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Chapter 639: Strange Goods (4)

Needless to say, the Louvre Museum in Paris is one of the oldest, largest and most famous museums in the world, and it can be compared to the Forbidden City in China. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Louvre's collection is the best in the world, including the statue of Venus, the oil painting of the Mona Lisa and the stone sculpture of the Goddess of Victory, which is known as the world's three treasures.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" needless to say, it has been out of the category of art and has become a well-known star, I am afraid that three or five-year-old children have heard of the name of Mona Lisa, that dream-like charming smile, by many art historians called "mysterious smile".

Venus with Broken Arms is also a well-known statue of the goddess, and since it was discovered in February 1820 next to an ancient tomb on the Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea, this half-naked marble statue with a mutilated arm has shocked the world with its peerless charm.

The whole statue is two meters high, the face is handsome, the body is well-proportioned, the clothes slide down to the hip, although the right arm is missing, it still shows the unique curvaceous beauty of women, it looks dignified and charming, the French bought it heavily and displayed in the special exhibition room of the Louvre, since then, the "Venus with Broken Arm" has been famous in the world, becoming a symbol of love and beauty.

As for the stone sculpture of "Goddess of Victory", the French sculptor Rodin once praised: "This is simply a real muscle, you can feel the body temperature when you touch her!"

With these three world-famous works of art, the Louvre's status is almost unassailable.

From ancient Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman artworks to works of art from the Orient, sculptures from the Middle Ages to modern times, as well as an astonishing number of royal curiosities and paintings, the Louvre has become a world-famous temple of art.

If you simply talk about the number of collections, the Forbidden City can be compared, but when it comes to the countries and regions involved in the collections, I am afraid that there is no museum in the world that can be compared with the Louvre.

According to statistics, the Louvre Palace currently has a collection of more than 400,000 art treasures from all over the world.

The French exhibited these art treasures in six pavilions, according to their origin and type, namely the Oriental Art Gallery, the Ancient Greek and Roman Art Gallery, the Egyptian Art Gallery, the Treasure Gallery, the Painting Gallery and the Sculpture Gallery.

Most of the Louvre's collections, in its early days, were donated by private individuals.

Most of the oriental artworks were donated by the French army that invaded China, and Frey had donated Chinese antiques from the Old Summer Palace to the Louvre and the Guimet Museum many times.

The Louvre once handed over all the rare antiques of the entire Asian Department to the Guimet Museum, and it is conceivable that the Guimet Museum's collection will be enriched to a certain extent.

"Mr. Zhuang, there is no doubt that these twelve of your sketches are all the works of Mr. Picasso, and all of them are genuine......

At this time, Bass and the appraiser also completed the appraisal of these sketches, whether in terms of the age of the paper or the style of painting, these works are undoubtedly from Picasso's hand, not to mention that there are three sketches with Picasso's autograph.

"Huangfu once told me that Mr. Zhuang wants to exchange these Picasso works for some Chinese cultural relics in our collection, I don't know if Mr. Zhuang has any works that he likes, and we can negotiate with him if he proposes it......

Bass's words continued, his Guimet Museum is not as good as the Louvre, and it itself has Picasso's works, so this time Bath also came with sincerity, and he really wanted to exchange these Picasso sketches in Zhuang Rui's hands.

"Mr. Bass, I haven't visited your museum yet, but I've heard for a long time that your museum's Chinese collection is the richest, and I think what I'm putting on display now is probably just the tip of the iceberg, right?"

Zhuang Rui lied here, first touted Bath's collection, and then continued: "Mr. Picasso's works are loved by people all over the world, and it is not difficult for Mr. Bass to have these works, but we must come up with corresponding works of art, so that we can cooperate......"

"Mr. Zhuang, you must know that the cultural relics from Asia in our collection have a long history and are extremely precious, I think you can go and choose them first......

Although Zhuang Rui is dozens of years younger than Bass, Bass still uses honorifics when talking to Zhuang Rui.

"Pick?"

Zhuang Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Bass, if I can, I would like to first look at the catalogue of the Louvre exchange items that your museum received in 1945, as well as some Chinese cultural relics that Frey gave to the Guimet Museum in that year, can you see it?"

In China more than 100 years ago, the most valuable antiques were nothing more than those braided emperors hidden in the Old Summer Palace, compared with the Chinese antiques donated by the adventurers in the Guimet Museum, the value is higher, so Zhuang Rui put it up straight to the point.

