After visiting and playing the Tower of London, Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but sigh that it is worthy of being one of the most charming ancient architectural tourist attractions with rich treasures, and it is also the "Forbidden City" in the hearts of the British, and it is also a typical historical and cultural value, and it is a well-deserved world cultural heritage.

"Shall we go to the National Gallery next?" said Lancelot, "and there are a lot of famous paintings there." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Tianyuan's eyes couldn't help but light up, he was determined to imitate the works to pit these foreign devils, look at these famous paintings, maybe he can find some inspiration from them.

He doesn't want to make the same work, the contrast is too obvious, if you meet someone with a level and care, you will probably see the flaws, besides, a painter painting two identical works seems to be a bit wrong.

While this is not impossible, it is always doubtful.

So even if he wants to imitate, he has to imitate something different.

Anyway, it's all a historical thing, and how people can tell it clearly now, whether those dead artists painted these things, they have no way of knowing, and Zhang Tianyuan can just take advantage of this loophole.

On the way to the British National Gallery, Lancelot told Zhang Tianyuan about something: "Actually, boss, the security system of the Tower of London is not as good as you imagined, and there was an accident as early as 2013. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, it seems to be January, and the keys to the Tower of London, England, were stolen!" replied Lancelot.

"Did you lose anything?" Zhang Tianyuan asked again.

"Regarding whether the contents of the Tower of London have been lost, according to a spokesman for the Historic Royal Palace, the charity that manages the Tower of London: 'Tower of London intruders were just wandering around the gates. and did not enter the interior of the Tower of London. All affected locks were replaced immediately after the incident. We have conducted an internal investigation to confirm that we have good security systems and robust measures in place. And the Queen's crown, scepter and other treasures in the Tower of London have never been at risk of being stolen'. ”

"Isn't it, is this thief just going in and walking around?

"That's what the management said, anyway. I don't know how. Lancelot shook his head.

"You guys, it's still too tender, even if something is stolen, will they make a noise, and you're just afraid you don't know yet, I found that there are several things in the treasure hall that are suspected of being fakes, maybe someone has transferred it." Zhang Tianyuan smiled.

He's not kidding. But I really saw it with a word appreciation trick, and although the Star of Africa was real, many of the rest of the objects were fakes. Although Gao Fangcheng dù is very good and has the style of concealing the king, he can't escape his character appreciation skills.

"No, boss, you can't talk nonsense. It's going to cause a big mess. Lancelot's face turned blue with fright.

"Hmph. Don't worry, sooner or later, I'll have to swap out the contents with a fake. Zhang Tianyuan secretly sneered and said, "Just kidding, look at what makes you nervous." ”

He doesn't want to make a noise about this matter, since this lie has lasted for many years, then let him continue, although the emperor's new clothes are fake, but if you really say it, then I am afraid that there will be a danger of being killed.

Nothing happened to the child in the fairy tale. That's because of fairy tales, but reality is much crueler than fairy tales.

"It's a joke. Boss, you don't dare to make such a joke, it's so scared that people's hearts are about to jump out. Lancelot wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly.

"Okay, lead your way, a joke scares you like this, how dare you make a big deal. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said.

After chatting, everyone came to the National Gallery of England, which can be regarded as a real temple of artists, compared to the Tower of London, the atmosphere of history is lighter, but the atmosphere of art is much stronger.

The National Gallery of the United Kingdom, also translated as the National Gallery, seems to be a little more artistic.

The gallery is located due north of Trafalgar Square in central London, England. The National Gallery, also known as the National Gallery in London, was founded in 1824.

At that time, there were only 38 paintings, and these 38 works, which were persuaded by George IV to be purchased by the government, such as Rembrandt, Lahr, and others, have been expanded into national art museums that now mainly collect paintings.

Since there is no entrance fee, it is crowded all day long. When Zhang Tianyuan and the others came in, they felt that there were a lot of people, of course, there were many Asian faces inside, but they didn't see any acquaintances.

Whether it's the Louvre and Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Vatican Museums and the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, many of their collections have been found in national publications.

However, for some reason, the collection of the British National Gallery is rare in China. Therefore, if you want to learn about the things here, it is difficult to see them in magazines, and the best choice is to go to the museum and feast your eyes.

In the labyrinthine exhibition halls of the National Gallery, from Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, to the Venetian School, the British Landscape School, the French Realists, the Pre-Impressionists, to Cézanne and Van Gogh.

For all painters who study Western painting, the happiest thing to do in England is to nibble on bread and drink mineral water every day in the art museum.

Although Zhang Tianyuan does not plan to learn Western painting, he does plan to imitate it, so this place is also a very good place for him, looking at the paintings on the wall full of artistic atmosphere, he feels that his whole soul has been washed.

