N-A-A Chapter 350
Chapter 350
In the midst of one exclamation after another, the living room instantly boiled.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, then picked up the first three statues one by one, placed them on the prepared table, and then made a gesture of invitation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy"
"While appreciating, I hope you can give an authoritative appraisal conclusion"
Before the words fell, Thomas and they couldn't wait to rush up, gathered around this table, and admired and identified excitedly.
Pierre and two Louvre experts in Paris are also using video footage and pictures to identify them.
Xiao Ran took two steps back and stood with Elaine.
While standing, he also switched to Chinese and began to introduce the background of the three marble heads to fans in the live broadcast room.
"These three marble heads are carved by Caesar
, Crassus, and Pompey, historically known as the first three heads, also called the first three-headed alliance" "The so-called first three-headed alliance refers to the secret political alliance formed by Crassus, Pompey and Caesar in 60 BC, the purpose of which was to oppose the Senate together" "It was with the strong support of Crassus and Pompey that Caesar
was able to defeat the Senate and was successfully elected consul in 59 BC
". With Caesar becoming the consul of Rome, the Roman Republic also reached the peak of its strength, but unfortunately the first three-headed alliance soon collapsed,...... "
Thomas they had already discovered as he briefed fans.
After some identification, they have been preliminarily identified.
These three marble statues are supposed to be from the ancient Roman period and are authentic ancient Roman sculptures.
The reason for this judgment is mainly based on the highly realistic artistic style of these three statues and the extremely clever carving techniques.
Highly realistic and the pursuit of true beauty are the most prominent features of ancient Roman sculpture and the most important identification basis.
The more secular character of ancient Roman sculpture distinguishes it from the highly idealized ancient Greek sculpture.
These three sculptures embody the skillful and expressive carving skills.
It is enough to show that they are not forgeries imitated by later generations.
The master sculptor with this skill does not disdain to make a fake, and he can't afford to lose anyone!
After basically determining that this was the first three-headed statue of ancient Rome, Thomas and they danced with excitement.
Each of their eyes instantly turned blood-red, looking a little scary!
Pierre, who was far away in Paris, and the two Louvre experts were not much different.
Like Thomas, they have also determined the age of these three marble heads and know that these are three ancient Roman statues!
"Sean, these three marble heads, most likely from ancient Rome, three sculptures, very precious
" "And they are still a set, and the carving is the famous first three-headed alliance, which is even more rare
" "This set of the first three statues, all priceless, is definitely an amazing major discovery"
Pierre's excited voice came from the large-screen TV.
As a top expert in the Louvre's sculpture art department, his words carry great weight and authority.
With his words, everyone at the scene turned to look at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran had to interrupt the explanation and also came to the table.
Before he could stand firm, Thomas had already continued:
"Pierre is right, this set of first three statues is likely to be three rare ancient Roman sculptures
" "Their artistic style and carving technique are highly unified, obviously from the same master carver, can be said to be very precious!"
"What's even more surprising is that they are quite well preserved, with only a little less obvious bump and weathering marks" "
There are few ancient Roman sculptures like this in the world, and each one is priceless!"
Xiao Ran nodded, but did not respond immediately.
Next, he carefully admired and identified the three marble heads.
Then, he nodded and said:
"Although I don't have any research on ancient Roman sculpture art, I only know some fur
" "But I can also see that the artistic style and carving
techniques of the first three statues in this group are indeed the same, and they are very clever" "From the beauty of the high realism shown by the first three statues of this group, and the degree of surface weathering, they are indeed three ancient Roman sculptures
" "Combined with relevant historical facts, as well as the image of the first three heads in various periods, and it is not even ruled out that they were created when the first three heads were in alliance
" "I didn't expect Friedrich to have such a level of collection, it's really impressive, this may be a gift from the mustache"
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded in unison.
Although the mustache is evil, he is an art student, and his art appreciation ability is still very good.
Immediately afterwards, Griffin suddenly interjected and asked
, "Sean, what are you going to do with this group of first three-headed statues?" Are you ready to collect it yourself, or are you going to sell it?
