Chapter 1538 Apollo, the sun god
Continuing down the steps, following the oil painting on canvas by Dürer, the most famous German painter of the Renaissance period, another outstanding work of the Renaissance master appeared in front of Ye Tian's eyes.
This is also an oil painting on canvas, in the style of classicism, medium in size, about 100*80, by the famous Italian painter of the Renaissance period, known as the perfect painter.
After the three masters of Renaissance art left Florence, Sato became the most famous painter in Florence, famous throughout Europe, and has an extremely important position in the history of Western art.
And this classicist oil painting is one of the representative works of Sarto's peak period, and naturally it is a priceless and top-notch work of art, even more valuable than that portrait of Rubens!
Like the other paintings I've seen before, this one is covered in a glass cover, which is covered in dust and looks a little black, and is in a fairly good state of preservation.
After standing still in front of this classical oil painting, Ye Tian gently wiped the dust off the glass cover with a soft cloth, and then admired it with a full face.
During his appreciation of this painting, he also briefly explained this classical oil painting.
He mainly introduced the artistic style, life deeds, representative works, and status of the 'perfect painter' Sato, and commented on the content of this painting.
However, the issue that people are most concerned about in front of the live broadcast, the value of this painting in the current art market, he did not disclose, deliberately hanging people's appetite.
This leaves room for the professionals and semi-professionals, as well as the pseudo-professionals in front of the live broadcast, who jump out one after another and start performing separately.
Before he finished explaining, someone on the Internet has already given the valuation of Sato's painting, one by one, with valuations ranging from millions of dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars, a very large span!
After admiring this outstanding painting of Sato, a few steps down, Ye Tian walked down the steps and stood on the granite floor of this underground secret room hall.
At this time, Martinez was still in the middle of the steps, admiring the outstanding paintings of Dürer, so enchanted that he almost forgot where he was and what he was doing!
Walker and Miller also stayed in the middle of the steps, working together to lay out the wires and install the lighting.
As the energy-saving lamps were lit one after another, this underground secret room, which had been shrouded in darkness for more than 200 years, suddenly became brighter, and everyone's vision became clearer.
The live broadcast screen has also become clearer, which has attracted a burst of exclamations.
Before Martinez and the others came down, Ye Tian quickly scanned the entire hall, and secretly opened the perspective, completely penetrating this hidden space that had been buried underground for more than 200 years.
Along the way, he saw a lot of top-quality antique artworks that radiated dazzling light, some hanging on the walls and marble columns, and some packed in boxes!
But without exception, every piece of antique art here has a charming halo of ten or twenty layers, which is extremely beautiful!
What do those charming halos mean? Ye Tian felt like a mirror in his heart.
It is those glamorous halos that are incomparably accurate in indicating the value of these top antique artworks, each of which is worth an astonishing amount of art.
Although he had seen through it several times before, and he knew all about these top antique artworks, Ye Tian was still excited to see these treasures again at this time, and he couldn't wait to cheer directly!
In addition to the many top-quality antique artworks that were worth a lot of money, he also saw a slightly smaller chamber located under the floor in the corner of the hall.
What is stored in that secret room is mainly some important documents, which are well preserved, have high historical and cultural research value, and may even rewrite part of history.
In addition, there are some small traps, most of which have been scrapped, and the few that remain, there is no threat to Ye Tian, let alone stopping them from exploring.
Then he withdrew his gaze, put an end to the perspective, and turned around, admiring with great interest a sculpture that lay behind him.
Soon, Martinez and they walked down the steps.
"Steven, this statue of Apollo, the sun god, looks very good, and it is obviously a top work of art, do you know that this is the work of the master sculptor?
As he spoke, Martinez came to Ye Tian's side and admired the sculpture in front of him with him.
It is a small bust of the sun god Apollo, which is placed on a stone platform close to the wall, and the statue has a layer of dust on it, but it does not affect the view.
It can be seen that this marble statue of the sun god Apollo has a dignified and majestic appearance, sharp edges and handsome appearance, and his long curly hair hangs down on his shoulders and floats gently in the wind.
He wore a crown of laurel, eros, and olive branches on his head, and his chin was slightly raised, and he turned his head to stare at the left front, his gaze resolute and persistent.
