Chapter 102 Nude Sculpture
Beyond the crystal skull, Lin Yuan continued to look behind.
"The gold content of this exchange meeting is very low!" Lin Yuan couldn't help but say.
Paul asked secretly: "Nothing valuable? Are they all fakes?"
Lin Yuan shook his head: "Not really, look over there, the icon painting in the bearded hand is worth a lot of money."
Icon paintings refer to the images of the Christian Holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son that were painted by the church in places such as chapels to express their faith or help believers pray and meditate after the emergence of Christianity.
It is the most important type of painting in the West and the earliest painting subject to be concentrated on.
"Moreover, it is a mosaic, which should be from the Byzantine period." Lin Yuan added.
As far as Lin Yuan knows, since the 4th century AD, most Western painting art began to transform into the Byzantine style. The most well-known painting form of the Byzantine period is mainly reflected in the art of mosaic. Mosaics during this period became the mainstream of church decoration, and their themes were mostly Christian worship works.
The so-called mosaic is to use colored stones, pottery pieces, glass and other small squares to collage various characters and patterns. Due to the influence of the painting material, especially glass, the painting will emit a dazzling light under the refraction of sunlight, adding a sense of mystery to the church.
During the Byzantine period, paintings with mostly religious themes occupied an important position in the history of art development, both in terms of art form and creative themes.
The icon paintings of this period have some common characteristics in the depiction of characters. Artists have re-mastered classical elements in the facial modeling and clothing treatment, and this classical element has already possessed the power of Byzantine art.
They pursue a flat painting technique and do not pay attention to the sense of space in the picture. The proportions of the characters in the picture are obviously elongated, which is not a true portrayal of the characters.
"How much is it worth?" Paul's eyes lit up.
"More than 100,000 US dollars!" Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said.
Paul immediately struck.
He walked towards the man, intending to get the painting for less than $100,000.
Lin Yuan discovered that almost all of them were Western "collections".
Western antiques generally refer to Western artworks from the 18th to 19th centuries. The categories involved include sculptures, clocks, table lamps, porcelain, oil paintings, handicrafts, etc.
These Western antiques are not only diverse and artistic, but also have strong decorative and practical value.
Soon, Lin Yuan discovered another valuable item.
I saw that it was a mural.
Lin Yuan glanced at David beside him and said to him in English: "That mural is a Roman-style mural and one of the icon paintings. If you can get it for less than 50,000 US dollars, you should make a profit."
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Romanesque art was developed in the 11th century. It originated in Western European countries and spread outwards with the expansion of the Roman Church.
It is an essential art form in the development of European medieval painting. It is a comprehensive art that integrates various painting arts.
In Lin Yuan's view, Roman-style murals are inferior to sculptures and architecture, but the art of Roman-style icon painting is mostly displayed through murals.
To be honest, not many Romanesque murals have been preserved, and due to the influence of Byzantine civilization, the shapes of Romanesque icon paintings have certain abstract and conceptual characteristics.
In medieval paintings, there were many religious themes, which also showed the social status of the time, and the works were often dominated by icon paintings.
David smiled bitterly: "I don't have that much money either?"
What's the use of telling him?
He also wants to earn this money. Ever since he learned that his boss was an antique dealer, he also hoped to drink some soup, but his pockets were cleaner than his face. Henry said: "Go and ask! What if it only costs thousands or even hundreds of dollars!"
The old uncle also said: "If you don't have enough money, I will give you a few months' salary in advance!"
My uncle is quite generous to those who protect himself and his nephew.
have to! My old uncle said so, and if he was still coy, he deserved to be poor for the rest of his life.
David immediately walked up to the man and discussed the price of the mural.
Soon, Paul came back cursing.
No need to ask, I must have hit a wall.
Paul told Lin Yuan and others that the guy wanted $150,000 for life and death, and there was no room for bargaining.
What else did he buy for $150,000?
Isn’t it really possible to collect?
"Then forget it!"
Lin Yuan continued to scan, and after a while he found something valuable again. It was a nude sculpture, the kind with sexual organs visible, half a meter high. There is no head or legs, only the part from the neck to the top of the thigh.
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"That sculpture is fine too, worth forty to fifty thousand dollars." Lin Yuan continued.
Western sculpture is centered in Europe, and its representative works mainly include ancient Greek sculptures, ancient Roman sculptures, medieval sculptures, Renaissance sculptures, etc.
Generally speaking, there are four most glorious peak periods in the history of Western sculpture, namely the ancient Greek and Roman periods, the European Renaissance, 19th-century French sculpture and 20th-century Western sculpture.
Its styles include classicism, romanticism, realism, symbolism, etc.
This time, Henry still did not move and gave way to Tony: "Tony, go and ask."
He was in no hurry.
Whatever Lin Yuan said publicly, they could take action, which was considered a tacit understanding.
Tony's face lit up and he nodded immediately.
The old uncle looked down on that kind of stuff and complained: "Western artworks, whether sculptures or paintings, all like to be without clothes. Should such works be placed in China and not be sprayed to death?"
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Many people who were influenced by ancient Greek civilization are like this."
The themes of many European art works are ancient Greek mythology, and the ancient Greek gods themselves were naked or semi-naked. There are also quite a few art works from the Renaissance period. Some of these works are based on ancient Greek mythology, so naturally they are nude.
Of course, there are also some that focus on expressing "human strength and beauty" and are deeply influenced by ancient Greek culture.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, the local climate is warm and humid, and the Mediterranean coastal climate will affect the clothing of people at that time.
On the other hand, it is due to people’s love for the beauty of the naked body during the ancient Greek period. Greece has advocated strength and beauty since ancient times. What better way to embody strength and beauty than the body.
In fact, it can be seen from the paintings on the pottery bottles that came out from that time that most of them were half-robed or completely naked when working. In addition, they are also completely naked during running competitions.
During the Renaissance, the style of Greece and Rome was inherited, so the interest in human body beauty was inherited. The most famous of these are the works of Michelangelo.
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