"If you are going to sell, we can sit down and talk about the price, I intend to buy this group of the first three statues"
Before the words fell, the others at the scene were immediately anxious.
"Sean, we at the Metropolitan Museum are willing to buy this group of first three-headed statues for a good price,"
Thomas said impatiently.
This was followed by acquisitions from Guggenheim curators and MOMA curators.
There are also representatives of the Joshua and Rockefeller families, as well as representatives of the Morgan family, who also expressed their willingness to buy at a high price.
Even Pierre, who was far away in Paris, made a request for acquisition on behalf of the Louvre.
Those top Chinese collectors and rich people in the collector's live broadcast room naturally resigned themselves and issued acquisition requests one after another.
Such a group of ancient Roman sculptures, and the first three statues are almost perfectly preserved.
Who doesn't want to pocket it? No one wants to miss such a set of top antique artworks!
Xiao Ran glanced at these guys on the scene, pretending to think for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, don't worry, most of the antique relics and works of art in Friedrich's treasure, I will sell them on the spot, rather than collecting them myself
" "Including this group of the first three statues, the reason is clear, these top Western antique relics and artworks, it is difficult for me to take them all out of the United States"
said, he shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"Hahaha,"
Thomas and they all laughed.
These guys instantly understood the meaning of Xiao Ran's words.
He was referring to a list of restricted works of art drawn up by the FBI's Art Crime Unit.
That is a tight curse for all foreign collectors, and Xiao Ran is no exception.
The first three-headed statue of this level of ancient Roman sculpture is almost impossible to be allowed to leave.
In the Western world, ancient Greek and Roman civilizations have always been considered the roots of the entire Western civilization.
This group of first three-headed statues is undoubtedly one of the symbols of ancient Roman civilization.
Add to that Caesar's exalted position in the Western world, and this is in the United States.
What Yankees lack the most is this treasure rich in history and culture.
In this case, Xiao Ran wanted to get the first three-headed statue back to China, which was almost impossible.
There was only one way for him to get this level of Western antique art.
That's making a deal with the Yankees!
At the cost of transferring some of the top Western antique art to the Americans, in exchange for permission to take away another part of the top Western antique art.
While Thomas and they laughed, there was a sigh of disappointment in the collector's live broadcast room.
Those domestic collectors and rich people in the live broadcast room also understood what was going on.
However, they were helpless.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"That is to say, everyone will have the opportunity to buy these top antique works of art later, so there is no need to worry
" "When all the antique artworks are identified, let's talk about the transaction, I believe everyone will return with a full load
" "I may have a small request, I will put it forward at that time, and I will ask everyone to help"
With his words, Thomas and Griffin, they all like each other.
"Since you're willing to sell these top antique art, we'd be more than happy to wait a bit
" "I'd love to buy a few nice pieces of art for Mary, she loves to collect these things,"
Joshua said with a smile, and the rest nodded.
Next, everyone continues to admire the first three statues of this group and comment on it.
During this period, each of them was full of excitement, even greed.
Xiao Ran was busy, and successively took out two small bronze sculptures.
These two sculptures are by famous artists, one in the Baroque style and the other in the neoclassical style.
The Baroque sculpture was created by a famous French sculptor in the mid-eighteenth century.
The neoclassical sculpture was created by a famous German sculptor in the early nineteenth century.
Although the quality of these two bronze sculptures is quite good, they are not comparable to the first three-headed statues, nor are they comparable to the statue of Frederick the Great.
After a while, all the sculptures were checked and displayed, and the basic identification conclusions were also reached.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran reached out and took a painting and began to unpack the moisture-proof tarpaulin wrapped outside.
In a few moments, the oilcloth outside the painting had been removed by him.
What followed was a realist landscape painting of the exterior of an opera house.
The painting skills displayed in this oil painting can only be said to be decent, not very clever.
However, the moment they saw this painting, the faces of the Guggenheim curator and the MOMA curator changed.
The next moment, the director of the Guggenheim Museum suddenly cursed.
"Fak! This is "Vienna Opera", one of the paintings in the series of mustaches"
With his words, everyone could not help but snort!