The sculptor used the carving knife in his hand to show the sun god Apollo, the most versatile and beautiful and handsome male god in Greek mythology, vividly and perfectly!
Standing in front of this sculpture, it is easy to be attracted by it and be fascinated by the classical beauty!
Ye Tian turned his head to look at Martinez, then said with a smile:
"If I'm not mistaken, this bust of the sun god Apollo should be from the famous Italian sculptor Cellini during the Renaissance, and it is one of his representative works.
On top of this sculpture of the sun god, we can see the shadow of Michelangelo, and we can also see the concrete presentation of Florentine Mannerism, which are characteristic of Cellini's sculptures.
In addition, we can see the dismissive heroism of Florentine Mannerism, which is the most distinctive characteristic of Cellini that distinguishes him from other Florentine Mannerist artists.
It is based on these characteristics that I judged that this is a sculpture by the master Cellini, and of course, my appraisal conclusion is not necessarily accurate, so you can discuss it later.
In addition to this bust of the sun god Apollo, under the steps on the left, there is also a bust sculpture, also placed on a stone platform, carved with Prometheus, the god of fire.
The sculpture is also very expressive, but the exact sculptor is unknown, as far as I can judge, it seems to be the work of the master Donatello, but I am not sure!"
Hearing this, Martinez couldn't bear it, and the old guy directly hugged his head and exclaimed.
"Oh my God! I heard you right? Under the steps on the right is a statue of Apollo, the sun god of Cellini, and under the steps on the left is a statue of Prometheus, the god of fire by Donatello.
Steven, I now believe what you said before, these top antique works of art in Napoleon's treasure are no worse than the works of art in the Grand Gallery of the Louvre, and even far beyond!"
Not only Martinez, but many professionals in front of the live broadcast were also shocked at this time, and they were about to go crazy with envy.
Who were Donatello and Cellini? Those were the top masters of the Italian Renaissance and the most famous heavyweights in the history of Western art!
Their status and achievements in the field of sculpture, in the Renaissance and even in the following hundreds of years, I am afraid that only Michelangelo can firmly overpower them, and Rodin may also be counted as one!
As for other famous sculptors in the future, they can only look at him and bow down, including the famous modern sculptor Giacometti and others.
Isn't it shocking that the work of such a top sculptor is in this underground chamber at the same time, and all of them fall into the hands of Steven's bastard?
After a burst of exclamation, Martinez stepped forward, approached the bust of the sun god Apollo, and began to carefully wipe the dust from it, muttering to himself.
"I'm going to take a good look at this masterpiece of Cellini, and then I'm going to see Donatello's Prometheus, it's such a beautiful day, it's like a dream!"
Regarding the appraisal conclusion given by Ye Tian, Martinez did not have the slightest doubt.
Since Steven said that this is the work of the master sculptor Cellini, he must be right, this is 100% Cellini's masterpiece, a priceless and top-notch work of art.
When did that guy look at it, not once, and this time it couldn't be an exception!
Not only him, but almost everyone on the live broadcast end was also very sure of Ye Tian's judgment, without the slightest doubt!
As for his self-effacing words, no one took them seriously at all, and no one took them to heart.
While Martinez took a step forward, Ye Tian took a step back, then turned off the live microphone and began to arrange the task through the wireless invisible headphones.
"Mattis, you can lead our staff into the secret tunnel, first deal with the traps in the secret tunnel that have been cracked by me, and remove all security risks.
Once you've dealt with those traps, we'll have the guys on standby, and when we're done exploring, they'll be able to enter the underground vault and clean up the antique artwork here!
Napoleon's treasure has reappeared, and there is no need to think about it, there must be a huge wave in the outside world, and you must pay attention to the security issues, there must be no mistakes!
If necessary, you can turn to U.S. Ambassador to France Perry and involve embassy security personnel, and with the weight of these top-notch antique artworks, the embassy will never sit idly by!
In addition to the U.S. Embassy in France, you can also contact that Wilson guy and ask for support from Raytheon, and send some armed security guards over, I said hello to Wilson before."
"Understand, Steven, leave these things to us, nothing will go wrong!"
Matisse replied in a deep voice, his voice unequivocal and confident.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian told Anderson and Kenny, who was far away in the port of Le Havre, some things to do, and made various preparations, just in case!