gifted collector

Chapter 1013 The Value of a Right Hand

"By the way, Fang Ming, Chenghua Doucai chicken cups, what I said is that the value of seven Chenghua Doucai chicken cups is priceless. We all know this. I think Green knows it too, but even so , Green is still willing to exchange that sketch with you, which can only show one problem, that is, that sketch is very valuable."

Exchanged a sketch for seven pieces of Chenghua Doucai Chicken Crock Cups. Even if Deng Li was a fool, she would understand how much it was worth, so her attention immediately shifted to that sketch. Such a sketch made Green willing to pay such a high price.

In fact, she had 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 a fool. 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 playing tricks before, and he didn't explain much about the things inside. Deng Li is only half a bucket of water in this regard, so how can she figure it out?

Things are now settled.

Naturally, Fang Ming didn't need to continue to play tricks, so since Deng Li asked, he opened his mouth to explain.

"In the history of Western art, there is a very important period, that is, the Renaissance period."

The Renaissance is a specific historical period in the Western world. It generally refers to an ideological and cultural movement that arose in Italian cities in the middle of the fourteenth century, then expanded to Western European countries, and finally prevailed in Europe in the sixteenth century. The prologue of history.

During this specific historical period, because of Ottoman’s continuous invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman people brought a large number of ancient Greek and Roman cultural classics and art treasures to the commercially developed cities of Italy while fleeing.

Some advanced intellectuals in the emerging bourgeoisie formed by the flourishing of commerce used the inherited culture to conduct research and created a large number of works, including poems and paintings.Of course, they did not simply create, but promoted a large amount of humanistic spirit while creating, so they were also called the Renaissance, which formed one of the three major ideological emancipations in modern European history, and the other two were Reformation and Enlightenment.

"In this specific historical period, many outstanding figures appeared, for example, the three literary heroes Dante, Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio. As for the fine arts, there were also three outstanding figures. That is Raphael Sanci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and especially Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci."

Although Deng Li is not very professional in appraisal, she is engaged in this field after all - she runs an art company, so she naturally has a good understanding of the things Fang Ming said. Ming put Da Vinci at the end, and immediately understood, and said in surprise, "Fang Ming, what do you mean, that sketch is Da Vinci's?"

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

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

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 has left many works in his life. , made many 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 possible to change the history of human science to the past. Advance 30-50 years, this is a very incredible evaluation.

Of course, his greatest achievement lies in painting, among which the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are familiar to people.

His achievements in artistic creation have reached the second peak of western plastic arts after ancient Greece. If it is painting, it has formed the first peak in Europe. In this regard, even the great teacher Engels called him a giant. giant in.

The reason why Da Vinci has achieved such great achievements in art is mainly because he solved three major problems. The first is the design of the monumental central dome building and the planning of the ideal city; the second is It solves the problem of equestrian monument statues that sculptors have been deeply troubled since the 15th century; the third solves the problems of two important areas of painting at that time-commemorative murals and altarpieces.

Specifically in terms of painting, Leonardo Da Vinci had a very deep understanding of the human body because he had done a lot of human anatomy, which in turn made his paintings unique and very precise.

"The reason why Leonardo da Vinci's paintings can get such a high evaluation is not only that he can reflect things like a mirror, but also carry the artist's thoughts, that is to say, it is the artist's observation from nature. And after selection, express the most beautiful thing or express the most beautiful part of the most beautiful thing.

In terms of painting alone, he left countless manuscripts, but there are three most famous ones, one is the mural "The Last Supper", the second is the altarpiece "Our Lady of the Rocks", and the last one is The portrait "Mona Lisa", which is his three masterpieces, and at the same time, these are also the three monuments in the history of European art. "

Speaking of this, Fang Ming couldn't help sighing. There are indeed a large number of masters in the history of Western art. In this respect, there is no way for China to compare. Of course, this should also take into account the differences caused by different cultures. Similarly, many forms of art in China are similar to those in the West, and they have reached an astonishing level of art.

For example, porcelain and the like, but this cannot deny that the West has its greatness in art.

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

The "Last Supper" comes from the "New Testament". According to records, when Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Passover for the last time, the Jewish chief priests had made plans to arrest him, but no one knew where he was .But it was at such a time that one of Jesus' disciples, the familiar Judas, played such a role, and the conspiracy was accomplished.On the day of Passover, Jesus sat down to eat with his 12 disciples. In the process, he told all 12 disciples that some of them had betrayed him.After Jesus said this sentence, expressions of shock, anger, excitement, and nervousness appeared on the faces of all the 12 disciples.

The painting "The Last Supper" expresses this content.

"The Last Supper is a mural painted on the wall of the dining room of the Gracie Monastery in Milan. Da Vinci changed the layout of sitting around the table when the predecessors painted the Last Supper of the same theme here, but let all the characters sit together. The row faces the audience, and Jesus Christ sits in the middle. At the same time, because Da Vinci's performance in processing the expressions of Jesus and his 12 disciples has reached an astonishing level, this painting has also become a A rare masterpiece in the history of art."

This time, because he was going abroad, Fang Ming had conducted in-depth research on the history of Western art. Of course, it was impossible for him to miss a giant like Da Vinci.

During his research, he found that this great figure in the history of art, as a great art innovator in the Renaissance era, has made great contributions in composition, light and shade, perspective and even extremely difficult psychological description. Not to mention the fact that he is far ahead of the predecessors. Even if many viewpoints are placed today, that is not a big deal. That is to say, future generations can still absorb a lot of nutrition from the field he created, so he is a person who is still alive today. People who are still influencing the entire art history, all painters of later generations, as long as they are engaged in this industry, Da Vinci is a mountain that cannot be overcome, and at the same time is a treasure house that can absorb countless nutrients. It is rare in the entire history of mankind.

Among the four people at the scene, if it comes to their familiarity with Western art, besides Fang Ming, it is Lu Yao. This is because she has worked in foreign auction companies for many years. Among them, paintings such as sketches, especially oil paintings, occupy a huge weight.

This also caused Zi Lu Yao to know a lot about a great man like Da Vinci.

Hearing what Fang Ming said, and knowing that there was only one right hand in that sketch, Lu Yao suddenly thought of a possibility, and immediately said, "Fang Ming, could it be that...the right hand in that sketch...is 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 appraising Western artworks, but she was well-informed after all, so it was not surprising to be able to guess this at this time.

"It turned out to be like this, it turned out to be like this, it's no wonder Green is willing to pay such a high price."

At this time, Lu Yao fully understood why Green was willing to exchange a set of seven Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cups with Fang Ming!Because although it is only a sketch of a right hand, it has great value.

(End of this chapter)