Chapter 2807: Shocking starting price
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At the Vatican Museum, countless tourists, art lovers, and devout believers from all over the world are queuing at the entrance of the museum, waiting to enter the museum.
At the entrance of this world-famous museum, there are two giant posters about ten meters high, which are extremely eye-catching and can be seen standing on St. Peter's Square.
On one of the posters, there is a general riding a war horse, wearing armor, and commanding battle. That is the bronze statue of Muzio Sforza, the founder of the Sforza family.
And the picture on the other poster, everyone who has a little knowledge of Western art knows, and is very familiar with it. The picture on the poster is the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci and the famous "Our Lady of the Rocks" ".
To be precise, it was discovered in Milan ten days ago. Leonardo da Vinci’s third "Madame among the Rocks" is also the most perfect "Madame among the Rocks".
In addition to the bronze statue of Muzio Sforza and the "Virgin of the Rocks", on the steps behind these two giant posters, there are more than 30 posters, but the size is much smaller and the content is different. the same!
These 30-odd posters are scattered, scattered high and low, and on each step are more or less several, extending to the main entrance of the Vatican Museum.
In these beautifully crafted posters, there are magnificent underground palaces, various sculptures from ancient Greece and ancient Rome, various periods from the Renaissance to the 20th century, various genres, and outstanding paintings by many top art masters. !
Without exception, every antique cultural relic and artwork that appears on these posters is the most valuable antique artwork, enough to make people crazy!
People queuing at the entrance of the Vatican Museum, waiting to enter the museum, looking at these posters, everyone looks ecstatic, and everyone's eyes are full of expectation.
"Wow! These top antique cultural relics and artworks are so beautiful and precious! Who could have imagined that they would appear in the same museum and in the same exhibition hall, it is incredible!"
"Who said no! But what is even more incredible is that these top-notch antique artifacts and works of art belong to the same person, and that is Steven's extremely lucky guy!
This kind of priceless top antique cultural relics and works of art. Others have spent their entire lives and may not even be able to come across one. The guy Steven has so many. How can he make sense? "
There were constant discussions on the scene, one after another, and every voice was full of envy and jealousy. Many people wanted to take Ye Tian and replace them with the priceless top antique artworks on the posters as their own!
That's right, the public exhibition that the Vatican Museum is holding is the harvest exhibition of Ye Tian's trip to Italy. The name of the exhibition is "Reappearing the Art of the Human World".
All the top antique cultural relics and artworks displayed in this public exhibition were all discovered by Ye Tian during his trip to Italy. The posters printed on those posters are just a part of them!
The people queuing at the entrance of the Vatican Museum are all for this exhibition, for the top antique artworks that are priceless!
At this time, it is the third day since the exhibition of "Reappearing the Art of the Human World" has started. The number of visitors has not decreased at all, but more and more!
As soon as this public exhibition started, it caused a huge sensation all over the world, especially in the field of art. The sensation caused by it was no less than a magnitude ten earthquake!
After receiving the news, countless tourists and art lovers from all over the world flocked to the Vatican.
People are like a pilgrimage, coming one after another to participate in this five-day public exhibition, lest they miss this god-given opportunity!
Everyone knows that once you miss this opportunity, it is impossible to see these top-notch antiques and artworks at the same time and in the same museum at the same time!
This is only once, no one wants to miss it!
With the opportunity of this public exhibition, the popularity of these top antique cultural relics and works of art discovered by Ye Tian in Italy is increasing geometrically, and the impact is getting bigger and bigger!
As a matter of course, the market value of these top antique cultural relics and works of art is also soaring frantically!
And this is exactly what Ye Tian wants to see, and one of the reasons why he held this public exhibition.
Just as people were waiting in line outside the museum, in a historic building in the Vatican Gardens, a top-notch private auction has officially kicked off.
It was Ye Tian who held this private auction.
The auction target of this auction is part of the spoils of his trip to Italy, namely the top antique cultural relics and works of art with strong religious colors.
Moreover, the threshold for this private auction is very high, and there are not many people and institutions eligible to participate.
These include representatives of the Italian government and the city of Milan, the directors of major Italian museums, many super-rich and top collectors, representatives of major banks, top auction houses, several famous art brokers, and so on.
In addition, there are representatives of the Vatican and the U.S. government, several super-rich and top collectors from the U.S., several famous museum curators, several of America’s most famous art brokers, several Wall Street bankers, and so on.
