Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 520: Two forgeries (please vote for me and recommend me)
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The room number of the suite on the second floor is 206. It is slightly larger, about 80 square meters, and has one more study room than other rooms. This should be the exclusive privilege of priests.
There is no doubt that this is Thompson's room.
On the bookcase are his graduation photos from the University of Notre Dame, as well as photos of him wearing bachelor's and master's uniforms, and on his desk are photos of him wearing priest's uniform. These photos say it all!
For these, Ye Tian turned a blind eye.
His eyes were instantly attracted by the two oil paintings in the suite, and he couldn't bear to move away for a moment. His eyes were full of surprises and a bit of intoxication!
The first oil painting is in the living room, hanging on the south wall. You can see it as soon as you enter the door. It is very large, almost taking up the entire wall! Quite a shocking effect!
The oil painting is in the style of classical realism, and the content shown is very familiar to Ye Tian. It is the Old North Church and its surrounding scenery where he is at this time!
The Old North Church and surrounding buildings in this painting are not the old scenery of the 18th or 19th century, but the current and modern Old North Church!
The characteristics and clothing of the many characters on the screen, as well as the surrounding streets, cars and buildings, all clearly illustrate this point!
And judging from the content presented in the painting, this oil painting was created not long ago, definitely no more than fifteen years.
Obviously, this is an oil painting created by Thompson himself. The author's signature in the lower right corner is enough to show that it is Thompson's full name signed there.
Another oil painting is hung on the north wall of the bedroom, facing the bed.
The size of this oil painting is not large, about 70*90, and it is an oil painting on canvas.
Different from the classical oil painting in the living room, the oil painting in the bedroom is an impressionist style work, and it is a copy, not Thompson's original work.
Ye Tian is also very familiar with the content shown in the painting. Anyone who has a little knowledge of Western art and Impressionism must be familiar with this oil painting.
Because Thompson was copying a famous oil painting, Monet's "Sunrise Impression", one of the most outstanding representative works of Impressionism, which almost everyone knows and knows!
Why is it said that this is a copy? On what basis?
The reason is simple: the size of the painting is wrong!
The real Monet's "Sunrise Impression" is much smaller than this painting! The painting in front of me can be said to be an enlarged version of "Sunrise Impression".
In addition, there is another reason. The authentic "Sunrise Impression" has been kept in the Mamonda Museum in Paris. It is the treasure of that museum and has never been heard of being stolen!
Because it is a copy, there is no Thompson signature on this painting, and the lower right corner is empty!
Both these two oil paintings are by Thompson. Although Thompson's painting skills are quite good and his copying skills are excellent, this is not enough to make Ye Tian feel ecstatic!
To put it bluntly, Thompson's painting level is still far from that of an art master! Just like the difference between a skilled craftsman and a master of arts and crafts, it is an essential difference!
Then why did Ye Tian feel ecstatic and fascinated by these two oil paintings?
Because what appears on the surface of these two oil paintings is all false disguise!
Like Francis Bacon's "George Dale" that caused a series of turmoil at the Belmont High School charity auction, these two oil paintings have also been carefully disguised!
They were also completely covered by another oil painting painted with special pigments, hiding the real painting and its original appearance! The surface painting is completely disguised and has no value at all!
Similar to what we saw on "George Dyer", these two oil paintings are also two skins. The oil painting disguised on the surface and the real painting underneath are like water and oil, and they do not blend at all. distinct!
If one day Thompson or others want to restore the original appearance of these two oil paintings, they only need to wipe off the special paint on the surface. With a little care, the famous paintings behind them should not be damaged at all!
This camouflage technique is perfect and painstaking!
Just to complete the disguise, it will probably take a long time, ten days and a half for sure!
Especially the scenery of the Old North Church in the living room is a completely new creation. It is just based on a famous painting and created on its surface.
It can be seen from this that Thompson must be very fond of the two hidden top-notch oil paintings, and he did not hesitate to spend a lot of energy on disguise, just so that he can appreciate these two top-grade oil paintings at any time!
The moment he saw these two oil paintings in the suite, Ye Tian suddenly became convinced of one thing.
Thompson is Tillotson’s upline! It is the mastermind who hides in the dark and keeps giving orders, and who is extremely cunning. He is an international art thief with deep concealment!
Ye Tian was very certain about this.
But he didn't care about it at all, because it was all expected and he had thought of it a long time ago!
At this time, he was ecstatically admiring the two oil paintings hanging on the wall of the suite, using his powers of perspective without hesitation!
The first is the huge oil painting in the living room! This painting is so eye-catching!
In his eyes, this oil painting is radiating a dazzling orange light. Judging from the intensity of the light, the age of this oil painting can be determined very accurately!
This is an oil painting created in the early seventeenth century. It has a history of more than 400 years. There is no doubt that it is!
And the dozens or twenty layers of charming halo on the surface of the oil painting are full of temptation! They perfectly illustrate that this is a work by a top art master and has extraordinary artistic value!
Of course, its market value must also be high. It is definitely a top-notch piece of art worth over ten million dollars, and it is not impossible to exceed one hundred million dollars!
And these are obviously not the heights that Thompson can achieve. He does not have that talent at all!
The painting hidden under the disguise was actually the work of that master. The moment he saw the oil painting, Ye Tian already knew it, and he was sure of it!
Looking through the special pigment on the surface of the painting, what appeared in Ye Tian's eyes was a Christian religious-themed oil painting, a very famous work of art, and one of Italy's national treasures!
"St. Francis, St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus"! A masterpiece by the famous Italian painter Caravaggio!
Caravaggio, full name Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
He was born in a bricklayer's family. He didn't even have a name at first. He was poor and lived at the bottom of the class. Caravaggio was the name of the village where he was born, and 'Michelangelo' and 'Da' were due to his worship. of two masters.
Although he was very poor, it did not annihilate his talent or hinder his fanatical pursuit of art!
With his love for art, he began to study painting at the age of 13, studying under Titian's student Simone Peterzano. After a long period of concentrated study, he gradually began to become famous and finally reached the top!