Due to the limited time, Ye Tian and the others accelerated their visit, and soon walked around the gallery and enjoyed the many paintings displayed in the gallery in general.

Then, Ye Tian came to a painting he had just seen before, and stopped to admire it again.

This is an oil painting on canvas, the size is not large, whether it is the canvas or the frame, it looks quite old, there are many small cracks on it, it seems to be a bit old, and the state of preservation is relatively poor.

The picture depicts a noblewoman and her daughter dressed in costume.

The lady was sitting on a sofa chair, elegant in an elegant posture, but without a smile on her face, a little reserved, even a little rigid, her eyes staring out of the painting.

The noblewoman's daughter, who was about seven or eight years old, stood beside the noblewoman, dressed in a court dress that did not match her age, with the same straight face, her body stiff, and she pretended to be an adult and stared at the outside of the painting, completely unable to see the innocence she should have.

Or should it be said that this girl's innocence was deliberately covered up.

Behind them was a full cupboard, a green velvet curtain or curtain that served as a backdrop, and a lavish rug on the floor.

There is no signature of the author on the painting, nor does it have any year numbers, so it is impossible to tell which painter is the work of the artist, and it was created in that era.

However, it is clear from the shape of the middle-aged lady's costume that it was created around the mid-16th century.

Standing in front of this painting and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian turned his head to look not far away, smiled and said loudly:

"Mr. Julian, could you please come over and tell us about this portrait, this painting looks interesting, I'm more interested."

Before the words could be spoken, Julian immediately responded.

"Okay, Mr. Steven, I'll come right over, please wait"

With that, Julian said hello to the two customers he was receiving, and then walked over quickly.

The two customers were also very curious, and followed closely behind, ready to see the excitement.

The Germans who had followed Ye Tian into this gallery and had been staring at him all looked at the portrait hanging on the display wall, their eyes full of curiosity.

As he spoke, Julian came close and stopped and stood.

Ye Tian immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to the portrait hanging on the wall, and asked with a smile:

"Julian, tell us about this painting, it was created by that painter, when it was created, how did you get it? and, of course, the quote for this painting."

Following the direction of Ye Tian's finger, Julian looked at the painting, his eyes full of doubts.

He paused for a moment before proceeding to the introduction.

"I picked up this oil on canvas last year at the flea market on June 17th in Berlin, and it looked a little interesting, so I took it and put it on display ever since.

After receiving this painting, I and a few friends also did some research and carried out corresponding scientific tests, but we have never received a positive appraisal conclusion, and we are still confused.

On this oil on canvas, we do not find the author's signature, the specific date of creation, or any other information or marks related to the artist, or even mysterious characters.

According to the data obtained by scientific means such as carbon 14 and infrared scanning, it is almost certain that this is a portrait of a person created around the mid-16th century, and has a certain history."

Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn't help but nod slightly, and had no different opinions.

Everyone else in the same gallery had their eyes lit up with excitement.

For many people, an antique art from the 16th century says a lot, and this long history of four or five hundred years is where the value of the corresponding antique art lies.

After a pause, Julian continued:

"Let's take a look at the style of this painting, I'm sure you can also see it, Steven, in this sixteenth-century portrait, we can see a little Holbein's shadow."

"Your eyesight is very good, Julian, and indeed we can see the shadow of little Holbein on this canvas painting."

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes at the right time.

The faces of the rest of the people at the scene flashed with surprise.

In particular, the guys from the German Ministry of Culture, as well as the antique art experts from Berlin's Museum Island, were even more ecstatic and almost cheered loudly.

Who is Holbein the Younger, and how valuable are his works? As professionals in the field of German antique art collection, no one knows better than them!

It is impossible for them, everyone who knows a little about Western art history and the Renaissance not to know the name Holbein the Younger, and it is impossible not to understand the weight of this name.

During the Renaissance, Holbein the Younger was one of the greatest painters in Germany, along with Dürer, the top master of the Renaissance, and was one of the most outstanding artists of the Holbein family, known as the perfect Holbein.

Especially in terms of portrait painting, it can be called a world-class achievement!

At this point, when they hear that this portrait may be the work of little Holbein, can they not be overjoyed?

When Ye Tian's voice fell, before the rest of the people had time to interject, Julian immediately continued:

"The first half of the 16th century was the time when the greatest German portrait painter of the Renaissance, Hans Holbein the Younger, lived, but this painting was different from the other portraits of Holbein the Younger.

It is well known that when it comes to realistic portraiture, Holbein Jr. has reached unprecedented heights, depicting the characters and environments in his paintings with such detail that they can be examined under a magnifying glass.

Although this oil on canvas painting is very delicate and the technique is very clever, it seems to give people a somewhat rigid and rigid feeling, which is different from the bright and elegant style of the portrait of the little Holbein.

What's more, the portraits painted by Holbein Jr. are all custom-made by others, and almost every work is reliable, and the inheritance information of those paintings can be found in relevant documents.

Moreover, almost every portrait of his people has the artist's signature, and the portrait in front of him is not signed by the author, nor can he find any relevant information, as if it appeared out of thin air.

In this way, we ruled out the possibility that it was the work of Holbein the Younger, and then we compared them with the works of other famous painters of the mid-sixteenth century, and found no similarities.

We therefore conclude that this portrait is the work of an anonymous painter in the mid-sixteenth century, who may have known and imitated Holbein the Younger.

That's what we've come to with the conclusion, Steven, you're very sharp, and you must have seen more than we do, I wonder what you think of this oil on canvas? Can you be sure where it came from?

Although this is the work of an anonymous artist, after all, it has a long history and a slight connection with Holbein, so in view of this, I offer 120,000 euros for it, I wonder if you can accept it?"

After speaking, Julian stopped talking, his eyes fixed on Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.

"Hey——!"

There was a sigh from the crowd in the gallery.

It turned out that it wasn't a portrait of little Holbein!

If, as Julian says, this is the work of an anonymous painter of the mid-sixteenth century, it is not worth much, even if it is quite old and has not been preserved to this day.

Julian's offer of 120,000 euros is obviously a bit too high!