After successfully moving Michelangelo's Hercules sculpture to the ground, Xiao Ran took Pierre and the others back to the appraisal room again.
At this time, only four items from the Italian room of the underground palace remained in the appraisal room.
Exactly two picture frames, two crates.
After entering the appraisal room, Xiao Ran looked at the remaining four treasures, then smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, after identifying these four items, the collection in the Italian room will be considered complete."
"The items in the royal rooms of the Polish royal family and the Russian Romanov dynasty are much smaller in number, so the identification speed is naturally very fast."
"It will take another three or four hours at most before all the items in Napoleon's treasure can be identified, and everyone can have a good rest."
Following Xiao Ran's words, Henry and Pierre nodded.
The next moment, they expressed a few words of emotion one after another.
"The Napoleon treasure is so amazing. It is definitely one of the largest treasures in history and one of the most important discoveries. It is our honor to participate in this exploration."
"This marathon appraisal event was so unforgettable and crazy. I have never appraised so many antiques and gold and silver treasures of amazing value in such a short period of time."
"There is no doubt that this is an incredible exploration that will surely go down in the annals of Western art history."
Not only Henry and Pierre, but almost everyone watching this exploration live broadcast felt the same.
While they were filled with emotion, people were also extremely envious.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, the appraisal of Napoleon's treasure has not yet been completed. Isn't it too early to make concluding remarks and reflections now?"
"Let's continue to identify these treasures. Maybe there are bigger surprises waiting for us to discover. I am very much looking forward to discovering some more priceless treasures."
As he spoke, he reached out and picked up a picture frame tightly wrapped in moisture-proof oilcloth and placed it gently on the table.
When he made this action, the smile on his face disappeared instantly and quickly became serious.
Seeing this scene, everyone understood that he was already at work.
Henry and Pierre looked at each other, then stepped forward together, gathered around the table, and looked at the tightly wrapped picture frame.
Xiao Ran was not in a hurry to dismantle the moisture-proof oilcloth wrapped around the picture frame, but looked at the picture frame over and over.
The frame measures approximately one meter two by one meter and is quite substantial.
On the outermost layer of moisture-proof tarpaulin, a set of Arabic numerals, 012, is written.
Everyone now knows that these Arabic numerals are just numbers and do not have any special meaning, or that everyone has not discovered it.
Apart from this set of Arabic numerals, there are no other numbers or words outside the frame.
After quickly checking the appearance of the picture frame, Xiao Ran began to dismantle the moisture-proof tarpaulin wrapped outside.
In the blink of an eye, he had gently peeled off the outermost layer of moisture-proof tarpaulin.
Then came the second floor, the third floor, and the fourth floor.
When he carefully uncovered the fourth layer of moisture-proof tarpaulin, he suddenly froze on the spot.
Henry and Pierre standing aside, as well as many Western art appraisal experts in front of the live broadcast, and countless people with a certain understanding of Western art, all behaved the same way.
The reason for this situation is naturally because this painting finally reappeared in the world after more than two hundred years.
This is a Renaissance-style portrait. The character in the painting is an Italian nobleman wearing a full dress, holding a sword, and standing sideways.
Of course, this Italian aristocrat also comes from the Renaissance, and his clothes and style speak for themselves.
What's more important is that almost everyone who knows about the Renaissance movement and has a little understanding and research of Western art knows this Italian aristocrat.
He was the most important patron of the Renaissance, Lorenzo Medici, Duke of Urbino, and the famous patriarch of the Medici family.
In the history of Western art, the famous Medici family is a very important family and is extremely respected by all artists and collectors.
It can even be said that it was with the strong support of some nobles headed by the Medici family that the Renaissance movement could rise and then flourish.
Since then, a new page has opened for the Western world, gradually getting rid of the darkness of the Middle Ages and moving step by step towards modern civilization.
Countless artists during the Renaissance were heavily supported by the Medici family.
Among them are the three masters of Renaissance art, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.
The man who funded them so much was none other than Lorenzo Medici, who is pictured in this portrait.
He is the most important patron of art in the entire Western history, bar none!
Because of his identity, Lorenzo Medici's portraits are extremely valuable.
If it were a portrait of him painted by the top art master, it would be a priceless treasure!
The portrait of Lorenzo Medici in front of us is such a top-notch work of art.
In a moment, Henry and Pierre woke up.
Immediately afterwards, these guys quickly came forward, lay down on the table, and began to study the portrait excitedly.
"Oh my God! This is a portrait of Lorenzo Medici created by Raphael in 1517. I didn't expect it to be hidden here. It's incredible!"
"Yes, this is indeed the work of Raphael, one of the three masters of Renaissance art. There is his author's signature in the lower right corner. There is no doubt about it."
"During the same period, Raphael painted more than one portrait of Lorenzo Medici, and this is just one of them"
"This "Portrait of Lorenzo Medici" was originally kept in the Medici family, but unexpectedly it fell into the hands of Napoleon."
Henry and Pierre introduced the situation while admiring the painting fascinatedly, their voices trembling.
In the lobby of the apartment building, on the street outside, and in front of countless live broadcasts.
People were completely shocked by the discovery of this priceless treasure and exclaimed in surprise!
"Oh my God! There is actually a painting by Raphael here, including "Portrait of Lorenzo Medici". This oil painting alone is probably worth no less than 500 million euros!"
"Sean and the others had just moved Michelangelo's Hercules statue up from the underground palace, and in the blink of an eye they discovered Raphael's painting. This is so crazy!"
Just when people were exclaiming, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, it seems that I am very lucky. I actually discovered Raphael's "Portrait of Lorenzo Medici". This is really a huge surprise."
"There is no doubt that among all the paintings and antiques discovered today, this is the most valuable painting and is worth a fortune."
“Among the non-painting antique artworks, the most valuable antique artwork is Michelangelo’s Hercules and the Nemean Lion.”
"I never expected that I would discover the outstanding works of Michelangelo and Raphael in the same treasure and in the same place. This is incredible."
"Obviously, Napoleon was very fond of the works of the three masters of Renaissance art. This has to make me look forward to it even more. Will I discover a work of Leonardo da Vinci next?"
"ah!"
Following a burst of exclamations, everyone looked at Xiao Ran with widened eyes.
A sculpture by Michelangelo and a painting by Raphael, these are truly priceless treasures!
Just like this, you lucky guy is still not satisfied?
You actually dare to hope to discover another Leonardo da Vinci painting. Are you crazy?
No matter how perfect a daydream is, it can't be this perfect!
Raphael "Lorenzo Medici"
