Chapter 520: Two Forgeries (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
The room number of the suite on the second floor is 206, the area is slightly larger, about 80 square meters, and there is one more study room than the other rooms, which should be the exclusive treatment of the priest.
Without a doubt, this is Thompson's room.
The bookcase with his graduation photos at the University of Notre Dame, as well as photos of him in his bachelor's and master's gowns, and a photo of him in a priest's uniform on his desk, speak for themselves!
For these, Ye Tian turned a blind eye.
His eyes were instantly attracted by the two oil paintings in the suite, and he was reluctant to move away for a moment, his eyes were full of surprise and a little intoxicating color!
The first oil painting is in the living room, hanging on the south wall, as soon as you enter the door, you can see it, the size is so large, it occupies almost the entire wall!
The oil painting is in the style of classical realism, and the content shown by Ye Tian is very familiar, it is the old North Church and its surrounding scenery that he is in at this time!
The Old North Church and the 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 costumes of the many characters on the screen, as well as the surrounding streets, cars and buildings, all clearly illustrate this!
And judging from the content presented in the painting, the time of creation of this oil painting is not very long, definitely not more than fifteen years.
Obviously, this is an oil painting by Thompson himself, and the author's signature in the lower right corner is enough to show that it is Thompson's full name signed there.
Another painting hangs 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.
Unlike the classical painting in the living room, the painting in the bedroom is an impressionist work, and it is a copy, not an original work by Thompson.
Ye Tian is also very familiar with the content of the painting, and everyone who knows a little about Western art and Impressionism must be familiar with this oil painting.
Because Thompson copied a famous oil painting, Monet's "Sunrise Impression", one of the most outstanding representative works of Impressionism, almost everyone knows about it!
Why is this a copy, and 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!
Another reason is that the genuine "Sunrise Impression" has always been in the collection of the Musée Mamonda in Paris, which is the treasure of that museum, and has never been stolen!
Because it is a copy, there is no Thompson's signature on this painting, and the lower right corner is empty!
These two oil paintings are from Thompson's hand, although Thompson's painting level is okay, and the copying level is also very good, but this is not enough to make Ye Tian feel ecstatic!
To put it mildly, Thompson's level of painting is still far from that of a master artist! Just like the difference between a skilled craftsman and a master of arts and crafts, it is an essential difference!
So why did Ye Tian feel ecstatic and fascinated by these two oil paintings?
Because what these two oil paintings show on the surface is all false camouflage!
Like Francis Bacon's "George Dyer" at the Belmont High School Charity Auction that caused a series of storms, these two paintings have been carefully camouflaged!
They are also completely covered by another oil painting painted with special pigments, which hides the real painting, the original appearance!
Just like what you see in "George Dyer", these two oil paintings are also two skins, and the oil paintings used for camouflage on the surface and the real paintings underneath are like water and oil, which are not at all compatible, and there is a clear boundary!
If Thompson or others want to restore the original appearance of these two paintings, they can simply wipe off the special pigment on the surface, and with a little care, it should not damage the famous paintings behind them!
This camouflage technique is perfect, and painstakingly crafted!
Just to complete the disguise, it is estimated that it will take a long time, ten days and half a month is for sure!
In particular, the scenery of the old North Church in the living room is a completely new creation, but it is based on a famous painting and created on its surface.
It can be seen from this that Thompson must have loved these two top oil paintings hidden, and he did not hesitate to spend a lot of energy to disguise them, just to be able to enjoy these two top oil paintings at any time!
The moment he saw the two oil paintings in the suite, Ye Tian suddenly sat down with one thing.
Thompson is Tillerson's upline! He is the mastermind behind the scenes who hides in the shadows and constantly gives orders, and is an extremely hidden international art thief!
For this, Ye Tian is very sure.
But he didn't care about it at all, because it was all expected, and it had been thought of a long time ago!
At this time, he was fascinated by the two oil paintings hanging on the wall of the suite, and he did not hesitate to use the perspective ability!
First of all, there's the huge oil painting in the living room!
In his eyes, this oil painting radiates a dazzling orange light, judging from the intensity of the light, he can very accurately determine the age of the creation of this oil painting!
This is an oil painting created in the early 17th century, more than 400 years old, there is no doubt about it!
And the ten 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, with extraordinary artistic value!
Of course, its market value is bound to be expensive, it is definitely a top art of more than 10 million dollars, and it is not impossible to exceed 100 million!
And these are obviously not the heights that Thompson can reach, he doesn't have that talent at all!
The painting hidden under the camouflage is the work of the great god, the moment he saw this oil painting, Ye Tian already knew in his heart, and he was sure!
The special pigment that penetrates the surface of the painting, and what is presented in Ye Tian's eyes is an oil painting with a Christian religious theme, a very famous work of art, and one of Italy's national treasures!
"St. Francis, St. Lawrence and the Nativity"!
Caravaggio, whose full name is Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
He was born into a family of bricklayers, who did not even have a name at first, and lived in poverty and at the lowest level, Caravaggio was the name of the village where he was born, and 'Michelangelo' and 'Da' were due to the two masters he admired.
Although he was very poor, this did not stop his talent and his fanatical pursuit of art!
With a love of art, he began to learn to paint at the age of 13 under the tutelage of Titian's pupil Simon Peterzano.