"Boss, you really like this work, but do you know that there is a secret to this painting?" Lancelot couldn't help but ask when he saw that Zhang Tianyuan had been staring at "Our Lady of the Rocks".

"Oh? Tell me, I'm interested in this kind of thing. "Zhang Tianyuan really hasn't heard of it, and the archaeology he studied is only for domestic archaeology, and he is not so familiar with foreign things.

Scientists at the National Gallery of England used infrared technology to discover that there was a hidden sketch in this remastered Madonna of the Rocks. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary kneeling on the ground, her eyes fixed on the ground, one hand on her chest, the other outstretched outward, fingers touching the edge of the frame. This layer of painting was not completed, and experts believe that up to . Finch may also have planned to draw the Child Jesus in front of her. Lancelot replied.

"Really?" After Zhang Tianyuan heard this, he used the perspective function of the word appreciation recipe to take a look, and sure enough, there really had to be a sketch in it, which was exactly the same as what Lancelot said.

"But Da. Why did Fincher do that? What is the habit of hiding sketches inside? Zhang Tianyuan asked with a wry smile, this talented person's personality is really weird.

"One explanation is that in 1483 the Roman Catholic Church commissioned a . Vinci painted a painting of Our Lady of the Rocks to decorate the Duomo of Milan. Reach. When Finch finished his first painting, he was so pleased with his work that he wanted more money, but when he refused, he sold the painting and later painted another painting. Perhaps the second one started with a sketch that had just been completed. ”

"The painting is a sign of the da. The work that Vinci began at the peak of his creation, and the one that was sold was "Madonna of the Rocks", which is currently in the collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris. But due to the fact that after the religious community demanded to reach. Vinci returned the work, Da. Finch had wanted to recreate a new piece. However, the religious institutions opposed it, and they insisted that the work be exactly like the original, so this 'imitation' work is now in the collection of the National Gallery. This may be one of the reasons why there is another sketch hidden in the second "Madonna of the Rocks". ”

After listening to Lancelot's words, Zhang Tianyuan suddenly smiled evilly and said, "You said that if the third painting suddenly appeared. What if Vinci's Madonna of the Rocks, and then there are sketches of the first and second in it? ”

"Boss, what are you kidding, how could there be such a thing?"

"Why can't it be?" Zhang Tianyuan always felt that the more impossible things were. On the contrary, it is easier for people to believe.

Because of this, after returning to the hotel, Zhang Tianyuan rushed to produce a painting "Our Lady of the Rocks" overnight. As he said, the third one was then given to Serpentine to join the previous thirteen paintings, and the reserve price was raised very high.

This painting Zhang Tianyuan adopts a pyramid-shaped composition, which has a sense of stability. The four figures are unified in this stable dìng structure.

The top of the spire is exactly the head of the Virgin. Jesus' left hand and the horns of the angel's garment. is the edge of the right outline of the tower, but this tower composition is not a very rigid symmetrical formula, the Madonna of the central figure is still slightly inclined to the left, while the lower part of the tower composition is close to the prism; John's head is slightly lower than that of the angel opposite, and the two corners are unbalanced, and their color contrast is still steady due to the brightness of the hole in the background that is intensified.

The panorama is both solemn and natural, and it has the styling characteristics of classical beauty.

And such a style is precisely the same. The way Fincher made his first painting. This adds a sense of mystery to it, and it can definitely make those foreign devils completely confused.

Of course. This is all for later, and now Zhang Tianyuan is still in the British National Gallery to visit.

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"What's wrong, Mengmeng? What's wrong? Zhang Tianyuan was thinking about his own affairs, and suddenly Liu Mengxun on the side screamed in surprise and covered his mouth.

"It's scary." Liu Mengxun pointed to the painting in front of him and said.

"Terrible?" Zhang Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the painting "Our Lady of the Rocks", he really didn't see what was terrifying about this painting.

"Boss, you haven't watched "Da. The Finch Code, right? Lancelot asked.

"No, what's wrong?"

"That's right, Da. Chapter 32 of The Vinci Code reads: 'It is counterintuitive that the painting depicts John praying for Jesus, not Jesus praying for John...... Jesus is subservient to John's authority! To add insult to injury, Maria makes a threatening gesture with one hand on John's head – her fingers look like eagle talons, as if she are grasping the head of an invisible person. The most obvious and gruesome image is that of Uriel beneath Maria's crooked fingers, who makes a slashing gesture as if to cut off the head of the invisible man that Mary has grasped from the neck. It is enough to see that the hidden meaning and symbolism of the painting are by no means simple. Probably this is the reason why Madame is terrified. Lancelot explained.

"Damn, if you look closely, you really feel this way. Finch is such a weirdo, okay Mengmeng, let's not look at it, let's go, I'm almost done with everything here, let's go to the next place. "Zhang Tianyuan came to enjoy the paintings, not to find a sense of horror, so he thought about hurrying to the next place.

After leaving the National Gallery, the group went to the British Museum, also known as the National Museum of England.

