Chapter 951: Michelangelo's Sketch Manuscript (I)
The reason why Chen Chun's works are rare is that most of his works are collected in museums, and they are rarely seen by the people.
His calligraphy is taught by Wen Zhengming, seal script, small Kai, and Xingcao, and Zhu Yunming also has a great influence on his cursive writing.
Speaking of which, he and Chen Yi are surnamed Chen, can be said to be the family, from this calligraphy can be seen that its penmanship is frustrated and frustrated, vertical and horizontal, old and spicy and reveals a bit of transparency, the pen is like a dragon and snake, the thickness of the strokes pays attention to the change and echoes, and creates a thousand atmospheres with a strong sense of rhythm.
Chen Yi felt that he could learn a lot from Chen Chun's calligraphy, and Chen Chun's works were very rare among the people, so he felt that they were very collectible.
Just like this Chen Chun's calligraphy, no matter how lucky he is in the antique market, he will not find it, because his works are very rare among the people, and only in museums can you see the real face.
As time went on, the auction continued, and from the beginning to the present, there were almost fifteen works of art auctioned, and according to Dean Paul, there should be about twenty works of art in this auction.
Among these fifteen works of art, Chen Yi only auctioned these two things, and the rest were auctioned by others, and the things that can be taken up in this auction are all high-quality products, at least worth tens of millions.
At the dinner, these tycoons were polite. But at the auction, one is more ferocious than the other, and I come across the artwork I like. There will be no concessions at all.
Next, four more works of art were auctioned, one of which was a Chinese jade, a Qing Dynasty jade double dragon ring ear cover furnace, and the transaction price reached 40 million yuan.
When there was only one of the twenty pieces left, I saw two servants slowly walk in carrying a box about half a meter high, and then put the box on the table. A sculpture of the head was taken out of the box and placed next to it.
Then. Luchino walked up, pointed to this sculpture and said, "To put this sculpture at the end to show our respect for Michelangelo, this statue is carved by Tommaso?" Cavalieri. I believe that those who know Michelangelo's deeds will know that he never married, but he had emotional entanglements with many male models, although there are also female content in his carvings, but he has never set foot in the theme of charming girls, it is said that even when he painted female bodies, he also used male models. ”
Of all these men, the one he admired the most was undoubtedly the Roman nobleman Tommaso Cavalieri, in the autumn of 1532. Cavalieri met Michelangelo for the first time, and his graceful demeanor and noble appearance immediately attracted Michelangelo's sensitivity and love for the male body. Within a few months of seeing him, Michelangelo drew some of his best sketches, all of which were derived from Greek mythology. ”
Among them, there is Phaethon who drives the golden chariot, Titus who is constantly pecked at the liver by vultures, and there is the beautiful boy Ganiemedes who pours wine for Zeus. When making a statue of Duke Zuò Giuliano for a chapel, Michelangelo's face was carved with the face of Cavalieri. His attachment to Cavalieri is evident from this. ”
"And the handsome Cavalieri did not betray the emotional devotion of the master, he was always his loyal admirer, and even when Michelangelo was dying, he stayed at his bedside, and this is the story of the sculptural figure, Tommaso Cavalieri."
"Cavalieri later married a woman, and this statue was brought to their home, and it has been collected to this day, as for why it is now being sold at auction, I can't explain, you just need to remember that this is the work of Michelangelo, it can be said that it is a rare opportunity to collect, so please come and see them one by one." With that, Luchino returned to his seat and waved his hand to the person on his left.
Chen Yi also has a certain understanding of this Cavalieri, it seems that Western artists are more or less different from others, and Leonardo da Vinci also has homosexual tendencies.
In Michelangelo's works, male sculpture is more outstanding than female sculpture, and his fame is also very great, just like David, he is considered one of the most boastful male sculptures in the history of Western art.
As for why this work was sold, I am afraid that the most likely reason is the temptation of money, hundreds of years have passed since Michelangelo's Renaissance era, presumably Cavalieri's family has long been in decline, and this statue left by Michelangelo to Cavalieri is undoubtedly the most valuable.
