Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 521: Swordsman Painter (asking for monthly votes and recommendations)
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Caravaggio is one of the most famous painters in Italy. He is the founder and one of the important founders of the Baroque school of painting. He has a huge influence on Baroque art.
In addition, he also led Caravaggioism, and his short stay in Naples led to the birth of the famous Naples Caravaggio School!
The later Caravaggio School of Utrecht was also deeply influenced by Caravaggio's works!
When the painters of the Caravaggio School of Utrecht left Rome and returned to the north, they exerted an important influence on many famous painters in northern Europe.
In the history of European art, Caravaggio plays a very important role, and his oil paintings are highly praised and collected by countless people!
Some people even spoke highly of it: "Caravaggio's work marks the beginning of modern painting!"
In the opinion of the famous painting critic Longhi, without Caravaggio, there would be no Ribera, Vermeer, La Tour and Rembrandt! Without him, Delacroix, Courbet and Mane would be completely different.
Bernard Berenson, an authority on Italian Renaissance art, also fully agrees with this statement.
He once said of Caravaggio: "Except for Michelangelo, no Italian painter has such a great influence!"
Caravaggio's life was intoxicating, dangerous, and full of mystery!
In Rome at the beginning of the seventeenth century, he was not only a well-known and highly respected artist, but also known as the savior of art! He is also a very aggressive swordsman and gladiator, a contradictory complex!
The earliest written account of him is from 1604, which describes his lifestyle about three years earlier.
"He only has to work for two weeks, and then he can strut around for a month or two, with servants following him from one court to another, always ready to quarrel and fight, so it is extremely embarrassing to be with him ! "
It was this aggressive character that made his artistic career very bumpy!
Even at the peak of his creative career, Caravaggio spent most of his time on the run.
In 1606, he killed a young man in a fight, and a reward was placed on his head, so he had to flee Rome.
In 1608, he was involved in another fight in Malta and was thrown into prison by the Maltese authorities. However, he successfully escaped from Malta and escaped to Naples.
The next year in 1609, there was another **** battle in Naples. An unknown enemy swore to take his life, and then he fled again!
In the end, Caravaggio completely killed himself in this dangerous and desperate life!
In 1610, after spending just over ten years as a painter, Caravaggio passed away at the age of 39!
Although his career as a painter was very short, he left many immortal works that shine with brilliance! It had a profound influence on later generations of European art!
The painting "St. Francis, St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus" before him was created by him in 1608, during the most difficult period of his life!
In this oil painting, the birth of **** is given a gloomy atmosphere, and the characters have solemn expressions, which is completely opposite to the general paintings that praise the joy brought by the birth of Jesus.
And this is exactly what Caravaggio wanted to express. He wanted to express his concern that the future of mankind is full of more uncertain factors, just like his own situation and destiny at that time!
In Caravaggio's works, Christ and many saints have become common people.
They have exposed muscles and bones, thick eyebrows, big eyes, unkempt beards, and ragged clothes. They lack the splendor of the creations of their predecessors.
He drew all the saints after fishermen, farmers, workers, and vagrants, and he claimed that he would bring these lower-class people into the church.
And he did this, and many of his works were collected in churches in later generations!
After Caravaggio's death, this painting "St. Francis, St. Lawrence and the Nativity of Jesus" has been collected in the San Lorenzo Chapel in Palermo, Sicily for people to admire and appreciate.
Until 1969, two thieves broke into the chapel and stole this famous painting!
For the sake of convenience, the two thieves directly cut off the famous painting with a paper knife and abandoned the frame!
In the following decades, this famous painting was like a mud cow sinking into the sea, with no news at all!
However, countless rumors have been circulating around this famous painting and this case for decades.
Some people say that the Italian Mafia robbed this famous painting. Due to carelessness in protecting the painting, it caused serious damage to the famous painting and it is impossible to repair it.
Afterwards, this painting passed through the hands of many people, and it was no longer known where it ended up!
According to the speculation of the Italian police and the Italian National Cultural Relics Protection Center, this famous painting is probably still in the hands of a certain Sicilian mafia leader!
Some people also say that this famous painting was stolen by two amateur collectors in Palermo. After a **** battle, it finally fell into the hands of the Sicilian mafia.
Before being arrested, the mafia leader who obtained this famous painting put the famous painting, millions of dollars, and several kilograms of **** in a large iron box and buried it underground, and has been missing since!
In addition, there are many other rumors, almost all of which are related to the Sicilian Mafia. It has become a consensus that this famous painting is in the hands of the Mafia.
Since this famous painting was stolen, the Italian police and the Italian National Cultural Relics Protection Center have never given up on the pursuit, and have also posted a huge reward!
It is a pity that after decades, they still found nothing, not even much valuable information! The chances of this famous Caravaggio painting ever seeing the light of day again seem to be getting slimmer and slimmer!
But who would have thought that this famous painting is not in Sicily, but in Boston, USA, in the living room of a pastor in the Old North Church. It hangs so majestically, with the surface only covered with a layer of special paint!
On the edge of this famous painting, the cutting marks of the paper knife were clearly visible. Ye Tian's heart trembled when he saw it, and he shouted, "What a pity!"
Other than that, there is no other damage to this oil painting. It is still in good condition and is not seriously damaged beyond repair as rumored!
God knows how Thompson got his hands on this famous painting. He was so knowledgeable! I have to admire it!
“But from today on, this famous painting belongs to my buddy, and no one can take it away!”
Ye Tian said secretly in his heart, categorically!
Of course, it is not impossible for the Italian National Cultural Relics Protection Center to take it back, but it depends on how much you are prepared to pay!
If the price you pay is not satisfactory to you, then just stay where you can!
You know, this famous painting was valued at US$20 million N years ago, let alone now, it is definitely a crazy price!
After admiring this famous painting again, Ye Tianfang reluctantly shifted his gaze and looked at another famous painting in the bedroom.
That is also a top-notch work of art with infinite charm!