Just after opening the first box, such a huge surprise came. This was really beyond Yang Jing's expectations.
Of course, the appearance of this bronze "David" also made Yang Jing secretly sigh that Nicholas II is Nicholas II. Even if he was eventually ousted, the emperor of the polar bear was indeed not a simple person. Just from the collection of the last tsar, one can imagine the wealth and fame of Nicholas II.
And the treasures that followed further proved that Yang Jing's emotion was not random, because the treasures that were revealed next almost made Yang Jing's heart stop.
Yang Jing used his mind to wrap up the bronze "David" again, and then moved it out of the storage space. Naturally, he wanted to put such a precious sculpture in the space, but he still needed to do some face-saving work before he could do so, so these treasures would need to stay outside for a few days.
The first box gave me such a big surprise, so what about the second box?
Obviously, God felt that the process for Yang Jing to obtain this treasure was too difficult, and he almost lost his reputation, so God decided to continue to give Yang Jing surprises.
The second box that was opened also contained a bronze statue, but this statue was definitely no less precious than the bronze "David" just now.
When Yang Jing saw the bronze sculpture, he almost subconsciously shouted: "This is the Discus Thrower!"
That's right, the sculpture in front of me, which is about one and a half meters high, is the "Discus Thrower" sculpture that almost everyone in the world knows. However, the color of this sculpture is different from the "Discus Thrower" known to the world. The "Discus Thrower" that the world knows are all marble sculptures, while the "Discus Thrower" in front of me, which is covered with green copper rust, is an authentic bronze sculpture.
"Could it be that this sculpture is the original work of "Discus Thrower"? " Yang Jing muttered to himself. He resisted the urge to use his identification skills and began to look at the sculpture carefully. However, the more he looked at it, the more likely he felt that the sculpture in front of him was the original.
"Discus Thrower" is a sculpture created by the famous ancient Greek sculptor Myron around 450 BC. The statue selects the instantaneous action of the athlete throwing the discus, which is the temporary constant state in a series of instantaneous and ever-changing actions before the discus is thrown. The athlete holds the discus in his right hand and swings it to the highest point, with the center of gravity of his whole body falling on his right foot, his left toes touching the ground, and his knees bent into an obtuse angle. The whole body has a feeling of tense explosive power and elasticity.
The body of this sculpture is tense, but the overall structure and the expression of the head give people a calm and stable impression, which is exactly what the classical style pursues.
The Discus Thrower represents the development direction of sculpture in the classical period of Greece. Myron's work solved the problem of the center of gravity of sculpture and provided a paradigm for capturing the instantaneous image in motion, which was emulated by sculptors of later generations to create various forms of motion images.
Even in the 1948 London Olympics, the Discus Thrower was chosen as one of the visual images to convey the Olympic spirit to the world.
This sculpture is now recognized as one of the top ten sculptures in the world, and its status is not inferior to "David" and "Venus de Milo".
Unfortunately, the three existing "Discus Throwers" are all marble copies of the original, which was a bronze sculpture that was lost long ago. In the 2nd century AD, the Roman emperor who admired ancient Greek civilization ordered people to rebuild the "Discus Thrower", which resulted in the three copies that have survived, which are stored in Naples, Rome and London respectively.
In addition to these three marble replicas, there is also a bronze replica of the Discus Thrower in the world. This bronze replica of the Discus Thrower was made by Myron of Greece in the 5th century BC and was discovered in Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli in 1791. However, due to improper restoration methods, its face was facing the wrong direction. It is now in the British Museum.
The face of the bronze sculpture in front of him, which was full of historical weight, was obviously in the correct position, and Yang Jing looked at it very carefully. He was absolutely sure that except for the color, this bronze sculpture was not much different from the three marble replicas in any other aspect.
No! To be exact, there is not much difference between the three marble replicas and the bronze "Discus Thrower" in front of us.
Some slight differences are inevitable. After all, the three marble sculptures were reproduced hundreds of years after the originals were lost. It would be strange if there were no differences.
After admiring it for a long time, Yang Jing used his identification skills to identify the bronze "Discus Thrower". Sure enough, the holy ring gave an answer that almost made Yang Jing's heart stop - "Discus Thrower, Myron, 452-448 BC."
"Beautiful!" Yang Jing couldn't help but smash his right fist into the palm of his left hand, his face full of excitement.
This is the original work of "The Discus Thrower"! Its value is inestimable! It is absolutely no exaggeration to say that it is a priceless treasure!
This Nicholas II was really awesome. He actually collected the original work of "The Discus Thrower" without telling anyone. The emperor of a country is really amazing!
Yang Jing was so satisfied that it was no exaggeration to say that just for these two bronze sculptures, even if he didn't want the other treasures, this trip would definitely be worth it.
But the surprises still continue.
After Yang Jing repacked "Discus Thrower" and sent it out of the storage space, he opened the third wooden box that was suspected to contain the sculpture. As a result, the sculpture in this box once again gave Yang Jing a huge surprise.
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