Tribute to the Great Mr. Zhang

　"Is the Mona Lisa in the Louvre a replica? How is this possible?"

　　"That's right, that painting has gone through countless questions and tests, and it is indeed the work of Leonardo da Vinci!"

　　"what's the situation?"

　　"This is from the Louvre. I don't know how many times it has been reported on the news. How could it be a fake? Could it be that a fake has been in the Louvre for so long?"

　　"What the hell is going on? Mr. Cao, I don't understand." Zhang Menglong was also confused. He also said that the painting was a fake, and that the paintings in their collection were not fake. Isn't this right? Is it inconsistent?

　　"Mr. Zhang, you may not know this," Cao Yushan said with a smile, "If we want to trace this history, we have to start with your family background. These seven paintings, including those they just took away, The Mona Lisa was all painted by Leonardo da Vinci."

　　"Are you telling me tongue twisters here?" Zhang Menglong couldn't laugh or cry, "Don't tell me any lies."

　　"Mr. Zhang, in fact, Leonardo da Vinci painted not just one "Mona Lisa", but a total of 12. Four of them were destroyed by his own hands more than 500 years ago because he was too dissatisfied. Lost it, of the remaining eight, one is kept in the Louvre as a national treasure, and the other seven are always in your home."

　　"Then what do you mean by imitations?" It was understandable that a person painted many pictures of the same painting. Those artists were very picky about their works, but he still didn't understand why he said these "imitations" Na Lisa" are all imitations.

　　"Because the original work of "Mona Lisa" was not by Leonardo da Vinci, but by another painter. Mr. Da Vinci's 12 paintings are just attempts to copy it, so I said that these works They are all just imitations."

　　"Is there such a thing?"

　　"Really or not? I study Western art history, and I have never heard of such a thing!"

　　"A replica can be regarded as a national treasure and a world-famous painting, so how awesome is the original painting? That's nonsense, right?"

　　"It's so hard that labor and management almost believe it!"

　　"That is, Da Vinci's artistic attainments still need to imitate other people's paintings?"

　　"Since you said there is such a person, you should tell me who this person is!"

　　The tourists around are not being unreasonable, but this kind of thing is really unbelievable, especially those professionals, it is almost challenging their knowledge reserves and worldview!

　　Just imagine, a student of history is suddenly told that Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages, is just a puppet who was forcibly put on the stage of history. Who can accept this?

　　"Don't be impatient. You don't need to tell me whether what I said is true or false. You might as well identify whether the following "Mona Lisa" was painted by Leonardo da Vinci." Cao Yushan said.

　　"Can you let me take a look?" At this moment, a young man carrying a backpack walked out timidly.

　　"Have you studied Leonardo da Vinci's paintings?" Zhang Mengyu asked. It seemed that this young man should be about the same age as him.

　　"Study a little," the young man nodded.

　　"Okay, take a look. If you need any equipment to help with the identification, you can tell me."

　　The young man walked to the edge of one of the "Mona Lisa", with uncontrollable excitement in his eyes. But after a moment, he revealed a strong self-confidence, as if he was extremely confident in his appreciation ability.

　　"Like the one in the Louvre, it is also painted on poplar wood. Judging from the cracks in the paint, it is indeed about 500 years old." The young man looked at it and elaborated on his observations. result.

　　"The painting uses the "fade-out" painting technique, but I have studied the original painting and the technique seems to be more proficient in this one."

　　Suddenly, he seemed to notice something, "Does anyone have a magnifying glass?"

　　"I have it here!" The professor from Yenching University of the Arts immediately handed over his unique magnifying glass.

　　"Thank you!" The young man thanked him and immediately concentrated on the painting again.

　　"The right eye still has the letters LV, which is the abbreviation of Leonardo da Vinci, but the number on the arch bridge is 5, not 2. What does this mean?"

　　"Can I see a few others?"

　　"Of course," Zhang Mengyu glanced at the staff beside him, and the remaining "Mona Lisa" was spread out on the table.

　　"This one is 1. Although the technique is still very superb, it is much more immature than the one just now!"

　　"This one is 3, this one is 4..."

　　"I understand! The number on the arch bridge is not a special password at all. It is a serial number that Leonardo Da Vinci gave himself when he created these paintings!" The young man suddenly showed an excited expression.

　　"So that's it!?"

　　"A mystery that has lasted for hundreds of years was solved today?"

　　"It's incredible. If these paintings hadn't appeared here at the same time, who would have thought that there is such a secret behind this painting!"

　　"In other words, these paintings are all real?"

　　"It should be. Not everyone can imitate Da Vinci's paintings, and the degree of discoloration of the paint and the base plate cannot be copied at all. There is also Da Vinci's signature trick "sfumato" , he can control the thickness of the ink to 2 microns, and as long as he tests it with the help of an instrument, he can immediately tell whether it is true or false!"

　　"Oh My God!"

　　"This time I'm really convinced!"

　　"This news will be published in Global Weekly tomorrow!"

　　"Bang, take a photo! Take a photo!"

　　"Idiot, don't take pictures of the paintings, these are national treasures! They are historical relics!

　　...

　　Who would have thought that the mystery that has entangled countless painters and art historians for hundreds of years would be revealed so unexpectedly in an art exhibition, and such shocking information would even appear.

　　Over the past few hundred years, there have been many imitation paintings of the "Mona Lisa", and even these imitation paintings have been priced in the hundreds of millions. Now, the value of the original painting has reached a level that is difficult to measure with money.

　　There are seven in total here! Seven Mona Lisas! If it can be proven that all of them are authentic works by Leonardo da Vinci, this will definitely shock the entire art world!

　　"Wait a minute! If the Mona Lisa is a copied painting, then where is the copied work?"

　　"Yes, its value is probably more terrifying than all the paintings put together, right?"

　　"Also, who is that painter? Is it Verrocchio, Leonardo's teacher? Or is it Master Donatello?"

　　"Mr. Cao, don't be too pretentious. You should know, right?" Zhang Mengyu felt itchy in his heart as he listened to this tortuous history.

　　"It's actually very simple!" Cao Yushan said, "Each picture has a letter on the left eye, which is actually just the first two letters of each word in Italian."

　　"Al...gr...si...Zh...what does this mean?"

　　Cao Yushan smiled mysteriously: "Al grande signor Zhang, translated into Chinese language, a tribute to the great Mr. Zhang."