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Text Chapter 789 The Unfinished Authentic Work

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    Seeing Wu Ke's disgusted expression, Chu Chen suddenly thought of an idea and asked with a smile: "Ke Ke, what do you think of changing the frame?" "Uh But the original frame of this 19th century should also be  It¡¯s worth some money!¡± There is a saying that one beauty covers all ugliness. Although the beauty here refers to the beauty of the soul, it is quite appropriate to put it on this painting. Therefore, for Wu Ke, it is better to change it to a new one.  The frame will definitely change the painting a lot.  Chu Chen waved his hands and said: "Oil paintings are different from our Chinese paintings. The mounting of Chinese paintings has a great influence on the price. Although the oil country also has an influence, it is much smaller accordingly. A frame like this, although it is from the 19th century,  But firstly, it is not a good wood, and secondly, the frame is really old, and replacing it will not have much impact on the value of the oil painting." After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke asked, "Then why Nan Nan.  Why don't you change the frame? At least it can look better!" Chu Chen said: "Businessmen all like to maximize profits. Some people like antiques and other things that are older.  There are more of them abroad, but Nan Nan did this, probably because he wanted to increase the selling price when selling." Seeing Wu Ke nodded to express his understanding, he said, "Okay, I'll get it right now.  Tools, tear down the picture frame." Seeing Chu Chen's vigorous appearance, Wu Ke said: "This is too urgent!" Wu Ke said with a smile, "It's still early, let's get things done first.  It¡¯s done, so you don¡¯t feel bad when you see it.¡± With that, he went downstairs and asked the waiter for tools, and started to work on it when he came back.  Talk about it.  In terms of size, this painting of a girl is indeed relatively large among single-person oil paintings.  ,.  Generally speaking.  The bigger the figure paintings are, the harder it is to control them. Because he didn¡¯t have much contact with oil paintings, Chu Chen thought at first that this painting was excellent in all aspects of depicting the characters, and thought it was an authentic work by Leonardo da Vinci.  But art is interlinked. After careful observation, he felt that some parts of this painting were not handled properly. Although the author wanted to make up for his shortcomings, his painting skills were limited.  In Chu Chen's critical eyes, there was a sense of superfluity, which was obviously impossible for the genuine article.  In fact, this person¡¯s skills are already very good. If he reduced the size of the painting a little more, the work he created might be truly fake and real. However, the author chose a size that he couldn¡¯t control.  Of course, even if it is due to technical reasons, this painting does not reach the level of Leonardo da Vinci.  But it is also a very outstanding oil painting.  Therefore, Chu Chen didn't think much about the size of the painting, but when he used his powers to see what was going on inside.  He finally understood the meaning of this painting. It should be the painting used to hide it.  The oil painting frame was easy to disassemble. After a while, Chu Chen disassembled the back of the frame.  The canvas inside is revealed.  At this time, Wu Ke next to him said in surprise: "Achen. This seems to have two layers of canvas?" The reality is just like Wu Ke said, although the two canvases are fixed together.  But because the sizes are not very consistent, it can be seen once the frame is removed.  Although Chu Chen already knew the situation inside, he still pretended to be stunned, and then quickly took down a canvas at the back. Suddenly, a wonderful and unusual color oil painting came into view.  After seeing the content of this painting, Wu Ke immediately exclaimed: "Isn't this Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anna and Saint John"? How could there be an oil painting!" After that, she  He looked at Chu Chen next to him with a surprised look on his face.  Chu Chen was also very confused about this, and he said: "I don't know about this, but as you can see, this oil painting is not finished yet. It is possible that Da Vinci is not satisfied with this work, or for some other reason."  , finally gave up!¡± As a talented artist, scientist, inventor, and architect during the European Renaissance.  Leonardo da Vinci has always been committed to reducing gods to human beings. In the name of singing, he gives gods ordinary hearts and earthly bodies, and depicts them with extremely exquisite, profound and subtle expressions, so that they become immortal.  In 1499, the French army invaded Milan, and Leonardo da Vinci moved to Venice to escape the war.  After staying for several months, he arrived in Mantua the following year and painted several portraits for the local countess, a connoisseur who was passionate about literature and art and collected art treasures extensively. One of the sketches was quite similar to his later painting "  Mona Lisa's profile.  In April 1500, Leonardo da Vinci returned to his hometown of Florence again.  Learning that an altarpiece was needed for the main altar of the Cathedral of the Lanzetta, he expressed his willingness to complete the task.  