Chu Yunqiu guessed correctly, something did happen back then, and later it was covered by some people, and then the unified voice changed the reality. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

So from then on, everyone knew another version.

At the beginning of 1481, Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint a large altarpiece for the Augustinian Monastery of San Donato, located in the village of Scopito outside Florence, not far from Porta Prato.

At that time, the power of religion was very large, the divine power was higher than the royal power, and the coronation of the royal power needed to pass through the pope.

It can be said that the Pope at that time was the real master.

The monastery was so wealthy that in March of the same year, the first agreement between the monastery and da Vinci was signed.

The agreement stipulates that da Vinci must complete his work within two years, and not more than 30 months at most, and if he fails to complete it within the specified time, the part he has already created will be confiscated, and they have the right to dispose of the finished part at will.

In addition to this, there is also something special about the way contracts are paid.

The contract stipulated that da Vinci would not receive cash in advance, but would receive "one-third of a property in the district of De Elsa", which Francesco's father, Simone, bequeathed to the convent.

The property could not be given to anyone else, but after three years he had the option to sell it to the monks for three hundred florins.

In the end of this strange contract, the monastery paid da Vinci one hundred and fifty florins.

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Three months after the agreement was signed, the difficulties encountered in the creation became more and more apparent. He had to ask the monastery to advance the priesthood mentioned above, because he said that he was unable to make ends meet, and as time passed, the situation became more and more unfavorable to them. For the completion of the painting, da Vinci owed the Abbey twenty-eight florins.

His income was also deducted from the convent's purchase of paints for him.

He couldn't afford paint; He borrowed money to buy grain and wine; He also did odd jobs for the monastery and earned some firewood.

This was how da Vinci lived.

As night falls, the outline of the altarpiece gradually appears on a poplar wood panel.

This contract, and the work that Leonardo da Vinci created despite financial difficulties, is The Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men, the last of da Vinci's early works in Florence, and the greatest one.

The Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men is the largest of all his easel paintings, measuring eight feet long and almost eight feet wide. The size of the painting and its rare square shape probably reflect the shape of the space on the altar of San Donato.

According to Vasari, he kept the painting at the home of his friend Giovanni de Benci, Ginetfra's brother.

The painting came into the Medici family's collection and is now one of the most prestigious paintings in the Uffizi Gallery.

However, the Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men in the Uffizi Gallery's collection is just a background painting.

The complex structure of the whole painting has already appeared on the drawing board, but the details are only sketched, and the picture is still in the sketch stage.

The paint is made by mixing diluted glue and lead white with lamp black. Brown paint was used to reproduce the paintings, but recently there have been doubts as to whether these marks were painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The yellowish-brown hue of the entire painting is caused by the fading of several layers of varnish applied later.

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Thinking of this, Chu Yunqiu seemed to understand something.

"The picture of the "Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men" in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery must not be as good as the work in my hand, this is the real thing, or a fine product", thinking of this, Chu Yunqiu was very excited.

He didn't know why Monsieur da Vinci had given the abbey a fake, or a sample.

Perhaps out of revenge, or to vent his dissatisfaction, or perhaps to trap the other party, Mr. Leonardo da Vinci gave the monastery a "defective product", and the real "Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men" was preserved and handed down.

Chu Yunqiu didn't dare to be interested in these, Chu Yunqiu only knew that what he had in his hand was the real work painted by Mr. Leonardo da Vinci back then.

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Thinking of this, Chu Yunqiu put it away with a smile.

There is capital for extortion again.

Even if the extortion fails, Chu Yunqiu can collect it by himself and put it in the nine-story ancient tower.

Then, Chu Yunqiu put the picture of "The Pilgrimage of the Three Wise Men" into the bag, and then looked at the next item.

This is a weapon, a Western sword.

And it's a Western saber.

Many Western swordsmen will have such a Western sword.

Very sharp.

Chu Yunqiu can often see such a saber in some TV series and movies.

And in the modern Olympic Games, there is also a sport called "fencing", and they use Western swords.

Fencing is also a sport that has gained popularity from the West.

However, the saber in Chu Yunqiu's hand is obviously different from the saber in the TV series, it is a prop, and this is obviously a killing weapon.

Even after years of cutting, it is still as sharp as ever.

It's not the same as the Western sword in the Olympics, the sword in the Olympics, I haven't seen human blood, but he has it.

Chu Yunqiu stretched out his hand and took the Western sword into his hand.

It's not very heavy, and it's obviously not comparable to the ancient sword of Huaxia.

Chu Yunqiu played twice in the air, making a "whoosh" sound, like cutting through the air.

Western swords generally have a double-edged structure, and the blade is much thinner than ordinary swords.

Therefore, when the sword body is relatively long, there will be a slight arc when placed horizontally.

It's not very big, though.

Western swords can be used to cut and stab at the same time, and swordsmanship emphasizes offense; As a last resort, the swordsman will not block or dodge.

The tip of the sword is the deadliest part of the Western sword.

"It's so sharp", Chu Yunqiu couldn't help but exclaim.

Foreign craftsmanship sometimes has to be admired, and people do have merit.

Chu Yunqiu played twice, then put it in the scabbard and threw it into the bag of brocade bags.

If it was Huaxia's ancient sword, Chu Yunqiu would definitely take a closer look.

The fourth thing is still Chinese, it is a book.

And Chu Yunqiu read it, some of them were Sanskrit and inexplicable words, and he couldn't understand them.

Chu Yunqiu used Duobao pupil to identify again.

The information displayed by the results surprised Chu Yunqiu.

"It turned out that the books in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang were really fake", Chu Yunqiu couldn't help but be surprised.

Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes are so famous, the world's largest existing Buddhist art site, the richest content, known as the "Northwest Bright Pearl".

Chu Yunqiu had been here before and was deeply shocked.

It is a pity that after the theft and plundering of explorers from England, France, Fuso, the United States, Russia and other countries, most of the cultural relics of the Tibetan scripture cave were unfortunately scattered all over the world, and only a small part remained in China, resulting in an unprecedented catastrophe in the history of Chinese culture. (To be continued.) )