Xiao Ran did not open the other two painting bags immediately, but carefully appreciated the painting "Dante's Boat" in front of him and explained it to everyone.
During the appreciation process, he discovered Delacroix's French abbreviated signature in the lower right corner of the painting.
On the back of "Dante's Boat", the logo of the French family that originally collected the painting was found.
These two discoveries perfectly prove the provenance of this painting.
At this point, there is no longer any doubt about the authenticity of "Dante's Ark".
During the appreciation process, Elaine also discovered some differences between this "Dante's Ark" and the painting of the same name in the Louvre.
In addition to the different sizes, there are also some differences between the two paintings with the same name in some details.
But in terms of artistic standards, there is not much difference. It can only be said that each has its own merits.
Elaine briefly introduced her findings, but was immediately interrupted by Xiao Ran.
At this time, both Elaine and David understood his intention and had no objections.
Next, Xiao Ran took the other two painting bags, opened them one after another, and took out the paintings inside.
As expected, two more paintings of "Dante's Boat"
They are all from the hands of the romantic lion, Delacroix, and are undoubtedly top-notch works of art.
Put together, these three oil paintings make up the complete "Dante's Ark" triptych, and they are in very good condition.
The difference is that the content of the two "Dante's Ark" taken out later is different from the first one.
The first painting, "Dante's Ark", depicts the experience of Dante and Virgil when they passed through the Gate of Hell, took a ferry across the River Styx, and rushed to the first level of Hell.
What is depicted in the next two paintings of the same name is Dante entering the depths of hell and witnessing different crimes and punishments in other places.
In terms of pictures alone, the atmosphere created by the latter two oil paintings is more terrifying and tragic, and they are not even suitable for public display!
When the three oil paintings are connected, it is the entire process of Dante's journey through hell under the leadership of the poet Virgil, which is like a complete drama.
Unsurprisingly, the discovery of these two paintings of "Dante's Ark" once again caused a stir at the scene and in the live broadcast room.
Everyone was amazed and very excited.
Of course, Patrick and the others who were at the scene were so regretful that they wanted to jump into the sea. That was envy!
As before, Xiao Ran made a preliminary appraisal of these two paintings of "Dante's Boat"
After getting the definite identification conclusion, he gave a brief explanation.
After the explanation, he was ready to put away the three oil paintings.
At this moment, Patrick suddenly asked:
"Sean, since this triptych of "Dante's Ark" is an authentic work by Delacroix, it must be the highest-quality work of art."
"I would like to ask, how much do you value these three paintings of "Dante's Ark"? Can you tell us?"
Not only Patrick, Elaine and David, but also everyone in the two live broadcast rooms, as well as Fang Yufei and Taylor Swift, are very concerned about this issue.
Several guys in the collector's live broadcast room couldn't even wait for Xiao Ran to give a valuation and directly issued a purchase request.
"Xiao Ran, my boss intends to acquire this set of "Dante's Ark" triptych"
"You can set whatever price you want, no counter-offering!"
The handsome man in Shanghai said impatiently.
Before he finished speaking, another guy immediately said:
"My boss also wants this set of "Dante's Ark" triptych, Xiao Ran"
"Can trade in New York, all taxes and fees will be borne by us"
Xiao Ran did not respond immediately, but fell into thinking.
After a moment, he smiled and said:
"I do not intend to sell this set of "Dante's Ark" triptych, nor will I collect it myself, but it will be used for other purposes."
“So I won’t give an accurate valuation, but what is certain is that they are all top-notch works of art without a doubt!”
Upon hearing this, David and Patrick were all stunned and a little confused.
They didn't understand what Xiao Ran meant by having another purpose.
Neither selling nor collecting, what should I do with these three top-notch works of art?
Just when everyone was confused, Xiao Ran suddenly switched to Mandarin and spoke out his solution.
"'Dante's Ark' is the pioneering work of the Romantic school in the history of Western art. It has a very special meaning and its value is difficult to measure!"
"I plan to use these three paintings of "Dante's Ark" to make a deal with the Library of Congress or the Metropolitan Museum of Art."
"The Library of Congress of the United States has a collection of 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian" that were lost overseas. Those priceless treasures are my goal. I want to see if I can trade them."
"If I can't get those 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian", I'm going to make a deal with the Metropolitan Museum."
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a lot of national treasure-level antiques and cultural relics in its collection. My targets are the "White Picture of Zhaoye", the Thirteen Forbidden Weapons, and the Chenghua Chicken Cup, etc...."
Before he finished speaking, the two live broadcast rooms exploded in an instant.
