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Chapter 3 Mona Lisa (addition for Operation Officer + Baiyin Meng @阴风之蓝泪)
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The fifth floor rooftop.

A movie curtain blowing in the wind.

A semi-new and not old movie is on the air.

The surreal water architecture is matched with the extremely retro outdoor curtain movie.

In the starless night, take away the loneliness of the moon.

The name of the movie is The Da Vinci Code.

Starring Tom Hanks.

Released in 2006.

The film tells the story of a series of declassifications triggered by a murder in the Louvre Museum.

All the codes are hidden inside Da Vinci's paintings.

Dan Brown, author of the original film, has made subversive interpretations of "Mona Lisa", "Da Vinci's Self-Portrait" and "The Last Supper".

He believes that the "Mona Lisa" is Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait.

The painting "Self-Portrait by Da Vinci" is actually androgynous.

What is even more exaggerated is that he believes that among the thirteen men who participated in "The Last Supper", there is actually a woman.

The woman, during this supper, is seated at the right hand of Jesus.

Her name was Mary Magdalene.

Be redeemed by Jesus, become Jesus' wife, and leave offspring.

All of these form the basis for deciphering.

Dan Brown's interpretation of da Vinci's painting is subversive and terrifying.

But on the contrary, he spoke with certainty.

And, in a sense, it is logically self-consistent.

Those who don't know enough about the history of the Renaissance, don't know enough about da Vinci's paintings.

If you start to know Da Vinci from this movie, you will easily be brought into the weird world view created by Dan Brown.

At this moment, there is such a little girl sitting on the rooftop of the fifth floor.

Her name is Zong Yi, and she just entered the fifth grade.

This is a girl who is thirsty for knowledge, lively and active, and gradually begins to be interested in the history of the Renaissance.

Of course, it is not only the European Renaissance that can arouse her interest.

She also has an endless interest in the 5000-year-old Chinese culture.

It may be more than five thousand, and the Majiayao culture of the Neolithic Age is not a problem.

It's because I'm still a primary school student.

For the time being, we haven't had time to find a path where we can swim leisurely in the long river of history.

Fortunately, she also has an older sister who majored in cultural relics and museums.

Therefore, Zong Yi had a mantra: "Sister, sister, I have a question."

Every word is not in the same key, and speaking is the same as singing.

And also used the classical scale Gong Shangjiao Zhengyu that originated in the Spring and Autumn Period to "compose the music".

From the palace to the feather, from the feather to the palace.

Translated into numbered notation is 12356 (sister, sister, sister)-65321 (I have a question).

It's kind of annoying, and kind of nice.

"What's the question?" Meng Xinzhi, who was called sister Wusheng, responded with a good temper.

"Is everything in the movie true? Could the Mona Lisa really be Da Vinci?"

Zongyi's question carried a little childishness that hadn't faded away.

It doesn't quite fit the current primary school student's character design of "The Lonely Brave".

"Of course it's not true. Mona means madam in Italian, so Mona Lisa literally translates to Madame Lisa. How could it be Da Vinci?" Meng Xinzhi categorically denied it.

"But isn't "Da Vinci's Self-Portrait" also androgynous? After a careful comparison, it seems reasonable. I think this movie is very real."

On the issue of self-portraits, Zong Yi was somewhat brainwashed by movies.

Self-Portrait by Leonardo da Vinci is not as famous as the Mona Lisa.

It is a painting that Zong Yi has never seen before, so it is easier to wash his brain.

"The setting in this movie must be fictitious. You are already in the fifth grade. If you are still so naive, you won't be able to watch such movies with you in the future."

Meng Xinzhi regretted agreeing to watch this movie with Zong Yi tonight.

"My sister. I'm already in the fifth grade. Of course, I can clearly distinguish which movie scenes are fictional and which are real. However, I think that the possibility mentioned in this movie is in reality. It should exist."

The little girl paused: "You know what I mean, sister, this is the "Mona Lisa". It's different from other paintings."

"What's the difference?"

"Sister, didn't you tell me that the "Mona Lisa" is a very small painting, 77 centimeters long and 53 centimeters wide, did I remember correctly?"