Lancelot is also clever because he knows that Zhang Tianyuan is Chinese, and the British Museum, one of the world's three major museums, has the largest collection of lost cultural relics in China, with 23,000 pieces.

The British Museum's collection of Chinese artefacts includes ancient stone tools, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Wei and Jin stone Buddhist scriptures, Tang and Song dynasty paintings and calligraphy, Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, and 45 volumes of the Yongle Canon.

Lancelot felt that Zhang Tianyuan would definitely like it.

In fact, he didn't know that when Zhang Tianyuan heard the name of the British Museum, the expression on his face was a little strange. This place may be the pride of Britain, but it is definitely a disgrace to China.

The British Museum is located in Russell Square, north of New Oxford Street in London, England, and was founded in 1753. Officially opened to the public on January 15, 1759, it is the oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum in the world, and one of the largest and most famous museums in the world.

The museum has a collection of many cultural relics and treasures from all over the world, as well as the manuscripts of many great scientists, and the richness and variety of the collection are rare in museums all over the world. The National Museum of England has a collection of more than 8 million pieces.

Due to space constraints, there are still a large number of collections that cannot be exhibited publicly.

The ancient Roman columnar building in front of you. The top of the column is carved with a huge relief carving, which is magnificent and majestic. Opened in December 2000, the atrium is located in the center of the museum and features a mesh dome of 1,656 oddly shaped glass and steel structures. It is currently the largest covered plaza in Europe.

Entering the square, you will feel that this 257-year-old museum has a modern atmosphere, with a bright hall connected to the surrounding exhibition halls, a reading room and a book sales department in the center that are convenient for visitors, and a user-friendly design that makes people feel good.

In fact, it is definitely not only Chinese who feel sad and humiliated when they come here. The Egyptians and Greeks were more stimulated when they came here.

Zhang Tianyuan first visited the Egyptian Pavilion and the Greek Pavilion. Because he didn't want to mess with his mood.

The Egyptian Pavilion is regarded as the "King of Towns" of the British Museum. At the entrance to the Egyptian Pavilion stands a striking Rosetta Stone, which is undoubtedly genuine. Last spring, I could only see replicas at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

When Zhang Tianyuan went to the Egyptian Museum, he saw the docent of the Egyptian Museum say passionately and sadly that this stele from 196 BC is their top national treasure, which records a period of edict during the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Greek, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and writing scripts, known as "the key to ancient Egyptian civilization", but the authenticity of the stele is far away in the British Museum in London.

In fact, the authenticity of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is not only this stone tablet? Many of the most precious frescoes and the huge bust of Ramesses II, the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt in 1720 BC, and many authentic mummies can only be enjoyed in the British Museum.

The Greek and Roman galleries occupy a large area in the British Museum. Among the many artifacts of various historical periods in Europe, it is impossible not to mention the statues of the Parthenon in Greece. Since it was obtained by the English nobleman Elgin at the end of the 18th century by bribing Greek officials, it is known in England as the Elgin Marble Statue.

I still remember that Wang Siyuan said that he traveled to Greece one year, and when he climbed the hill in Athens and entered the Parthenon on the Acropolis, there was nothing inside, and the staff of the Acropolis said that the lifelike statue of Athena, the patron saint of Athens, which was placed in the Parthenon by a famous Greek sculptor, was transported to England more than 200 years ago, and they had never seen the real statue except for looking at the picture album.

It's no wonder that many visitors from Egypt and Greece stand there with tears on their faces when they see their national treasures at the British Museum.

Looking at these Egyptians and Greeks, Zhang Tianyuan sighed, and finally raised his steps and walked towards the Chinese Pavilion.

There are some things, even if you want to avoid them, but you can't avoid them after all, so at this time, you can only face them bravely.

In fact, many Chinese who come to the British Museum go faster when they go elsewhere in the restaurant because they want to leave enough time for the Chinese Pavilion.

They don't have the ability to bring these things home, but they also want to take a good look at them in a foreign country.

It's like a child stolen by traffickers, and it may never come back, but as a mother, she still wants to take a good look and see if her son is doing well and whether he is happy.

The British Museum's Room 33, dedicated to Chinese antiquities, is one of only a handful of national galleries in the area, along with Egypt, Greece, Rome and India.

When Zhang Tianyuan and others entered the Chinese exhibition hall, they immediately saw dozens of square meters of Dun on the front wall. Huang mural, close to the mural, you can also see the scar of it was cut by the so-called "Western explorers", but the color of the mural is still bright and attractive.

Look at this Dun. The scars of the Huang mural were cut, and I felt distressed, and I couldn't help but think of the newspaper about Dun. Another piece of information about Huang: In Dun. Of the more than 40,000 scripture manuscripts in the Huangzang Cave, 13,000 are in the British Museum.

"A bunch of bastards!" Zhang Tianyuan scolded hatefully.

"Husband, if you don't like it, let's go, don't visit here." Liu Mengxun saw that Zhang Tianyuan was so angry, so she couldn't help but persuade her, she didn't want her husband to be angry about these things. (To be continued......)