Chapter 22 Art Exhibition
The two walked into the exhibition hall, and the lively hall instantly became silent.
Alfonso slapped his forehead, thinking that next time he would better go out with a mask.
Wait, the mask...... Masks...
It seems that there are really no masks these days, and the smart Alfonso feels that he has found another business opportunity.
In fact, there are no business opportunities, and clocks, lotteries, which need to be operated by large companies or have a brand nature of the goods are different.
It would be nice to tie a strap with gauze for the mask, which has no technical content and product competitiveness, and if it is forcibly applied for a patent, there will definitely be countless small workshops secretly producing it.
Since there is no financial interest, Alfonso does not plan to apply for a patent, so he will go back and tell Henry about the mask, so that they can publish themselves in the newspaper to promote the Red Cross.
It wasn't a particularly significant discovery, but it was a bonus, and Alfonso's mood was noticeably higher.
Nasi was keenly aware of this change, and he smiled: "Why, I'm still a little looking forward to seeing my own portrait, let me tell you that I've seen it before, and it's not as beautiful as the real person, but it's also quite good-looking." β
"Hmm." Alfonso didn't explain, and took the initiative to take Nafour's hand and walked around.
"Prince in the Forest" is not difficult to find, and it is quite high in the art exhibition.
There was a large circle of people around, who were intoxicated by the beauty of the prince of the forest, but when they saw them coming, the crowd took the initiative to disperse a way.
Nasi was also unceremonious, and led Alfonso directly to the innermost position.
"I really want to buy it, but Father Enrique told the public that this is the greatest treasure of his life, and no one will sell it." Na 4 pointed to the painting in the glass case.
The painting shows a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes riding a horse and raising a sword to face a group of fierce and vicious cavalry, the battle has obviously lasted for a while, and there are many stumps and broken arms scattered on the ground, heaven and hell, life and death, the contrast highlights the beauty of the young man.
"How can this restrictive scene be watched with relish, and what about my teammates? Has it been omitted artistically? Alfonso had too many grooves in his heart and didn't know where to start.
Although the artistic processing was too obvious, Alfonso understood considering that the priest himself did not see the battle with his own eyes.
Aside from that, the priest's painting is indeed quite good, with a sense of realism from a camera and a transcendent beauty unique to painting.
"I really miss it..."Alfonso could only be said to be handsome at the time of the battle, but now he looks more and more neutral.
I'm a young man myself, and when a stranger sees him, I really can't tell whether it's a boy or a girl.
There has been such a big change in a few months, but fortunately, there has not been much change in the facial features, and the people around me only say that it has grown.
Leaving "The Prince in the Forest", the two continued to look at other paintings, although the goal had been achieved, but after all, they had come and gone.
Walking around, the two of them didn't stop in front of any painting for too long, they were both fools with little sense of art.
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"Huh", Alfonso stopped in front of a painting in an inconspicuous corner, not even in a glass case, and the painting was ordinary and unnoticeable.
"What's wrong?" Nashi asked, and he looked along Alfonso's gaze, "A group of people are in a meeting, and the drawing is a bit bad." β
He looked closely at the small print underneath the painting: "Workers of Saint-Martin, 1864", anonymous
He laughed and said, "Isn't this the First International, most of them were painted by workers on the spot, what's wrong?" Now Paris preaches a lot of this. β
Alfonso looked solemn: "EugΓ¨ne, what do you think of the workers' movement?" β
Seeing Alfonso's serious face, Nasi couldn't help but straighten his attitude, he rarely saw Alfonso like this.
After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Everyone wants to pursue their rights, and I think that's right.
There are more and more workers in Britain, France, Germany and Italy, and they are a class that cannot be ignored, and it is understandable that a class demands treatment commensurate with its own labor. β
Alfonso listened in silence and didn't say anything, making Nasi nervous, "Did I say something wrong?" β
"No, you're right."
Alfonso thanked the painting for reminding him that he should pay attention to this trend in the country in the future.
The workers' movement has brought democracy, equality, and de-religionization, all of which are good, but the corresponding class rise and fall has become very drastic, and whether it is to move up the class or to prevent class decline, it encourages fewer children and fewer children.
France's population growth has been much slower than Germany's over the past few decades, and this is an important reason.
More interestingly, people often think that the fertility rate of the urban population is lower, but in fact, in France, where the economy is predominant, the fertility rate of the rural population is lower, because they are not willing to dilute their land by having more children. These are all brought about by the advanced ideas of France that surpass other European countries.
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Back at home, lying in bed, Alfonso will not forget it for a long time.
In the past, he wanted to follow the example of Britain and the United States and other advanced countries, improve the people's intelligence, and de-religious, but now thinking about the fate of France, he feels that it is still necessary to engage in religion, and it is better for the system to be reactionary.
Spain had to find a different way to overtake in a corner.
It just so happens that the once great Papal States now has only Rome and will be swallowed up by Italy in the Franco-Prussian War, leaving only the Vatican.
At such a moment, the Pope must be happy to make a deal with Spain, his only faithful believer.
He decided that in the future, he would neither go to Vienna nor London, but to Rome!