After Lisa finished speaking, Li Tianbao blinked his curious eyes and said: "'Mysterious smile', what's so mysterious about a smile?"
"It's like this. For 500 years, people have been divided on the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa. Different viewers or when they see this work at different times, their feelings will be different.
Sometimes I think her smile is comfortable and gentle, sometimes she looks serious, sometimes she seems slightly sad, and sometimes she even looks sarcastic and teasing.
In a painting, changes in light cannot make as big a difference as in a sculpture. But on Mona Lisa's face, dark shadows appear and disappear, covering her eyes and lips with a shadow.
layer of veil.
A university in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, used ‘emotion recognition software’ to analyze the contents and proportions of Mona Lisa’s smile: 83% happiness, 9% disgust, 6% fear, and 2% anger.”
After hearing this, Li Tianbao laughed and said: "Are these people so full that they have nothing to do? I don't believe there is any instrument in this world that can analyze the expressions of a smile in such a specific way."
"Listen to me first!" Lisa said: "Dr. Margaret Livingstone, a neuroscientist at Harvard University, said that Mona Lisa's smile disappears and appears, which is related to the human visual system, not because of
The expression of the person in the painting is mysterious and unpredictable.”
Li Tianbao shook his head, "Maybe you are telling the truth, but who guarantees that the one in your hand is authentic?"
"For hundreds of years, many collectors have claimed that they have the real "Mona Lisa" in their possession, with the number actually reaching 60. What's even more interesting is that the Bertrand Museum of Art in Maine, USA, collected it in 1984.
I came across a piece of "Mona Lisa without Smiling". It was determined that this painting was indeed painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Except that the characters in the painting did not smile, the rest of them resembled Mona Lisa herself. Experts speculated from this
, this "Mona Lisa without Smiling" may be a draft painted by the author at the same time.
There is also a theory that the "Mona Lisa" collected in the Louvre Museum is a fake, based on the theft that occurred in 1911. In that theft, the "Mona Lisa" was stolen. Two
Years later, it appeared in Italy, but the columns on both sides of the screen behind the Mona Lisa had been cut off. A few years later, the "Mona Lisa" was returned to the Louvre. But many experts believe that this time
The loss and recovery was just a smoke screen. The real Mona Lisa had been purchased by a wealthy collector for a large sum of money, and what was hung in the Louvre was just a fake."
"These are all hearsay. The real Mona Lisa is in our Louvre Museum, so some rumors are naturally not credible."
Sun Jian just wanted to show off to the Chinese experts according to Li Tianbao's wishes. He didn't understand the painting at all, but he didn't expect that he would get resentment from the other party. He quickly apologized and said: "Yes. Of course it is true. I
I was just talking casually."
Lisa didn't say anything. But Andrew, who was next to Li Tianbao, said angrily: "You are all pseudo-experts based on hearsay."
Li Tianbao became angry when he heard this. But he was interrupted by Director Zhang who was already prepared. He was obviously afraid that Li Tianbao would conflict with these French experts again, so he casually asked: "There is something that I have always been doing."
I don’t understand, and I think it has troubled many people. The Mona Lisa has been smiling silently to the audience in the Louvre. On April 4, 2001, she could finally take a day off. As far as I know, someone once
I made a complaint, saying that the painting at that time was damaged due to a staff error?"
"No, no, no, these are just rumors and cannot be believed. Although I have only worked at the Louvre for three years and know nothing about what happened at the time, this matter must be false." Lisa said solemnly.
."On April 4 of that year, tourists will not see the charming smile of the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre. According to a statement from the Louvre, the "Mona Lisa" will move to the exhibition hall on that day.
, a 'day off', this will be the first time in 30 years that this famous painting has been interrupted at the Louvre.
The Louvre said in a statement that after four years, the "Mona Lisa" will be moved to the renovated old exhibition hall on April 4. In 2000, due to the age of the old exhibition hall, it was difficult to preserve it.
There were problems with the conditions and safety measures, so the Louvre moved the Mona Lisa to its current temporary exhibition hall.
According to the museum's explanation, it is inevitable to interrupt the exhibition for one day because on that day engineers need to install lighting facilities and special reflective glass on the relocated "Mona Lisa", as well as set up a more reasonable visiting path. In order to
To prevent the large number of tourists who will come here to be disappointed, the Louvre has notified nearly 6,000 travel agencies around the world and also explained it in 10 languages on its homepage."
Li Tianbao seemed not interested in what the two said. He was only interested in one thing, and that was the value of this painting.
"Okay, okay, I really don't care about anything else. I just want to ask how much is this painting worth?"