"Yes, Mr. Zhuang can go to the Guimet Museum in the afternoon if he has time, and I will show you those materials......"

Bas Guimet hesitated slightly, then nodded and agreed, since it was decided to include these Picasso works in the Guimet Museum, it must be a corresponding price, Bath does not think that Zhuang Rui can fool the past at a young age.

"Afternoon, well, then afternoon, Mr. Bass, may I invite you to have a meal with you at noon?"

Zhuang Rui nodded and agreed, and sent an invitation to Bas Guimet, although France drinks red wine, but a few glasses of wine, the relationship can be brought closer, maybe the old guy in front of him is happy, and he can give himself something more.

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Bas spread his hands regretfully, and said with a smile: "Zhuang, although I would like to have lunch with you and this beautiful lady, but unfortunately, I have to go back now to sort out the documents, you know, some file files, no one has touched them for decades......"

Perhaps the Chinese artworks donated by Frey and others are priceless in the eyes of Zhuang Rui, but for the Bath and Guimet museums, those things are not very valued, and the artworks in the exhibition room of the Guimet Museum are not even a tenth of what is in the warehouse.

And Bass also knew that there were many antiques from China, which had been shelved in the Guimet Museum, not to mention the antiques hidden in the depths of the warehouse, and even those antique catalogs, I am afraid that it would take a while to find them.

"Very well, Mr. Bass, I'll be there at 2 o'clock in the afternoon......"

Zhuang Rui heard that it was serious, and he was not reluctant, he stood up and sent Buzz and the appraiser out of the door.

Turning around, Zhuang Rui looked at Huangfu Yun and said, "Brother Huangfu, will you go with me in the afternoon?"

"Nonsense, you kid don't want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, I still want to see the collection of the Guimet Museum......"

Huang Fuyun glared at Zhuang Rui angrily, in several European countries, except for the British Museum and a few other museums, I am afraid there are few places more Chinese antiques than the Guimet Museum, even if you can't pocket it, it is a kind of chance to go and see it.

At noon, after Zhuang Rui was slaughtered by Huangfuyun for a French dinner, he rested in the hotel for a while, got into the car arranged by the hotel, and went to the direction of the Guimet Museum with Qin Xuanbing and Huangfuyun.

As for Peng Fei, he stayed in the hotel room honestly, guarding those priceless Picasso sketches, which can be a magic weapon for Zhuang Rui to negotiate with foreign collectors, and there is no room for the slightest accident.

"Mr. Zhuang, welcome ......"

Bath, who received the call in advance, was already waiting at the door of the museum, and this time when he entered the Guimet Museum, the 8 pounds of ticket money was saved, and Zhuang Rui and his party entered the office on the second floor of the museum under the leadership of Bath.

Bath's office is about seventy or eighty square meters, and there is a small reception room at the door, at this time Zhuang Rui and the others are sitting on the sofa in the reception room, looking at the furnishings in the director's office.

"Damn, it's really extravagant......"

With Zhuang Rui's eye, it is natural to see that the antiques on the shelves are all genuine, including Egyptian wood carvings of pharaohs inlaid with precious stones, bronze Buddha statues from Thailand, precious blankets from Persia, and of course, Chinese porcelain.

Zhuang Rui, who looked at these things, was full of fever, and he couldn't wait to transform into Spider-Man at night and take all these objects into his pocket.

"Mr. Bass, let's see if you have any artworks that I like......

After a cursory look at the furnishings in the office, a hot female secretary came in and asked a few people what they wanted to drink.

Thinking of the precious cultural relics that were snatched away a hundred years ago, Zhuang Rui felt a little excited in his heart at this time.

The catastrophe a hundred years ago, there is no way to count how many precious antiques have been plundered abroad, at this time, seeing those national treasure-level cultural relics that only exist in the collection records, Zhuang Rui and Huang Fuyun's faces can't help but show excited looks.

"Okay, Mr. Zhuang, all the materials donated by our French Frey family, including the original materials such as the decree signed by the French president at the time to accept his gift on behalf of the country, are ...... here."

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Buzz picked up a large sealed brown paper envelope from his desk.

Zhuang Rui found that on the desk, there was the same envelope placed there, which must be the collection of the Asian Department of the Louvre.