back curve of this female marble statue is so beautiful, it looks like a master's work, but I don't know which master carver is the work?"

"When this statue was still deep under the sea, I looked at the back of this statue and it felt a little familiar, but now this feeling is even stronger"

As soon as Ye Tiangang opened the rope net to reveal the back of the female human statue, an exclamation immediately sounded at the scene.

Those who were amazed were naturally those experts and scholars, and many professionals on the live broadcast side performed similarly.

At this time, these experts and scholars all looked at the female body statue with bright eyes, and their eyelids were reluctant to blink.

Among them, several experts and scholars already had thoughtful, even incredulous, expressions on their faces.

The performance of these experts and scholars was all seen by Ye Tian.

He just chuckled softly and didn't say much, then picked up a soft brush and began to clean the coral debris from the statue with an extremely gentle motion.

And this marble statue is a female body statue of a fruit body, presented in front of everyone's eyes, although it is only the back of the statue, but it is exquisite, sexy and enchanting, which makes people reverie.

In this way, Ye Tian's movements looked somewhat ambiguous, as if he was caressing his lover's skin, extremely gentle.

The experts and scholars who gathered around the rope net were eager to replace Ye Tian at this moment and clean up the coral debris on this female human statue by themselves.

Although they had not yet recognized the face-down female figure in front of them, with the edges partially hidden by rope nets, they were all very sure that this was definitely a masterpiece and would be priceless.

Just ask such a priceless top work of art, who doesn't want to touch it with their own hands and identify it as soon as possible!

Unfortunately, they are not the owners of this statue and naturally do not have such qualifications.

"Steven, is it time to announce whether this statue of a female figure is the work of a famous sculptor of ancient Greece or Hellenistic times, and how valuable is it?"

Jason, the kid, finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and couldn't wait to ask.

This is also a question that everyone else is very concerned about, everyone wants to know the answer to this question, and everyone looks at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.

Ye Tian stopped the cleaning work on his hand and gently stroked the back of the marble statue with his hand, his movements were extremely gentle.

However, his movements were seen in the eyes of others, which made everyone feel a little chilled.

Gently stroking the back of the statue, Ye Tian looked up at Jason, glanced at everyone at the scene, and then said with a smug smile:

"Since you are so urgent, let me reveal the answer, ladies and gentlemen, this life-size statue of a female body, which is extremely famous in the history of ancient Greece, is a truly priceless treasure.

This female statue was designed by one of the three great sculptors of the Hellenistic era, the master of Praxiteles, and is one of the most outstanding works of Praxiteles, the famous Aphrodite of Nidas"

When the words fell, the scene was silent for a while, and then it was completely fried, and the situation in front of countless live broadcasts was the same.

"Oh my God! This female statue is actually Aphrodite of Nidas, how is it possible? I'm not dreaming, am I? This dream is too beautiful and too unreal!"

"Wow! No wonder I look at the curve of the back of this female figure with a little familiarity, it turns out that she is Aphrodite of Nidas, and that's right, I've seen a replica of it.

Needless to say, the edge of the rope net must be Aphrodite's bath towel, and Steven did it on purpose to keep everyone from seeing the statue in its entirety."

In the midst of an exclamation, the experts and scholars gathered around the rope net all rushed forward, and then quickly crouched down and began to carefully inspect the marble statue.

It could be seen that each of them was almost crazy with excitement, and they almost pounced on this female body statue.

Ye Tian, who was originally squatting next to this marble statue, was directly squeezed by these guys and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this, he could only smile bitterly, then stood up and made way for those experts and scholars who had fallen into madness.

Fortunately, this is an intact marble statue, very strong, there is no need to worry about being damaged, where are those experts and scholars willing to do so!

Not only was the scene on the main deck of the Brave Fearless, but the outside world at this time also set off a monstrous wave because of what Ye Tian had just said.

Many experts and scholars who were watching the live broadcast, as well as those who had a little knowledge of Western art history, had already put their heads in their hands and exclaimed wildly.

They couldn't even believe what they had just heard, and wondered if they were hallucinating!

"Steven, can you introduce this beautiful female body sculpture to everyone? Many viewers on the live broadcast end are not professionals, and may not know much about this famous sculpture!"

Chandler said excitedly, his voice trembling a little.

Ye Tian turned his head to look at this buddy, then nodded lightly at the camera lens and said:

"Well, I will now introduce you to this famous female statue, and first of all, the sculptor who created this statue, that is, Praxiteles, one of the three great sculptors of the Hellenistic era.

Praxiteles, born and died in an unknown year, was an outstanding sculptor of the late classical period of ancient Greece, whose life deeds have been handed down very little, and his main work dates from 370 BC to 330 BC.

He is good at incorporating the characters of ancient Greek myths and legends into ordinary daily life and depicting them, with a soft and delicate style full of lyricism, which established the artistic characteristics of Greek sculpture in the fourth century BC.

The statue of Aphrodite of Nidas in front of me is one of the most outstanding representative works of Praxiteles, Aphrodite is the god of beauty in Greek mythology, equivalent to Venus in Roman mythology.

Nidas is a small ancient Greek city, and this marble sculpture is a sculpture created for this ancient Greek city funded by the residents of Nidas.

This marble female figure is the first life-size fruit female sculpture in Greek history, and the carving technique is extremely high, which is unparalleled in the world, so this work is extremely famous.

There are many stories behind this sculpture of a woman with a fruit, and the model that Praxitelles chose for the creation of this statue is none other than his lover and model, Frini.

Frini was the most famous courtesan in Greece at that time, there are many stories and legends about her in history, and there are many works of art about her in later generations, I believe many people have seen it.

Her beauty and openness have inspired many outstanding sculptures, plays and paintings, from ancient Greece to modern times, such as Jérôme's famous painting "Friny at Court".

Returning to the statue of Aphrodite of Nidas, this fruit-like female sculpture caused a huge sensation when it was unveiled, and many kings of the Hellenistic era wanted to buy this statue at a high price.

These requests were rejected by the inhabitants of Nidas, who enshrined the statue in a shrine by the sea, attracting countless people to visit it, and it became a fashion at the time."

As soon as I said this, a familiar voice suddenly came to everyone's ears, from Maria, the curator of the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.

"Steven, can you find a way to erect this Aphrodite of Nidas?

When she said this, Maria's excited voice trembled slightly, and her eyes even glistened with tears.

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately stopped talking, turned his head to look at this old friend who was a little out of shape, and then nodded with a smile and said:

"No problem, Maria, but wait a minute, how precious this Aphrodite of Nidas is, and you know very well that you have to be very careful when you want to move this statue."

Maria nodded slightly, not disagreeing.

Leon, who was on the other side of the net, suddenly interjected:

"Yes, Steven, this statue is truly priceless, a spiritual treasure belonging to all mankind, and must not be damaged in any way, not even the slightest"