Lisa smiled and said: "The Mona Lisa has been hailed as the most valuable portrait for hundreds of years. In the 1960s, it was estimated that the painting was worth US$100 million. It is conceivable that in a few days this painting will
How much is the painting worth?"
"Good guy, it was worth $100 million in the 1960s."
With expectant eyes, Lisa had already put on her gloves and slowly spread the famous painting on the table.
"What's so interesting about fat bitches?" Although Li Tianbao thought so in his heart, he had already stood up and leaned over to look at the paintings on the table. At the moment when Li Tianbao was most absorbed in seeing it, a hand was on
There was a gentle push from behind him.
Li Tianbao's body became unstable and he dived towards the table. His hands subconsciously wanted to support his body. Unexpectedly, just when his hands were supporting the table, he heard the sound of paper tearing.
"Damn it, I broke the Mona Lisa. That was $100 million in the 1960s!"
Everyone present except Andrew was silent, and then Lisa screamed, "Mr. Li, you actually tore the "Mona Lisa" into pieces."
"It's not me. Someone pushed me behind me just now. It's none of my business." After Li Tianbao finished speaking, he turned around and glanced at Andrew, who looked innocent on the surface.
"What, you damaged our country's national treasure and you dare not admit it? Let me see how your research institute explains it."
Li Tianbao was obviously unable to defend himself. Even though he knew it was Andrew who caused the damage, he did break the thing himself.
The people at the institute were at their wits' end at this time, and it was clear that the seriousness of this matter had exceeded people's imagination.
At this moment, the blue mist in Li Tianbao's right eye suddenly emerged, and a picture began to appear attached to the painting. When the picture ended and flew back to Li Tianbao's eye socket, he couldn't help but think to himself, "So that's it. Blue mist
Wu, Lan Wu, you have helped me a lot."
Seeing that Li Tianbao remained silent, Andrew said loudly: "Do you think silence can solve the problem? Let me tell you, I can't even afford to pay for you this time, nor can I afford to pay for all the cultural relics in China."
"
A smile suddenly appeared in the corner of Li Tianbao's mouth, which made everyone present think that Li Tianbao was frightened. Sun Jian hurriedly said: "Brother, you are fine, don't worry, the matter can always be solved."
Director Zhang next to Sun Jian was a kind-hearted old scholar. He hurriedly followed: "Xiaobao, don't be too sad. You are a member of the institute. No matter what happens, the institute will be responsible. You must not
Fear!"
"Be afraid, what do I have to be afraid of?" Li Tianbao said suddenly, which made the people at the institute breathe a sigh of relief, because everyone understood that things are never as important as people.
The experts sent by France this time all spoke decent Chinese. After hearing Li Tianbao's indifferent words, they were all very angry. Even Lisa, who had always been kind to Li Tianbao, was a little angry.
"What are you talking about? Do you still feel relaxed after such a big thing happened?" Lisa asked.
"What's so great about a fake painting being broken by me? Why don't I feel relieved?"
Li Tianbao's rhetorical question made Lisa a little stunned, but Andrew looked a little surprised.
"Andrew, why are you silent? I think you are the only one who knows that this painting is fake, so you have nothing to say. Are you thinking, how do I know?"
After Li Tianbao finished speaking, he paused and continued: "Let me tell you, don't think that we Chinese cultural relic experts are all just doing nothing. We know all about the tricks in the Louvre."
"Stop talking, please stop talking." Andrew obviously didn't want Li Tianbao to continue talking, and obviously he didn't want anyone else to know this secret.
"Andrew!" Lisa looked at the somewhat lost Andrew and said, "What on earth is going on? I want you to tell me clearly?"
"I'm sorry, although you are the leader, I have no right to say anything about the painting. This matter is over. Don't display the painting for now. Let's just expand the other parts. If you have any questions,
You can ask our curator for instructions."
After Andrew finished speaking, he quickly pulled away and walked out. It seemed that he hid back in the car in the yard.
Li Tianbao's words stunned everyone present, especially Director Zhang and Sun Jian, who were obviously more curious about these matters.
"Xiaobao, come with me."
After Director Zhang finished speaking, he walked out alone.
Lisa wanted to stop Li Tianbao to ask what happened, but Li Tianbao said: "Our director called me. If you are curious, you can go to my house to find me."
Li Tianbao blinked at Lisa and followed Director Zhang over.
Arriving at the director's office, Director Zhang closed the door and said excitedly: "Xiaobao, you just made me walk back and forth through the hell gate for several times. Tell me whether what you just said is true, and if
If so, how do you know the painting is fake?"
"I'm just fooling them, just talking casually!" Li Tianbao said deliberately.
"No, in that case you actually..." Director Zhang said doubtfully.
"I just said that because I have no other choice. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford the money. I'm still waiting for the money." (To be continued...)