Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong “touched” it for more than 20 minutes, and finally Mr. Zhao said with certainty: “This is a miracle! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes and touched it with my own hands, I really wouldn’t believe that Michelangelo’s bronze David still exists in the world.”
Elder Tong also nodded and said, "That's right, what Old Zhao said is right! Based on our judgment, we are more than 90% sure that this sculpture is an authentic work of Michelangelo. Of course, if we can use instruments to identify it again, we will be more confident!"
In fact, when people take a look at an immortal work like the bronze "David", they will have a general judgment in their minds.
Why is Michelangelo's "David" regarded as the top ten sculptures in the world? Why have so many sculptors been imitating "David" for so many years but none of them have been able to achieve success?
As the saying goes, "Always imitated, never surpassed", this is exactly what the master's masterpiece is all about. It's great to have one such work every few hundred years, and as for surpassing it, that's simply impossible.
Even if you use a 3D printer to print a new David, it may look exactly the same as the original, but it will definitely lack the temperament of the original!
That’s right, for a masterpiece like this that only appears once in a few hundred years, the exquisiteness is not the master’s technique, but the real vitality that the master has given to this work! This is the fundamental reason why the master is called a master.
Those imitation works, even if they are exactly the same as the originals, lack the most important thing, which is the vitality of the sculpture!
Although the bronze "David" in front of you looks gray, you can tell at a glance that this sculpture is definitely not simple. Even an expert who doesn't know much about the sculpture will have this strong feeling when he sees it for the first time.
This is the pinnacle of the master's work! Even those who don't know much about it think it's good!
It was like a princess who had come back specially. She was an amateur, but when she saw the bronze "David" for the first time, Yang Jing beside her could clearly feel the joy coming from the princess.
The four masters and Mr. Yang were not very proficient in Western art, but antique art in the world had some commonalities, so they could naturally see the extraordinary features of this sculpture at a glance.
The works created by a true master will resonate with everyone!
Now that we have seen the bronze "David", the next step is to protect this bronze sculpture.
This kind of work must be done by professionals, whether it is tools or other items, they must be professional, otherwise there is a high possibility of damaging the bronze "David".
Fortunately, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong had already received the list before they came. They knew they needed to do cultural preservation work on those items, so they were well prepared.
In fact, the things that need to be preserved by Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong are mainly oil paintings. For bronze sculptures like this, no matter whether it is Mr. Liu or Mr. Guo, there is no problem. After all, China also has many bronze cultural relics, and many of those preservation work is done by these preservation experts of the Palace Museum.
Cultural heritage protection is a very complex and meticulous task, and it takes a long time. For example, if this bronze sculpture needs to be protected, there are generally three methods. The most traditional method is the corrosion inhibitor protection method. As for the more advanced laser rust removal method and glow discharge method, although the effect is also very good, the demand for equipment is too high.
Therefore, after discussions with several experts, it was decided to use traditional corrosion inhibitor protection methods to protect the bronze "David".
The corrosion inhibitor, namely benzotriazole (BTA), has been used to protect bronze for more than 50 years. It is very effective and causes minimal damage to the bronze.
However, this method takes a long time, and several steps require vacuuming, and another step requires keeping it at a constant temperature for eight hours...
Anyway, although this method is very safe, it is very time-consuming. It will take at least more than twenty hours to complete the entire maintenance of this bronze "David".
However, with the help of Mr. Guo and Mr. Liu, and the division of labor between Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong, they can maintain the bronze "David" while also maintaining the next bronze sculpture.
The treasure of the last Tsar that Yang Jing found in Siberia this time contains three bronze sculptures, which are enough for these old men to tinker with for a long time...
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