N-A-A Chapter 653
Chapter 653
While speaking, everyone had come to "Portrait of a Young Man" and began to admire this legendary painting by Raphael with excitement.
The size of this oil painting is not large, only about 75*60, and the outside is a classicist style frame.
It depicts a handsome, confident and well-dressed young man.
He was sitting sideways in a chair in front of the window, staring out of the painting.
In the painter's pen, the young man in the painting is almost perfectly proportioned, like a sculpture from ancient Greece, sitting quietly, gazing at the visitor outside the painting.
Looking out from the window behind him, you can see a magnificent palace and a beautiful landscape.
The moment they stood in front of this famous painting, everyone was shocked again, they were deeply fascinated, and they were intoxicated to admire it.
Xiao Ran was the same, even if it was not the first time he had admired this famous painting.
When he first discovered this Raphael masterpiece, he stood in front of it for a full five minutes or so before leaving without thinking.
After a while, everyone came to their senses.
"Wow! This painting by Raphael is so perfect, it is simply unparalleled!
"Before I actually saw the painting, I didn't quite believe that this painting could stand side by side with
the Mona Lisa" "Now I can say with absolute certainty that this painting is no worse than the Mona Lisa at all!"
Peggy said excitedly, her excited voice a little choked.
"That's right, this "Portrait of a Young Man" can indeed be juxtaposed with "Mona Lisa"
" "Raphael's depiction of portraits has reached the pinnacle, no worse than Leonardo da Vinci
" "The discovery of this portrait is definitely a great discovery, enough to sensational the world!"
"McCann and Miles, two crazy guys, also did a good job and brought this famous painting to the United States,"
Timothy continued, his eyebrows fluttering with the same excitement.
"Hahaha"
Everyone laughed and nodded in unison.
Except for Xiao Ran, the rest of the scene were Americans.
Obviously, these guys all made up their minds to keep this famous painting in the United States.
But they, every American who sees the painting, must think the same way.
As the discoverer of this world-famous painting, Xiao Ran also understood in his heart.
If you want to leave this famous painting behind, take it out of the United States, and send it to Beijing, there is no possibility at all!
In this case, he can only try his best to use this famous painting to maximize his own interests, exchanging as many top Chinese antique works of art as possible.
As soon as the laughter fell, Frank suddenly whispered:
"Sean, can you introduce Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man"
" "Although we know the existence of this famous painting, we are not professionals, and we don't know this painting very well
" "Now there is such an opportunity, we also want to know a little more"
Before the words fell, Scott and a few other laymen nodded and agreed.
Xiao Ran looked at these guys, pondered for a while, and then nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll introduce you to Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man", let's listen to
it" "This painting was created around 1514, it is a work of the Raphael Mannerist period, with distinctive characteristics
" "Since the appearance of this painting, it has been considered by many people in art criticism, This is one of the most beautiful paintings in all of Raphael's works
" "In the history of Western art, many people even think that this painting is even better than Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", and is the first painting"
Frank Their eyes instantly widened, and they were all startled.
"Ah! This "Portrait of a Young Man" is the first painting, even better than the Mona Lisa, did I hear it right?
"Wow! How can it be? Isn't the Mona Lisa the most precious painting in the world?
While exclaiming, Frank and Scott's eyes were blood-red, and they looked a little scary.
Not only them, but also the other people on the scene, as well as the people watching the live video on the ground, also performed similarly.
Without waiting for Xiao Ran to respond, Timothy had already continued:
"Sean is right, in the Western art world, there are indeed a considerable number of people who think that this painting is better than the Mona Lisa!"
"Of course, in the eyes of more people, especially ordinary people, the Mona Lisa has always been the number one painting in the Western art world!"
"There are many reasons here, such as the greater visibility of the Mona Lisa, the long-term disappearance of this Portrait of a Young Man, etc."
Xiao Ran nodded gently, and then continued to introduce this famous painting.
"The confident young man
in the painting should be Raphael himself, this is a self-portrait of him" "This can be confirmed in another famous masterpiece by Raphael
" "It is a mural in the Vatican, "The Academy
of Athens" "In the Academy of Athens, Raphael painted himself into a group portrait, standing in an inconspicuous corner, looking sideways outside the painting
" "He was in the "Academy of Athens" The image in the Academy of Athens is highly similar to the image in this painting, which is the best proof"
Next, he briefly introduced the background of this painting, as well as Raphael's painting style, and some related stories.