"Chinese?" Zhang Tianyuan saw a person squatting in front of a charcoal sketch of Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist", and he didn't know why, anyway, he felt very much like a Chinese, so he asked more.

"Hey, you too?"

The man was nibbling on a drawing board and a piece of dry bread, the crumbs of which he had carefully placed in the bag so as not to stain the floor.

Who said that Chinese people must not have su zhì outside, this suzhì is not quite tall.

"It's really Chinese. Come to learn Western painting?" asked Zhang Tianyuan with a smile.

"Yes, it's my work. "This man has been studying painting here, but no one has ever spoken to him. To be honest, he also felt quite lonely, today suddenly there was such a person who was dressed very high-grade to greet him, he seemed to see that his painting had a future, so he hurriedly asked Zhang Tianyuan to see it.

"Hmm, you've been copying Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, right?" Zhang Tianyuan was surprised after looking at this person's paintings, because this person's painting foundation is very good. It's just that some changes are missing, probably because of the simple copying.

"Sir, I have always felt that Leonardo da Vinci was a legendary painter. If you want to learn Western painting, you should first copy Leonardo da Vinci and then find your own style. The man replied.

"Good, not bad. My surname is Zhang. This is my business card, if you want to ask me about painting in the future, you can call here. Zhang Tianyuan smiled, feeling that he seemed to have unintentionally tapped another talent.

He thought about it, the big business of the group has to be done, and the small business must also be done, and in the West, there is also a market for collectibles. Why can't I get involved in this? With the strong financial resources of my own group, I rely on the company to acquire those collections. It's definitely more efficient than shooting on your own.

Even if it becomes bigger in the future, auctions can be held to lower the price of collectibles in the market, especially the price of Chinese cultural toys abroad, which can be regarded as a means to deal with those behind the scenes pushing up prices.

Of course, this is only a preliminary idea, so he didn't promise anything to this, just gave his business card to this person and asked this person to go to him.

Then everyone continued to visit the British National Gallery, walking in the art museum, this spacious and bright medieval architectural style, brought Zhang Tianyuan a little relaxation and comfort, let him temporarily forget about the Eight-Nation Alliance, forget about the auction, forget about all the unhappy things.

The architectural style here also tends to be artistic, and the decoration of many places can make you feel the essence of Western art if you taste it carefully.

The myriad patterns and stripes are connected beautifully, giving the impression of being in the middle of a huge painting.

There is no charge to enter the National Gallery, and you can donate freely, and if you want to know more about the background explanation of the main works, you can pick up a portable guide at the front desk for free of charge.

The appearance of the Sainsbury's flanks has been heavily criticized by Prince Charles, mainly because of the more modern elements here, such as the MicroGallery, which provides a computer query service, which can be called the most complete encyclopedia of electronic arts in the National Gallery, although it is convenient for tourists, but at the same time, it also spoils the artistic sense here, no wonder it will be attacked by Prince Charles.

There are many famous collections in the art museum, and they have always been what Zhang Tianyuan has always longed to see.

For example, Jan van Eyck's "Portrait of the Arnofini Couple", Sandro Botticelli's "Venus and the God of War", Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna of the Rocks" and "Madonna and Child with St. Anne, St. John the Baptist", Tiego Velaskquez's "Venus in front of the Mirror", "Nick da Trentino on the Battle of San Romano" in the three-piece oil painting of Uccello's "The Battle of San Romano", Michelangelo's "Burial", Van Gogh's "Sunflowers - Fifteen Sunflowers in a Vase" and so on.

When Zhang Tianyuan and the others stopped in front of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "Our Lady of the Rocks", their faces changed slightly, and then they looked at this painting with some shock.

The painting itself is of a very high artistic level, which goes without saying, after all, this is a Leonardo da Vinci painting.

The Madonna of the Rocks, in general, depicts the Virgin in the Prophet in accordance with the wishes of the Church, which is a general religious composition used by the patrons of the Holy Relief Society to promote the Virgin Mary's innocence.

Leonardo da Vinci's creation, on the other hand, is entirely a secular work that is quietly emerging in Florence, and every qiē on the picture embodies new ideas: the artistic treatment of the plot, the unusual and elusive landscape, the organic integration of characters and the environment, the clever use of light, and the human image illuminated by noble beauty.

The theme of this painting is the worship of Christ in the presence of the Virgin Mary and the angels, Leonardo da Vinci settles them in a beautiful and mysterious rocky landscape, the Virgin, the child and the angel sit directly on the rocky floor, the fading light smoke and mist take on a hazy painting rarely seen in Flanders or the Venetian school, and the whole scene is like a distant dream.

It is full of poetic warmth, peaceful and elegant.

Zhang Tianyuan has always felt that he will not like Western oil paintings, but today, he feels that he is going to slap himself in the face. (To be continued......)