Looking at the seventy or eighty centimeter statue on the table, Chen Yi opened the identification system and used an appraisal technique, ready to see how much the statue of this art master was worth, when suddenly the system prompted him that he needed to use two appraisal techniques.
This made him feel shocked, and he looked at the statue, could it be that there was something else hidden inside the statue.
Chen Yi did not hesitate, and directly used the identification technique on the carving twice, and soon, the information of the statue itself appeared in his mind.
"The object has been identified successfully, and the information is as follows: Michelangelo's "Cavalieri" sculpture, made by about 475 years ago, made by Michelangelo."
"Maker information: Michelangelo is a great painter, sculptor, architect and poet of the Italian Renaissance, a representative of the highest peak of Renaissance sculpture art, and Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci are known as the three masters of the post-Renaissance, his lifelong pursuit of artistic perfection, adhere to his own artistic ideas, his style has influenced artists for almost three centuries, asteroid 3001 is named after him to express the respect of future generations."
"Artistic characteristics: Michelangelo used the human body as the main means of expressing feelings, and his sculptures were strong and powerful, and the spirit of humanism was fully embodyed.
"This statue was carved by Michelangelo for his admiration of Cavalieri, which vividly expresses the handsome appearance of this Roman aristocratic hero, and adds extraordinary ideal processing on the basis of realism, which makes his image very beautiful."
"Item value: This statue is the work of Michelangelo in his later years, the carving technique is very mature, Cavalieri is an important figure in Michelangelo's life, so this statue is very meaningful, so it is invaluable."
It is worth a fortune, more than 50 million yuan, Chen Yi nodded, in terms of the significance of this statue and Michelangelo's fame, it is indeed worth this value.
Michelangelo's statues are mainly human bodies, most of them are placed in academies and churches, and are rarely circulated among the people.
And after Chen Yi quickly read the information of this statue, an identification information came to mind again, when he saw this information, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, this, this is simply unbelievable, he never thought that in this statue, there would be something like this.
"The object has been identified successfully, and the information is as follows: Michelangelo's Genesis sketch manuscript, made by 503 years ago, made by Michelangelo."
"Maker information: Michelangelo is an Italian ......"
"Artistic features: Michelangelo's Genesis is based on the Old Testament? Genesis, the whole work is about 511 square meters, it took more than four years from painting to completion, and the central picture is composed of nine scenes, namely "Creation of the Sun, Moon, Grass and Trees", "Divine Water and Land", "Creation of Adam", "Creation of Eve", "Original Sin - Expulsion from the Garden of Eden", "Noah's Sacrifice", "The Great Flood", "Noah's Drunkenness". ”
"There are a total of 343 figures in the whole painting, the work is grand, the characters are shocking, it is one of Michelangelo's masterpieces, among which the creation of Zào Adam is the most moving, this scene does not directly depict God to shape Adam, but depicts the moment when this divine spark is about to touch Adam: God flying from the sky, stretching his finger to Adam, is about to pass on his soul to Adam like a power connection."
"This sketch manuscript is nine sheets, each depicting nine grand scenes, and is the closest to a Genesis fresco of Michelangelo's sketches."
"The value of the item: Michelangelo's Genesis sketch manuscript, with autographs, some of the records in the Bible, depicted perfectly in sketches, can be said to be very precious and priceless."
Genesis sketch manuscript, Chen Yi could not have imagined that inside this sculpture, there would be a set of sketches of Michelangelo's Genesis, and it was the closest to the Genesis mural.
This mural is incomparably huge, and it is also very important, Michelangelo drew sketches when he was creating, and it was a matter of course that he drew sketches, but he didn't expect that these drafts would be here.
In terms of the width and length of this statue, if the inside is empty, then it is not a problem to hide nine thin sketches, Genesis can be said to be one of Michelangelo's most famous frescoes, very shocking, and the same is true of the nine sketches he painted, which have been systematically identified as priceless treasures, and have been worth more than 100 million yuan.
Through the images in the identification information, Chen Yi can fully see the appearance of these nine sketches, and the scenes depicted in each one are majestic and extraordinary, allowing people to see the nine grand scenes mentioned in the Bible. (To be continued)