In addition to these people, government representatives from other major European and American countries, the Louvre and other famous museums, many European super-rich and top collectors, etc., do not even have the qualifications to enter this historic building, let alone participate in the competition!
And this is exactly one of the agreements reached by Ye Tian with the Italian government and the US government.
The Italians can't shut out the arrogant boss. After all, they have to rely on the boss of the United States everywhere. The other major European and American countries do not need to be so polite!
They want to keep as many valuable top antique cultural relics and works of art as possible, and keep those priceless treasures in Italy. Naturally, they hope that the fewer competitors, the better!
The United States wants to take this opportunity to purchase more top antique cultural relics and works of art, to add a bit of cultural heritage, so as not to be always laughed at by many European allies. It is a nouveau riche!
In response to this situation, Ye Tian was happy to see the result, and did not object to it!
Those top antique cultural relics and works of art with strong religious colors are for sale anyway, as long as their own interests are not damaged!
At nine o'clock in the morning, the private auction started on time.
Ye Tian, who took the stage to preside over this private auction in person, came to the opening remarks as usual, briefly introducing the origins of these top antique cultural relics and artworks that were auctioned today and so on.
In fact, for these top antique cultural relics and artworks, many on-site bidders are very familiar with them, and there is no doubt about their authenticity and value!
Just last night, they all participated in the preview of this private auction, carefully appreciating and appraising these top antique cultural relics and works of art, and everyone knew it well.
After some opening remarks, Ye Tian entered the main topic, and the first lot was immediately unveiled. It was the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, "Our Lady of the Rocks".
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first lot tonight is the "Our Lady of the Rocks" you see now, and it is also the third "Our Lady of the Rocks" created by Leonardo, which has not been known before. .
Among all the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, the first of the three masters of Renaissance art, the most famous paintings are "The Last Supper", "Mona Lisa", "Our Lady of the Rocks", and "The Vitruvian Man" and so on.
Among the three paintings of the same name, this one is the most outstanding and perfect work. In terms of artistic value alone, it is even better than the two paintings collected by the Louvre and the British National Gallery!
Regarding the detailed information of the "Our Lady of the Rocks", I will not introduce more. In the preview last night, I have made a very detailed introduction, and everyone has done some appraisal. There should be no doubts.
In the art auction market in recent decades, Leonardo’s paintings have almost never appeared. The only time it appeared was the "Lisa Gladini" I found in Milan, which was auctioned for 3 billion euros. .
The buyer who took the picture of "Lisa Gladini" is the richest man in Italy, Ms. Maria. She also came to the scene today. Let's use the transaction price of "Lisa Gladini" as a reference to price this oil painting.
In fact, the artistic value of this "Madame of the Rocks" is not inferior to that of "Lisa Gladini", and it has a higher status in the history of Western art. In comparison, this oil painting by Leonardo is also more preserved. perfect!
In order to leave enough room for bidding for everyone, I set a starting price of 2.5 billion euros for this piece of "Our Lady of the Rocks". Based on this starting price, everyone can compete freely, and the higher price will get!
One thing I must declare in advance, I have set a reserve price for every top antique cultural relic and art auctioned today. Only if it is higher than the auction reserve price can it be sold. Welcome everyone to compete! "
Before the words were over, the scene was completely boiling, and almost everyone hugged their heads and exclaimed.
"What? I heard that right? The starting price of this "Mother of the Rocks" is 2.5 billion euros. Is this guy Steven crazy? Why doesn't he grab it!"
"Oh my God! This is definitely the highest starting price in the history of antique art auctions. It's almost unheard of! This guy Steven is so crazy and greedy!"
Just as people exclaimed, a not-so-harmonious voice suddenly sounded at the scene, which reached everyone's ears.
"Steven, let's get started, I can't wait to take this "Mother of the Rocks". If I can get what I want, I will enshrine this masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci!"
It is Maria ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the Italian richest woman who is very eager to speak.
Obviously, the successful photo of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Lisa Gladini" from Ye Tian before gave her a great taste, and today she is ready to do the same!
On the second day after the filming of "Lisa Gladini", the shares of Maria's family business began to soar like a rocket, and her own net worth rose by tens of billions of euros in one day!
When such a good thing reappears, who is willing to miss it?
Following Maria's words, everyone on the scene looked at the Italian richest woman.
The moment they saw her, everyone thought of what happened last year. Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they started gearing up, ready to fight in the end!
Standing behind the auction stand, Ye Tian looked at Maria under the stands, then smiled and said loudly:
"As you wish, Maria, the auction starts now..."