"Well, I have a good memory." Meng Xinzhi touched her head at the right time to express her affirmation.

"Then sister, did you also tell me that the number of views, imitations, lyrics written, and reports of the painting "Mona Lisa" are all number one in the world."

"En." Meng Xinzhi nodded, signaling Zong Yi to continue.

"Isn't that right? My sister. If this painting doesn't have a special password, how could it be possible to get so many best in the world? It must be unique." Zong Yi said firmly Said his reasons.

Meng Xinzhi flicked Zong Yi's little head lightly: "That's because this painting is hung in the Louvre Museum, and the number of people who visit the Louvre Museum is the largest every year, so the number of views of this painting will naturally increase. .”

"But sister, there are so many collections in the Louvre, why can the little "Mona Lisa" become a big treasure? It must be unique." Zong Yi emphasized his point of view again.

Meng Xinzhi didn't want her sister to be distracted by a movie, so she had to start explaining very formally:
"That's because Da Vinci created a special painting technique when he painted this picture."

"You've seen pictures of the Mona Lisa painting many times, haven't you?"

"Does the whole painting give people a hazy but real feeling?"

"Paintings handed down from before the height of the Renaissance."

"The boundaries of the characters are very obvious and will appear abrupt."

"The sharper the lines, the less realism."

"The painting 'Mona Lisa' blurs the boundaries of the characters and enhances the sense of realism."

"During the heyday of the Renaissance before cameras, painting was based on realism."

"Before that, Da Vinci's brother Botticelli used long hair to hide the edges of the characters."

"This is an attempt at realism, but the change is still not obvious enough."

"Only a small part of the edge line is hidden, and the lines of the facial features are still very clear."

"Da Vinci used the light and shade effect created by the light source to hide the edge line into the surface and created the fading method."

"The painting "Mona Lisa" not only integrates the edges of the characters into the surface."

"This is also achieved in the processing of the edge lines of the facial features."

"If you look closely, the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or eyelashes."

"It's all about getting the best out of the fade-in method."

"Da Vinci solved the most important problem of realism during the Renaissance."

"And the solution to this problem is represented by the painting "Mona Lisa."

"Therefore, this painting has become the treasure of the Louvre Museum."

"If I say this, can you understand?"

Meng Xinzhi explained it as completely as possible in a language that Zong Yi could understand.

While speaking, he opened the "Mona Lisa" picture on his phone and gestured to her.

"I understand, I understand, but, my sister," the last five words can be regarded as Zongyi's second catchphrase, "In the long history, many people have created special painting techniques. It can’t be said that the fading method is more meaningful than other painting methods, right? Then why don’t other paintings have so many historical records? It must be because the “Mona Lisa” itself hides the code.”

Even though he is a museum professional, Meng Xinzhi lost his temper by Zongyi's question after question.

The little girl didn't intend to stop there at all, and even had her own logic:

"My sister, think about it."

"To say that the "Mona Lisa" is the treasure of the Louvre Museum is to put it lightly, right?"

"This painting should be the most expensive painting in human history, isn't it one of them?"

"Didn't my sister watch the Guinness Book of World Records with me when I was very young?"

"Did you see that in 1962, the premium for the painting "Mona Lisa" reached [-] million US dollars?"

"This is a Guinness World Record!"

"That was 1962, my sister."

"Now, how can it cost more than billions of dollars?"

"If this painting didn't have a password like what was said in the movie, how could it be so expensive?"

Talking about art, Zong Yi focused on the premium and value of the painting.

Paintings in museums cannot be sold casually.

If there is no transaction, how can there be a price?
Whether the painting "Mona Lisa" is the most expensive painting in human history is really impossible to say.

After explaining it with the professional logic of an adult for a long time, nothing could be explained, so Meng Xin had to take the risk.

"The most fundamental reason why the painting "Mona Lisa" is so expensive is because Da Vinci was not a professional painter."

Mengxin's words are astonishing.

"Ah?" Zong Yi opened his mouth wide, "Sister, are you joking? Isn't Leonardo da Vinci, the head of the three masters after the Renaissance, a professional painter?"