"Did I hear you correctly? Xiao Ran, you want to exchange these three paintings of "Dante's Boat" for 40 copies of "Yongle Canon"
"This business can be done! If you can make this deal, that would be awesome!"
Young Master Hua from Beijing exclaimed in surprise.
"Those are the "Yongle Dadian" and "Zhaoye Baitu"! National treasures among national treasures!"
"Are the Americans willing to give it up in exchange? How about we add some pop art junk to the mix? To increase our leverage."
Maple Dusk said jokingly.
Before he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the live broadcast room.
Before the laughter could subside, Jin Lao's excited voice could be heard.
"Xiao Ran, you kid is so daring to think about it, but this is really possible!"
"If you can really accomplish this and get those 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian" back, I will be the first to go to the Cultural Relics Bureau to ask for your credit!"
"Even if you can get back a copy of "Yongle Dadian", you will be a hero of our country, there is no doubt about this!"
After Mr. Jin, top appraisal experts such as Mr. Qin and Mr. Qiu, as well as Mr. Li from Shangbo, all stepped forward one by one.
Without exception, these old men were very excited, and everyone was extremely looking forward to Xiao Ran returning the "Yongle Dian" that had been lost to the United States.
They all patted their chests and promised that if Xiao Ran could really get the "Yongle Dadian" back, they would also rush to the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Ministry of Culture to ask for credit for him!
Seeing this scene, everyone in the live broadcast room was speechless and excited and cheered non-stop.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran gave a decisive answer.
"Old gentlemen, please stand up, I will definitely be able to accomplish this!"
"Even if I can't get back the 40 volumes of "Yongle Dadian" this time, I believe it won't take long for me to achieve this goal!"
"At that time, I will help you all book your air tickets to Beijing in advance, all of which are first class!"
"Don't forget the promise you made just now. You must rush to the Cultural Relics Bureau to ask for credit for me!"
"Hahaha"
There was loud laughter again in the live broadcast room, and everyone laughed.
When the laughter subsided, Mr. Jin's voice immediately came again.
"Okay! As long as you have the determination, that's all."
"Don't worry about us, we can't do anything like breaking your promise!"
"I will contact the Cultural Relics Bureau later to see if I can provide you with some help."
"Okay! Then I will be more confident!"
Xiao Ran responded with a smile.
After chatting for a few more words, he turned his attention back to the scene.
He glanced at everyone present, smiled and said:
"As for how to deal with these three paintings of "Dante's Ark", you will know the results soon."
"Let's put away these three paintings first and continue to clean up these two warehouses. Maybe there will be some surprising and important discoveries!"
With that said, he took action and put the three paintings of "Dante's Ark" back into his painting bag.
Patrick and the others were standing aside, their eyes were filled with envy and jealousy, and they were secretly complaining.
It certainly lives up to its reputation! You are such a greedy bastard!
Seven priceless top-notch works of art have been discovered one after another. You bastard is still not satisfied, and you are still looking forward to a major and surprising discovery!
What great discovery would satisfy you? Is it the Mona Lisa?
In a moment, Xiao Ran had put away three paintings of "Dante's Ark" and handed them over to Ma Wen, who was standing aside for guarding.
Immediately afterwards, the cleanup operation started again!
During the subsequent cleaning process, everyone discovered small surprises one after another, but there was no major discovery as expected!
Half an hour later, the first warehouse was just cleared.
The things cleaned out from the warehouse are piled up on both sides of the warehouse entrance like a small mountain, and will be loaded into trucks and transported away later.
The value of these items is quite astonishing. The total value of non-antique artworks alone is as high as millions of dollars.
Patrick and the others couldn't eat these things at all, how could they have so much money.
Helpless, Xiao Ran could only let them sell it first and pay later!
After taking a short break, everyone started cleaning the second warehouse.
In the second warehouse, several more antique works of art were discovered one after another, the quality was quite good.
The value of these antique works of art is basically more than one million US dollars.
Although it cannot be compared with the seven top-quality works of art in the first warehouse, it is still a small gain.
It is worth mentioning that deep in the second warehouse, there are actually two extremely cool super motorcycles hidden.
They are a Ducati limited edition V4 sports car and an Augusta limited edition F4 sports car. They are both the ultimate dreams of motorcycle enthusiasts!
As soon as these two super motorcycles appeared, they immediately caused a sensation in the live broadcast room.
Immediately afterwards, the live broadcast room was completely heated!
Those guys who love motorcycles are rushing to make quotations, lest they miss this God-given opportunity!
When the time came to three o'clock in the afternoon, the two warehouses were finally cleaned.
A moment later, two extended vans drove straight into the storage area.
At the same time, a medium-sized helicopter roared from the sky.