The monks excitedly invited Leonardo da Vinci's family into the church and treated them very hospitably., but Da Vinci did not write for a long time.  Finally, he exhibited a carefully conceived sketch of "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anna and Saint John" to the public, which immediately caused a sensation. Its composition principles and painting methods had a great influence on the art world. Michelangelo and  Raphael and others also got inspiration from it.  This sketch is drawn based on the pursuit of light and dark tones of the characters.  Leonardo da Vinci concentrated on expressing Saint Anna, Mary, Christ and John the Baptist as harmonious and joyful family members.  The group portrait takes the form of dialogue between Saint Anna and the Virgin as its theme, expressing the love of a human family.  Due to the delicate emotions of the characters, the overlapping bodies also give people a beautiful atmosphere of intimacy.  In 1506, two years after Leonardo da Vinci returned to Milan, he painted another oil painting of the same name, "The Virgin and Child and Saint Anna."  Although this oil painting on the board has the same concept as the sketch, it is obviously not as cordial and poetic as the sketch.  This is mainly because the arrangement of the characters is too limited by the composition, and the sense of form is more considered.  Here, the painter made the Virgin Mary sit on her mother's lap. Although her grandmother, Saint Anna, was also very young, she still felt that the Virgin's body was too big and she could not bear such weight.  But the smile on Saint Anna's face was directed at the naughty little grandson in front of her, Jesus, who wanted to ride on the lamb. Mary, on the other hand, reached out to hug Jesus as if she were sitting on an easy chair.  .  This kind of emotional transmission is not very coordinated. Although the characters are handled compactly, they do not appear natural and vivid.  The oil painting in front of me is the previous sketch version, the oil painting version of "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anna and Saint John". It looks like the artistic conception of the sketch, more intimate and poetic.  However, for some unknown reason, the lower third of this work has not been completed, which looks quite regrettable.  However, even so, the value of this painting is almost the same as the "School of Athens" in Chu Chen's hands.  You know, on July 10 last year, a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, "Horse and Rider," just participated in the auction.  This painting is only about the size of a business card, but it is extremely valuable. It is considered to be the most important Leonardo da Vinci painting at auction in recent years. It was won by an anonymous buyer for 7.4 million pounds at the auction. If it is again  Including commissions, it reaches more than 8.14 million pounds.  The auction announced at that time that this was the highest price ever sold for a single painting, and it also tied the price of a Michelangelo painting sold last year.  An expert from the auction house said: "This is definitely an unparalleled painting, so it sold for an unusually high price."  At that time, when Chu Chen saw this report, he couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. A sketch the size of a business card was sold for nearly 90 million RMB. This was really too much money.  Moreover, this painting is only the size of a business card. How much would it be worth if it were larger?  If he could get one, he would have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life.  And in the blink of an eye, Chu Chen actually achieved this wish, and his painting was larger than the one at auction, and its value was as high as more than 2 billion RMB. He thought it was incredible when he thought about it.  After all, nearly five hundred years have passed. What exactly happened at that time cannot be answered by imagination. Wu Ke thought about it for a while and gave up his random speculation.  At this time, what Wu Ke wanted to know most was the value of this painting. She asked: "Achen, how much is this painting worth?" Chu Chen replied: "It should be the same as the one in my hand.  "School of Athens" is worth about the same!" Wu Ke was surprised when he heard this: "Can it be worth so much?" After all, it was an unfinished work. She really couldn't understand how it could be so valuable.  Chu Chen said with a smile: "How is this impossible? You have to know how famous Da Vinci is and how famous this painting is. Let's give an example. We saw "  "Do you know how much "The Virgin and Child and Saint Anna" is worth?" Wu Ke thought for a while and said with some uncertainty: "One billion euros?" Chu Chen smiled and shook his head: "1.6 billion pounds!"  !" When Wu Ke heard the price given by Chu Chen, he immediately took a breath.  "Understood! Although our work is an unfinished work, the fame of Da Vinci and the popularity of this work is worth the price I just mentioned." Chu Chen said with a smile.  Wu Ke looked at the oil painting in front of him in disbelief, then looked at Chu Chen, and sighed: "Achen, I don't know how to describe your luck!" Chu Chen pulled him away.  Wu Ke held his hand and said with a smile: "It's not becauseWhat a prosperous man!  " "You, you're talking sweet words again!  "Wu Ke rolled her eyes at Chu Chen, but that's what she said, but Chu Chen's words still made her feel sweet. (To be continued)
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