Chapter 2138: There are surprises

Ye Tian looked at Julian who was desperate, then glanced at everyone on the scene, then smiled and nodded and said:

"Yes, the style of this portrait is indeed plausible with the style of the artist Little Holbein. It lacks a bit of bright and elegant taste, and looks a little dull and rigid.

There are two reasons for this situation. The first is the rise of Mannerism. Around 1520, Mannerism art began to rise in Europe, affecting many artists.

Mannerism art emphasizes the artist's inner experience and personal performance. The paintings are fine, the surface effects are gorgeous, and the dramatic scenes are used asymmetry and turbulence to replace the Raphaelian unified style.

In Europe at that time, especially in the royal courts of various countries, the art of Mannerism was very popular and highly respected. The fledgling little Holbein was inevitably affected by Mannerism.

The second reason is the living habits of the European aristocrats at that time. The dullness, reservedness, and even rigidity of the two characters in this painting are the best portrayal, which is truly reflected in this painting.

Affected by Mannerism, Holbein drew some paintings with obvious Mannerist styles. This one is probably the first work he studied Mannerist art.

In addition to this portrait, Holbein also has several paintings with obvious Mannerist styles, but the style and painting techniques shown in those paintings have become much more proficient.

Perhaps it is precisely because he is not satisfied with this portrait of a person, so little Holbein did not leave his personal signature in the lower right corner of this painting like in other paintings.

Not only that, but Holbein didn't leave all the information about this portrait of the person, but only left a very hidden signature on the painting, and played a guessing game with later generations.

Because of his approach, this portrait of a person has remained unknown for the past few hundred years. Everyone believes that it is just the work of an unknown painter in the mid-sixteenth century."

Having said this, Ye Tian stopped the conversation suddenly and looked at Julian.

At this time, Julian's eyes were blood red, staring at the top art in Ye Tian's hands, his heartache was almost dead.

The rest of the scene also stared at the painting closely, their eyelids reluctant to blink, their eyes full of envy, and even jealousy.

Especially those Germans, their jealous eyes are red, and they want to rush forward and take this painting away and take it for themselves!

Everyone at the scene, including Julian, had no doubts about the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian.

Since the guy Steven said categorically that this is a painting by the Renaissance master Holbein, it definitely did not run. This must be a top-notch artwork of pricelessness.

There was silence for a while, and a guy from the German Ministry of Culture asked:

"Mr. Steven, since you said this is a painting by Jr. Holbein, can you be sure that it was a work by Jr. Holbein at that time? Who are the ladies and their daughters in the painting? What is the value?"

Ye Tian looked at the German, then smiled and said loudly:

"As we all know, the life of the Renaissance master Holbein is quite short. He only lived forty-six years old, his artistic career was even shorter, but he created many outstanding top artworks.

Combining the period when Mannerism appeared and prevailed, we can basically infer that the approximate age when Holbein Jr. created this portrait should be after he settled in London in 1532.

If you are familiar with one of the famous masterpieces of Jr. Holbein, "The Ambassadors", if you carefully observe and compare the two paintings, you will find some similarities, such as the characters are somewhat rigid.

It's just that the performance of this painting is more obvious. The performance of the "Ambassadors" is not very obvious. Another point is that there are many similarities in the background selection of the two paintings, which is not difficult to find.

In view of this, I think this painting was created after Holbein settled in London and before the famous "Ambassadors", we might as well name this painting "The Ambassador's Lady and His Daughter".

In view of the fact that this is probably the first Mannerist style work by Jr. Holbein, and indirectly proves that the Mannerist art influenced the precise period of the northern painting circle at that time, which has a very special significance.

Even if this painting does not look very good and is very different from other works by Holbein, it still has a lot of artistic value and research value, and enjoys a special place in the history of Western art.

Since people didn't know that this was the work of little Holbein, they ignored it and improperly maintained, which caused a lot of damage to this painting. Fortunately, it was still preserved. This is a blessing in misfortune!

Based on the above aspects and combined with the current market quotations of antique art, I estimated 40 million euros for this painting of "The Ambassador's Lady and His Daughter" by young Holbein, which is only low! "

Not surprisingly, this small gallery boiled instantly.

"Wow! I heard that right? Forty million euros is an exaggeration! Who would have thought that such an inconspicuous painting is worth 40 million euros, it is incredible!"

"This guy Steven is really lucky. He just found such a top art piece of invaluable value and enough to make everyone crazy. How can such a good thing not be my turn?"

While exclaiming, everyone was staring at the painting in Ye Tian's hand, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot, full of envy and jealousy.

And Julian, who was standing next to him, was on the verge of collapse at this time, his eyes were almost bleeding, and he regretted that he wanted to shoot himself in the head.

At this moment, the guy from the German Ministry of Culture said excitedly and expectantly:

"Mr. Steven, if your appraisal conclusion is accurate, then there is no doubt that this must be a national treasure-level art treasure. I would like to ask, can this top art work be left in Germany?

The Renaissance art master Holbein is one of the most outstanding and greatest artists in German history, and the pride of the Germans, and this painting has a special meaning, we really want to keep it! "

Ye Tian looked at the German, then smiled and said loudly:

"We came to Berlin this time to explore the treasures of the Knights Templar. I didn't expect to find such a valuable and top art piece. This is really a pleasant surprise.

I don't mind leaving this painting in Germany. It depends on whether the top German collectors or major museums can meet the conditions I opened. Don't forget, I am a businessman! "

Hearing what he said, all the Germans on the scene rolled their eyes, and vomited inwardly one by one.

Sure enough, it is exactly the same as in the legend~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Steven this **** is really greedy to the extreme, and the pursuit of money and wealth seems to be endless!

No matter which top German collector, which famous German museum, or anyone else wants to win this little Holbein's painting, he will definitely be slaughtered, and he will not be spared!

Julian finally woke up, looked at Ye Tian eagerly, and asked in a slightly crying voice:

"Mr. Steven, I would like to ask, do your previous promises still count? Are there any paintings in my gallery that you can see?"

Ye Tian looked at the poor guy, then nodded gently, giving this guy a little hope.

"To be honest, Julian, although your gallery is not big, it has brought me a lot of surprises. I was in a dilemma just now. I don't know which painting to choose!..."

Before the words were over, the inside of the gallery was fried again.

"Ah! Is it possible that there is another top-of-the-range artwork in this gallery? This is crazy too!"