Chapter 1190 Da Vinci Sketch
After Fang You and Mr. Wang selected, some other old men were not polite and each selected a favorite oil painting and kept it as a souvenir.
People who can come to France for cultural exchanges have very high cultural relics. Although these oil paintings are of low value in their eyes, the souvenirs given by Fang You, just this name, are already more valuable in their hearts than the oil paintings themselves.
After choosing, including Fang You's painting, it only cost 60,000 euros in total. This made Fang You laugh. These old men really saved themselves money.
"Haha, uncle, thank you for the discount." Fang You smiled and said to the somewhat decadent middle-aged uncle. If there was no discount, he would probably have to spend 10,000 or 20,000 euros more. Although this money is not even a drop in a bucket for him, it is a considerable amount of money for this small oil painting shop.
The middle-aged uncle immediately smiled, "Chinese culture has inspired me and made my paintings more perfect. You are from China, so you are naturally my friends. When dealing with friends, you naturally have to do this."
"Okay, uncle, you are also our friend. I just listened to the piano music you played on the radio. This piano music is also very famous in China, but the sound quality of your piano music is not very good. In order to express your gratitude to you, I will send someone a high-quality piano music CD in a while, I hope you like it." Fang You said with a smile. Sometimes, these unkempt artists are more sincere and friendly than those in suits and ties.
The middle-aged uncle was stunned for a moment, and then he looked surprised. "Thank you, thank you."
This piano piece was downloaded from the Internet, and such sound quality can fascinate him. If there is a high-quality piano piece, it will definitely bring him more inspiration.
Fang You smiled slightly, "Uncle, I'll send it to you later. Please don't worry, we'll leave first."
As he said that, Fang You, Mr. Wang and others took the packaged oil paintings and got into the car. Fortunately, the interior space of the car they were on was very large, so it would be no problem to put down these oil paintings.
The middle-aged uncle kept sending Fang You and others to the car, saying thank you.
"My friend Fang, do you see it? This is all your credit. A piano piece has changed others' views on Chinese culture and made everyone friendly to Chinese people." After getting in the car, Mr. Wang and others sighed constantly.
Fang You smiled suddenly, "Old Wang, I am just a disseminator. If our culture does not have such a deep foundation, it will not be so attractive at all. The ancient songs of mountains and flowing waters, plus the lingering zither and the strings of ice silkworms, are the reasons why this effect can be achieved."
"Haha, but there is no good player, it is useless to have a roaming Liangqin. You kid don't have to be modest." Boss Wang said with a smile. They have played the roaming Liangqin, and even heard Mr. Chu play it. However, it is beautiful, but it is no longer as fascinating as Fang You plays.
Fang You shook his head and smiled, took out the phone, "Old Wang, you guys chat first, I'll ask the people from the Huaxia Cultural Center to send a CD to this oil painting shop."
After dialing the telephone number from the Cultural Center, hearing Fang You's instructions, the head of the Cultural Center sent a staff member to drive a car and took a CD to the designated location of Fang You and handed it over to the middle-aged uncle.
After thanking him, the middle-aged uncle took the CD to the player in the inner room to play. The ethereal piano sound played made him feel a little fascinated. After a while, he came to his senses, but he couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet, regretting that he forgot to ask who the people who asked them to send the CD were.
After buying these oil paintings, Fang You, Wang Lao and others did not go to other places. After eating together, they went back to the hotel and took the oil paintings back to their room to rest.
Fang You didn't feel sleepy at all. He took off the wrapping paper and looked at the Mona Lisa who had some flaws in the painting. What would be hidden here? There were more than ten orange-red spiritual energy. What he could be sure of was that there was no more than one thing hidden here, otherwise, these more than ten spiritual energy would not have been revealed.
However, it was too boring to make the things out by himself. Fang You looked at the oil painting, then smiled, found a reason, and immediately walked to Mr. Wang's room with the oil painting.
"My friend Fang, it's so late, what's wrong with me bringing oil paintings?" Wang asked with a smile on his face as he looked at Fang You holding the oil paintings.
Fang You smiled and pointed to the oil painting, "Old Wang, I think it's too troublesome to bring this oil painting back like this, so I would like to ask you to help remove the wooden frame for mounting the oil paintings, and then roll up the painting and put it in the bag directly."
"You kid, if you want to steal, just say something and come in." Looking at Fang You's appearance, Mr. Wang said jokingly.
"Hehe, you have always discovered this. You are so wise." Fang You flattered quietly, looking forward to what is hidden here.
Mr. Wang shook his head and smiled, "Okay, don't be poor, sit on the sofa first. I'll take the tools over. These wooden frames are also cultural relics from more than a hundred years ago. Be careful."