"Of course I'm not joking. Da Vinci was a mathematician, biologist, astronomer, mechanics and anatomist in addition to painting... A lot of family and family, painting is for him, It's just one of many hobbies, but it just happens to be handed down to be more famous."

Mengxinzhi borrowed Zongyi's use of classical scales, and used Gongshangjiao Zhengyu to sing five "homes" in succession.

"But, my sister, this can't solve the problem of why the "Mona Lisa" is the most expensive! Da Vinci is so powerful, but in turn, it means that the "Mona Lisa" is very likely to be Is it hidden with a password? Otherwise, why is it so expensive?"

It turns out.

Not only was Zong Yi not persuaded, but he became even more determined.

Meng Xinzhi took a deep breath and said, "I'll tell you now why the paintings of a non-professional artist are so expensive."

"Okay, okay, okay, sister, tell me quickly!"

Zong Yi propped his chin, disguising himself as a little flower eager for knowledge.

"Because Da Vinci didn't paint professionally, his understanding of painting was different from that of his contemporaries. Especially when it came to mixing paints, Da Vinci was very free-wheeling. I told you Well, sometimes Da Vinci likes to use his thumb to flatten the paint when he uses too much paint."

"Yes, sister, you told me that the only work by Da Vinci outside of Europe, "Ginevra de Benci" is because of Da Vinci's fingerprints , so no one has been questioned whether it is Da Vinci's own work. You also said that there are thumbprints left in several paintings of Da Vinci, which can be mutually confirmed."

"That's right, these fingerprints can also prove from another level that Da Vinci did whatever he wanted when he painted."

"But, my sister..."

"Don't worry about it, I'll explain to you now." Meng Xinzhi used a very unique perspective, trying to pull out Zong Yi who got into Qian's eyes:

"Because da Vinci was first and foremost a scientist."

"So his pigment mix is ​​more functional and scientific, as long as the color is right."

"He did not study paint as much as other painters of his time."

"I didn't think about making my paintings last forever from the very beginning."

"Many of the paints da Vinci used to paint are easily eroded by time."

"This means that his paintings can easily change over time."

"Since the Louvre Museum has collected this painting, it must hope that this painting will always be the original."

"In order to achieve this, the museum needs to invest huge maintenance costs every year."

"Once these maintenance costs are incurred, will they all be added to the value of this painting?"

"Does this lead to this painting, which is so expensive?"

"It is precisely because the painting is so fragile that the museum needs to insure it for setting a Guinness World Record."

"Can this explain why this painting is so expensive?"

Meng Xinzhi tried her best, if Zong Yi still couldn't be persuaded, she could only go.

Originally, educating children is the responsibility of parents, not her responsibility as an older sister.

"Wow, it turned out that Da Vinci's paint was so expensive!" Zong Yi clapped his hands and stood up, "That's right!"

"correct?"

On the contrary, Meng Xinzhi became unconfident. She was not sure if she really convinced her stubborn sister.

She doesn't need to educate her younger sister, but she doesn't want to lead her into a ditch because of a movie.

"Yeah, this is the same as when I touched my favorite princess dress with my sweaty hands after eating when I was a child."

Excited and regretful, Zong Yi took Meng Xinzhi's hand, shook it and said, "You still remember, sister? The purple dress I touched became moldy in the second year."

"Uh...that's what happened."

Meng Xinzhi didn't remember whether Zong Yi had ever touched the purple princess dress, let alone whether any of them were moldy.

She just wanted to seize every opportunity so that her sister would not be distracted by the movie.

"It's so interesting. It turns out that the reason why the "Mona Lisa" is so expensive is because Da Vinci messed with the paint and messed with it!" Zong Yi happily circled around, "Hahaha Haha, this really increases the cost of maintenance, just like I often increase the burden on my mother."

Finally, Zong Yi's logic became self-consistent.

Laughing out of the classical scale, happily went downstairs to sleep.

Meng Xinzhi, who had watched "The Da Vinci Code" more than a dozen times, was left in a daze on the rooftop of the fifth floor.

She doesn't believe there's really such a thing as The Da Vinci Code.

