"By the way, Fang Ming, Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, I am talking about the value of the seven-piece Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, which we all know. I think Green knows that, but even so, Green is willing to exchange that sketch with you, which only shows one thing, that is, that sketch is very valuable. ”

exchanged a sketch for seven Chenghua Doucai Chicken Bowl cups, Deng Li even a fool understood how much it was worth, so her attention immediately shifted to that sketch, what kind of sketch was it that made Green willing to pay such a big price.

In fact, she had already seen that sketch before, and there was not much content on it, simply put, it was a sketch of a right hand, so she couldn't understand why it was so valuable.

Of course, no one in this world is stupid, and there must be a reason why Green is willing to pay such a price, so she is very interested in this matter.

It's just that Fang Ming has been selling Guanzi before, and he doesn't have much explanation for this matter, and Deng Li is only half a bucket of water in this regard, where can she figure it out?

The dust has settled now.

Fang Ming naturally didn't need to continue to sell Guanzi, so since Deng Li asked, he also opened his mouth to explain.

"There is one period in the history of art in the West that is very important, and that is the Renaissance."

The Renaissance is a specific historical period in the Western world, generally referring to an ideological and cultural movement that arose in Italian cities in the middle of the 14th century, then spread to Western European countries, and finally prevailed in Europe in the 16th century, which is the prelude to modern European history.

In this particular historical period, because of the continuous invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire by the Ottomans, the Eastern Roman people fled and brought a large number of ancient Greek and Roman cultural classics and art treasures to the commercial cities of the Italian country.

Some advanced intellectuals in the emerging bourgeoisie formed by the development of commerce used these cultures to conduct research and created a large number of works, including poetry and paintings. Of course, they did not simply create, but at the same time as the creation of a large number of humanistic spirit, so it is also called the revival of literature, which formed one of the three major ideological emancipations in modern European history, the other two are the Reformation and the Enlightenment.

"In this particular period of history there were many outstanding figures, such as the three great men of literature, Dante, Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio, and in the fine arts, there were also three outstanding figures, that is, Raphael

Sansi, Michelangelo Bonaroti and, especially, Leonardo Dises, Piero da Vinci. ”

Although Deng Li is not too professional in appraisal, after all, she is engaged in this area and runs a company with artworks, and she naturally has a considerable understanding of what Fang Ming said. ”

"Well, yes, that's right, it's indeed his."

Fang Ming nodded, his tone was very affirmative, "It is precisely because it is his that it has such value, otherwise how could that person of Green pay such a large amount of money in exchange?" ”

Leonardo da Vinci is a very important representative of the Italian Renaissance, he has many titles, such as sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, etc., he left a lot of works in his life, made a lot of inventions, so that Einstein, one of the greatest sciences in human history, said that if all the research results of Leonardo da Vinci were published during his lifetime, it would be able to advance the history of human science by 30-50 years, which is a very remarkable evaluation.

Of course, his greatest achievements lie in painting, among which the most famous are the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

His artistic achievements reached the second peak of Western plastic arts after ancient Greece, and in the case of painting, it formed the first peak of Europe, in which even the great teacher Engels called him a giant among giants.

Leonardo da Vinci achieved so much in art mainly because he solved three major problems, the first being the design of monumental central cupola buildings and the planning of an ideal city; the second is to solve the problem of equestrian monument statues, which have been deeply troubled by sculptors since the 15th century; The third is to solve the problem of monumental frescoes and altarpieces, two important areas of painting at that time.

Specifically, in terms of painting, Leonardo da Vinci had a large number of human anatomy, so his understanding of the human body was very profound, which in turn led to his paintings being different and very accurate.

"The reason why Leonardo da Vinci's paintings can be so highly praised is not only that he can reflect things like a mirror, but also can carry the artist's thoughts, that is, it is the most beautiful thing that the artist expresses after observing and selecting from the natural world, or the most beautiful part of the most beautiful thing.

In terms of painting alone, he left countless behind

manuscripts, however, there are three of the most famous, one is the fresco "The Last Supper", the second is the altarpiece "Madonna of the Rocks", and the last one is the portrait "Mona Lisa", which are his three masterpieces and at the same time, they are also the three major monuments in the history of European art. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Ming couldn't help but sigh, the history of Western art has indeed given birth to a large number of masters, in this regard, there is no way to compare with China, of course, this should also take into account the differences caused by different cultures, similarly, many art forms in China, the West is also and has reached an amazing artistic level.

For example, porcelain and the like, but this cannot deny that the West has its great artistic strength.

Deng Li nodded and said, "Our Lady of the Rocks, we are not too familiar with each other, but whether it is the Last Supper or the Mona Lisa, we know each other very well. ”

The "Last Supper" comes from the New Testament, and according to the record that when Jesus went to Jerusalem for the last time for the Passover, the chief priests of the Jewish religion had already made plans to arrest him, but no one knew where he was. But it was at such a time that one of Jesus' disciples, known as Judas, took on such a role, and the conspiracy was accomplished. On the day of the Passover, Jesus sat down with his 12 disciples to eat together, and in the process, he told all 12 disciples that one of them had betrayed him. After Jesus said this, all the faces of the 12 disciples showed expressions of shock, anger, excitement, nervousness, etc.

The painting "The Last Supper" is a representation of this content.

"The Last Supper is a fresco painted on the wall of the dining room of the Abbey of Greches in Milan. Here, Leonardo da Vinci instead of the table that his predecessors used to draw the Last Supper with the same theme, and instead had all the figures sit in a row facing the audience, with Jesus Christ sitting in the center. At the same time, because Leonardo da Vinci's performance in dealing with the expressions of Jesus and his 12 disciples reached an astonishing level, this painting has become a rare masterpiece in the history of art. ”

This time, because he was going abroad, Fang Ming had also conducted in-depth research on Western art history, and of course, it was impossible to miss a giant like Leonardo da Vinci.

In the course of his research, he found that this awesome figure in the history of art, as a great artistic innovator of the Renaissance era, has made great contributions to composition, chiaroscuro, perspective and even extremely difficult psychological descriptions, far beyond the predecessors, not to mention that many views are placed today, that is to say, future generations from the field he created

It is able to absorb a lot of nutrients, so he is a person who is still influencing the entire history of art, all painters in later generations, as long as they are engaged in this industry, Leonardo da Vinci is a mountain that cannot be spared, and at the same time, a treasure trove that can absorb countless nutrients, such a person is rare in the entire history of mankind.

Among the four people on the scene, if you talk about the familiarity with Western art, in addition to Fang Ming, it is Lu Yao, this is because she has worked in foreign auction companies for many years, you must know that in the auction of foreign artworks, paintings, such as drawings, especially oil paintings, occupy a great weight.

This also causes Zi Lu Yao to know a lot about cattle like Leonardo da Vinci.

Hearing Fang Ming say this, and knowing that there was only one right hand on that sketch, Lu Yao suddenly thought of a possibility, and immediately said, "Fang Ming, do you want to say it...... The right hand on that sketch...... Is that the right hand on the Mona Lisa? ”

"Oh, yes, that's right, that's it!"

Fang Ming laughed, he knew that Lu Yao might not be a real expert in the identification of Western artworks, but after all, he was well-informed, so it was not strange to be able to guess this at this time.

"That's what happened, that's how it was, and it's no wonder Green is willing to pay such a big price."

Lu Yao had already fully understood why Green was willing to take out a set of seven Chenghua Doucai Chicken Bowl Cups to exchange them with Fang Ming! Because although it is only a sketch of the right hand, it has great value