Fang You sat on the sofa with the oil painting and placed the oil painting on the table in front of him. Mr. Wang quickly brought the tools and began to remove the wooden frame used for mounting the oil painting bit by bit.
Mr. Wang's hands were very stable and fast. The wooden frame that was removed was intact. It didn't take long for the entire oil painting frame to be removed.
"Hey, what is this..." After Mr. Wang took off the frame, he took out the oil painting, but saw some paper sticking to the frame behind the oil painting.
Fang You also pretended to be surprised at this time, "Old Wang, why is there something in this frame? Could it be that someone deliberately hid it inside."
"This seems to be some sketches, but why do you need to paste it in this copy of Mona Lisa? This... this one seems to be Mona Lisa's sketches, with a line of small words on it, Roonardo da Vinci, this... this is not. This should not be the sketch manuscript of Master Da Vinci." Mr. Wang looked at one of the sketches, and said in disbelief.
"Old Wang. How is this possible? How precious is Master Leonardo da Vinci's sketches? How could it be hidden in a replica at will?" Fang You saw more than ten sketches posted here and said in shock.
He knew that the things hidden here had a history of five hundred years and were also very precious, but he never expected that the sketches of Leonardo da Vinci were stored here. This was simply unbelievable.
Leonardo da Vinci is one of the three great masters of Italian cultural revival and the most perfect representative of the European Renaissance. The Mona Lisa stored in the Louvre is the most distinctive representative. It can be said that this oil country has civilized the whole world.
Not only in the field of oil painting, but also in other fields, Da Vinci also achieved outstanding achievements. He can be regarded as a master of his generation.
"This is a sketch of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomy of the human body. This is a sketch of Leonardo da Vinci. My God, how is this possible? All the sketches stored in it are Master Leonardo da Vinci." Mr. Wang kept looking at other sketches and said in surprise.
Fang You carefully observed these sketches and finally nodded, "Old Wang, I have also studied Western culture. I have also learned about Da Vinci's paintings. I don't know much about it, but I also have a deep understanding of them. These sketches look very similar to Da Vinci's level, and his autographs are also very unique. Even if others imitate them, they cannot completely imitate the overall feeling of these sketches."
"I think this should be the sketch of Master Leonardo da Vinci, which was obtained by the author of this oil painting, and for some reason they were hidden in it."
The appearance of orange-red spiritual energy alone is not enough to make Fang You fully realize that this is the work drawn by Da Vinci by himself. However, after careful observation and research, he completely affirmed it.
Fang You is already very familiar with the works of some famous Western painters. They are all familiar with the painting methods and styles. These sketches have the shadow of Leonardo da Vinci. In addition, the orange-red spirit that represents a five hundred years of history is definitely Leonardo da Vinci's handwritten sketches.
"This is a bit shocking. I really didn't expect that there would be more than a dozen handwritten sketches of Da Vinci behind this oil painting. Several of them were Mona Lisa's sketches, which were different from the Mona Lisa oil paintings he made. This may be the manuscripts that were created by Mona Lisa, which were sketched casually. This is simply extremely precious." Mr. Wang could also see that these sketches were of extremely high level, and they were definitely not something that others could draw.
Fang You nodded. There were eighteen sketches on the frame, five of which were Mona Lisa's sketches, and five works were different, but one of them was very similar to the current Mona Lisa oil paintings. In addition, the figures and scientific designs were all made, which could be said to be a huge treasure house.
Sketch is the source and essence of various paintings such as oil painting, sculpture, and architecture. Most Western painters, including architects, will first use sketches to record the inspiration in their minds, then modify them, and finally create what they imagined.
If this is really the first draft sketched by Leonardo da Vinci when he created Mona Lisa, then the value can be said to be very, very precious.
"My friend Fang, I didn't expect you to bring us another huge surprise. Among the oil paintings bought for 20,000 euros, there are more than a dozen sketches of Da Vinci. This is a huge leak." Mr. Wang looked at the sketch posted on the frame and said with shock on his face.
"Old Wang, let's be surprised later. What we have to do now is to take down the paintings posted on them intact." Fang You said with a smile. Even though his mood was calm, he had some troubles in the face of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings.
Western culture and Chinese culture can be said to be extremely different, but this does not prevent Fang You from appreciating some Western paintings, Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, to a certain extent, are even more precious than Picasso's.
If Picasso did the work of oil painting step by step, he would never be able to become a master. However, he jumped out of the rules created by Leonardo da Vinci, opened up a new world, and performed the uniqueness of oil painting with completely alternative techniques, and eventually became a master.
However, the most respectable and most famous in the oil painting industry is still Da Vinci, just because his paintings are not just to express the emotions in his heart. He also has achieved achievements in the fields of machinery, medicine, etc.