From Meng Xinzhi's point of view, the study of Da Vinci's paintings in the film is similar to Hongxue's study of the Dream of the Red Mansions. Many details have been studied too much.

For example, Jia Baoyu is the emperor's illegitimate son or even the prince.

The so-called "fake gems" are actually "real gems".

Whether it's about "The Da Vinci Code" or "A Dream of Red Mansions".

They all study a novel as a historical fact.

From the point of view of Meng Xinzhi, who majored in cultural relics and museums, it is completely meaningless to do so.

If you want to tell the historical facts, if you want to say you believe it, she only believes in the unearthed cultural relics.

History is gone, only cultural relics can restore the truth, or at least a part of the truth.

However, it is strange.

She often has some bizarre dreams.

For example, after watching "The Da Vinci Code", I dreamed of the Mona Lisa.

It was Madame Lisa, not the painting.

In the dream, Mrs. Lisa sang to her.

Meng Xinzhi had never heard such a beautiful voice in real life.

For another example, when I went to the Liaoning Museum to read "The Picture of Luoshen Fu", I dreamed of the love entanglement between Cao Zhi and Luoshen.

In the dream, she and Luoshen danced on the water, discussing why there are so many unrequited loves in the world.

It's very unreal.

But everything in the dream is too real.

The reason why Da Vinci's paintings are more difficult to preserve than the paintings of the same period because of the problem of pigment mixing is the answer she got when she communicated with Mrs. Lisa in her dream.

At that time, Meng Xinzhi was only six years old and could not read.

In life, it is impossible to come into contact with this information.

Two years later, when I traveled abroad with my father for the first time, I went to the Louvre and went to see the "little" Mona Lisa.

She just wanted to have a look, and didn't want to get any answers.

Like most tourists, they took a quick photo and prepared to leave.

But when he was leaving, he inadvertently received a piece of news from a Chinese-speaking staff member.

It is a fact that the maintenance cost of "Mona Lisa" is much higher than other paintings.

Da Vinci's paint mixing problem is indeed one of the reasons for the high maintenance costs of his handed down works.

The staff also gave a special example of "The Last Supper".

It is said that when Da Vinci painted, he didn't like to use fresco paints that had been widely used since the Middle Ages.

Instead, he used his own original "organic" new paint mixed with eggs and milk.

Many parts of his paintings are severely peeled off, and there is no possibility of complete restoration.

The words of the staff can be combined with the knowledge points Mrs. Lisa told her in her dream.

Because of this, Meng Xinzhi began to pay special attention to his dreams.

She dreamed of Madame Lisa again later.

She was already in middle school by then.

That day, it may have been because I heard my father sing "Who is the Mona Lisa" all night.

Then I thought about it day by day and dreamed about it at night.

In the dream, Mrs. Lisa told her that the identity of Mona Lisa was different from what all later generations guessed.

Mrs. Lisa said she was a showgirl with a heavenly voice.

Just like when Meng Xinzhi first dreamed of her.

Mrs. Lisa also said that she and Leonardo had a musical sympathy.

She was the first person who pushed Da Vinci to the art hall of Florence.

It was she who made da Vinci's beauty and talent known to the Florentines.

They are lifelong bosom friends.

Therefore, Da Vinci would take her portrait with him wherever he went.

Even if he left Florence to work as a court painter in France in his later years, it was the same.

That's right, in the dream, Mona Lisa told Meng Xinzhi that Da Vinci started to make his mark in Florence as a handsome and compelling musician.

Not a painter, not a scientist, but a musician.

And the focus is handsome, handsome, very handsome.

After waking up from the dream, Meng Xinzhi went to the library to check countless materials.

Who is the Mona Lisa, there is no data that can give a clear answer.

But the fact that Da Vinci was handsome when he was young and made his debut as a musician turned out to be true!

Da Vinci in history is not only good at singing.

The playing skills of flute and lyre are also outstanding.

But it really echoes the sentence in "Dream of Red Mansions" - when the fake is true, the real is also fake, and there is nothing to do if there is nothing.

This also strengthened the determination of Mengxin University to study cultural relics and museums.

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