Listening to his introduction, Frank and they all nodded, as did many people on the ground.
After introducing the background of the painting, Xiao Ran's words suddenly changed.
"In the late eighteenth century, this painting and several other famous paintings were purchased by Prince Czartoryski of Poland and brought back to
Poland" "From then on, this painting was collected by the Torressky family in Krakow, Poland, until the outbreak of World War II" "After the outbreak of World War II, the Torressky family hid this famous painting, but accidentally leaked the news, and it was stolen by the NZ Gestapo
" "
Soon afterThis painting and other famous paintings were sent to Germany, became the collection of Mustache, and his love!
Frank and they were all dumbfounded, one by one.
At the same time, these guys became more and more excited, and their eyes became more and more red.
Xiao Ran ignored it and continued to introduce the situation of the painting.
"After the end of World War II, many antique works looted by German NZ were recovered, but many antique works of art have completely disappeared since then and disappeared!"
"Among them is this Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man", which was the most important piece of top art looted by the German NZ during World War II
" "But no one expected that this painting was not burned by a mustache and martyred, but secretly passed down and finally fell into the hands of Miles and them
" "As Timothy said, Miles and McCann did a good thing, and because of this, we can reap this huge surprise!"
"Hahaha"
Everyone laughed again and nodded one after another.
After a few jokes, Scott suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, since Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" can be compared to "Mona Lisa", its market value must be very amazing!"
"Can you give a valuation to this painting and open our eyes"
Not only Scott and Frank, but everyone was very concerned about.
The next moment, everyone looked at Xiao Ran, waiting for him to give the answer to this question.
Xiao Ran pretended to think for a moment before giving a response.
"This Portrait of a Young Man is a truly priceless treasure
" "Like the Mona Lisa, it represents the pinnacle achievement of the Renaissance Movement's fine arts, and it cannot be measured by money!"
"If we have to give a valuation, we can refer to the 2017 auction of "Savior" that is suspected to be created by Leonardo da Vinci
" "That "Savior" has been restored many times, is in a very poor state of preservation, and the provenance is also questionable, but it still fetched a sky-high price of 500 million US dollars!"
"In view of this, this Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" should be valued at more than $2 billion, or even higher!"
"If it is the Mona Lisa, the Louvre has given a valuation of $5 billion, of course, the Louvre will never sell the Mona Lisa" The
words did not fall, and the scene and the ground directly boiled.
"What? This "Portrait of a Young Man" turned out to be worth more than $2 billion, which is simply crazy!
"O my God! Where is this oil painting, it is simply a huge gold mine!
Scott and they all hugged their heads and exclaimed, one by one, like crazy.
Even Peggy and Timothy, who know the market, and Pierre on the ground, perform similarly!
When the exclamation fell, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and nodded and said:
"That's right, this is not just an oil painting, but also a huge gold mine, inexhaustible!"
"Think about it, how much benefit did the Mona Lisa bring to the Louvre and France?"
"Everyone who travels to Paris, who wouldn't want to go to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa? Almost no one is an exception!
"Mona Lisa's peripheral products and travel souvenirs, as well as various licenses, and how many have been sold, tens of billions of dollars!"
"This "Portrait of a Young Man" is a famous painting that can be used side by side with the Mona Lisa
", "Any museum that gets this painting will attract countless tourists and art lovers to visit
" "More importantly, this craze can continue and bring endless benefits to that museum!"
The words fell, and the scene suddenly fell silent.
Everyone was completely stunned by Xiao Ran's words, so much so that they lost the ability to speak.
Especially the two museum directors, Peggy and Timothy, their eyes were instantly red, and their bodies were trembling slightly!
But not them, Pierre and Fargot on the ground, they also behaved the same.
They know better than anyone what Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man" really means!
What museum doesn't want to be the next Louvre? Don't want to own a Mona Lisa? Nothing else!
Looking at their exaggerated performance, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle.
He glanced at the crowd, and then looked at the bronze sculpture beside him.
This is a small bronze sculpture that depicts Hercules fighting a python.
Needless to ask, this is also a top-notch work of art by a master of Renaissance art, and it is worth a lot!
Raphael's Academy of Athens