Hearing Fang You's words, Mr. Wang suddenly realized. "Okay, it seems that these paintings were not pasted with some stubborn substances, but with pulp substances. If they were taken out intact, there would be no problem."
After calming down, Mr. Wang took off the eighteen sketches slowly, which were very complete. His hands were very calm before, but now, there was a little trembling.
After taking down the eighteen pictures and put them on the table, Mr. Wang looked very excited. He could naturally know the value of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches. It can be said to be a priceless treasure.
Although some cultural institutions in the world have investigated that there are about thousands of pages of various manuscripts of Da Vinci, there are very few that can be seen in the world. Some manuscripts are notes and are even rarer in number.
What's more, there are a few of them that are sketches by Mona Lisa. To a certain extent, this increases their value.
At auctions over the years, Da Vinci's sketches also appeared occasionally, but every time they appeared, it set off a wave of competition in the world. One of the sketches reached a high price of 11.4 million US dollars at the auction, creating a world record. The size of those sketches was the same as what they discovered.
This is the auction price a long time ago. Leonardo da Vinci's various paintings are extremely precious. Those who get them can only take care of them carefully and not sell them easily. This has also made it almost impossible to see Leonardo da Vinci's paintings in recent years in major auction houses.
If a sketch appears again, then the price will increase by several times, which is also very likely.
Eighteen sketches, each of which is exquisite, making people sigh at the high level of Da Vinci's paintings. "My friend Fang is so shocking, so shocking. I didn't expect that my heart is still full of trembling now." Old Wang's face was still full of surprise.
Fang Youshen nodded with the same feeling, "Old Wang, I didn't expect that there were Da Vinci's handwritten paintings hidden in it. This makes you thank you for letting these paintings see the light of day again."
"My friend Fang, did you really not expect it? You didn't ask me to do it on purpose." Suddenly, Old Wang stared at Fang You with a smile on his face.
"Old Wang, if I knew that the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci were hidden here, I wouldn't have come to your old room. I would have been unable to wait to disassemble them by myself." Fang You said with a wry smile. If he really knew that Leonardo da Vinci was paintings, he might have really done it himself.
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Just just kidding, hey, by the way, I want to see if there are things hidden in the oil paintings I bought." Suddenly, Mr. Wang thought of his oil paintings and walked into the room quickly, took out the copy of Picasso oil paintings he bought, and started to disassemble them on another table.
But what disappointed Mr. Wang was that after he opened it, nothing was hidden in his painting.
"My friend Fang, it's better to have fun than to have fun alone. I called all the old guys and let's identify the sketch of Da Vinci. In addition, we should also see if there is something hidden in their oil paintings." Mr. Wang immediately suggested unbearably.
Everyone sat together and discussed and studied these precious things, which was more lively than him and Fang You.
What's more, they have not seen Da Vinci's paintings, but they can be easily studied in their hands, but there are very few paintings. Most of them are framed tightly and cannot touch the body of the paintings at all.
Fang You nodded with a smile, "Old Wang, this is certainly possible, but I just want to keep it confidential. I will have some use in the future about these paintings."
"My friend Fang, don't worry, we old men still know the seriousness of the matter and will definitely not leak the news." Old Wang said with a smile. They knew that once others knew about these Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, it would definitely cause a huge sensation.
Although these paintings have not been recognized by some professional institutions, Wang Lao and Fang You already believe that these are Da Vinci's handwritten paintings, and this confidence is based on their understanding of Da Vinci and Western culture.
After a while, some cultural relics scholars came to Mr. Wang's room, and some of them were sleepy. "Old Wang, why did you wake us up in the middle of the night? You said there were good things for us, and wouldn't you be able to see something good tomorrow?" After entering Mr. Wang's room, some old men said bluntly.
Mr. Wang smiled. He had already put away Da Vinci's sketch. At this time, he smiled proudly, "What if I say, the good thing I'll show you is Da Vinci's sketch."
"Leonardo da Vinci's sketch, what... Lao Wang, you just confirmed that it was Leonardo da Vinci's sketch, the authentic handwritten one." An old man said with a little sleepy eyes, but suddenly his body trembled, then woke up and asked in disbelief.
"Haha, can I still lie to you? This is a good thing that Xiaoyou Fang and I just discovered just now. I have not yet warmed up, so I will share it with you." Old Wang said with a smile.
Suddenly, some old men rushed over, "Old Wang, hurry up, stop talking. If what you said is true, take out the painting as soon as possible. If you said it is fake, I will cheat us on playing, and we will never finish with you today."
"Don't be excited, sit down. How precious is Da Vinci's paintings? You don't know that if there is any damage in the process of fighting, who can take the responsibility, sit on the sofa obediently." Seeing this situation, Mr. Wang waved his hand without hesitation and said seriously.
Chapter completed!