Chapter 1662 The Beautiful Scenery Deep Underground

Before the convoy reached the Municipal Square, it began to rain lightly, which added a bit of beauty to Florence, the capital of art, and made it very interesting.

As the light rain fell, people held up umbrellas one after another. In the light rain, they roamed the ancient streets of Florence, exploring the traces and atmosphere left by the Renaissance.

Not far ahead is the Municipal Square, and Cole's voice came from the earphone again.

"Steven, the folks in the square have heard that the situation in the municipal square is still the same. Except for some thieves, no members of the Casamonica family have been found. You can enter with confidence!"

After the voice fell, Ye Tian immediately responded:

"Got it, but you still have to be more careful. There are two scumbags from the Casamonica family following behind. The other scumbags will receive the news soon, knowing that we are coming to the municipal square!"

While speaking, the convoy had reached the edge of the municipal square and stopped by the side of the road.

Immediately afterwards, Cole took the lead to get out of the car with many security personnel, quickly spread out, pulled up a line of defense, and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly.

At the same time, each of them opened a black umbrella.

The open umbrella cover not only blocks the raindrops falling from the sky, but also blocks the sight from the surrounding ancient buildings, which is a perfect cover.

After confirming the safety of the scene, Ye Tian, ​​Betty, and Anderson just got out of the car and landed on the ancient street paved with granite.

When getting out of the car, each of them also opened a black umbrella, which blocked the sky above their heads and blocked all condescending gazes.

After standing still on the street, Ye Tian immediately turned on the perspective in secret, quickly seeing through the people on the street and the ancient buildings on both sides of the street.

Except for the police patrolling the street, the plainclothes Italian policemen and cultural relics behind him, and the two scumbags following him, he didn't find any guns on them.

As for those thieves with twinkling eyes and mischievous eyebrows, they didn't have pistols on them, and most of them carried daggers and sabers.

In those ancient buildings on both sides of the street, there are no gunmen ambushing, so there is no need to worry.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had grasped the situation nearby, and then looked away,

Perspective is over.

Next, the group of them stepped out and walked into the municipal square.

During the march, everyone laughed and chatted while admiring the ancient buildings on both sides of the street.

The light rain was still pattering down, continuously falling from the sky, lightly hitting the canopy of everyone's umbrellas, then sliding down the canopy, falling to the ground, and finally splashing and blending into the ancient city.

As in the past, Ye Tian took on the role of explanation again, introducing this beautiful and ancient square to Betty and the others.

"The Piazza della Signoria was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, also known as the Municipal Square and the Monarch Square. It is the political, economic, cultural, historical and artistic center of Florence.

As early as the ancient Roman period, it was already a central square, surrounded by theaters, bathrooms and dyeing workshops. The southeast corner is the traditional administrative center - Palazzo Vecchio.

This square is full of exquisite sculptures and buildings, so it is called one of the most beautiful squares in Italy, and it is also known as a treasure in the history of European sculpture!

It can be said that the Piazza della Signoria is an open-air sculpture museum, where we can see the works of many sculpture masters during the Renaissance! ..."

While speaking, they had already walked to the end of the street and officially entered the Lord's Square. The first sculpture on the square also broke into their field of vision.

When they were about three or four meters away from the sculpture, Ye Tian and the others stopped and began to admire the sculpture.

This is a tall bronze equestrian figure standing on a marble pedestal. Riding on a war horse is a monarch with his head held high and his chest held high, with a sword in his waist and a rein in his hands, staring into the distance.

After standing in front of the statue and admiring it for a while, Ye Tian then explained:

"This is the bronze sculpture of Grand Duke Cosimo I, the ultimate founder of the Medici dynasty, who is known as the 'Father of the Fatherland' of Italy, and this is where the name of the square comes from.

The "Bronze Statue of Cosimo I on Horseback" was built by Ferdinand I to commemorate his father Cosimo I. It was created in 1594 by the famous late Renaissance sculptor Giambologna.

In Florence, this is the first large-scale equestrian statue, with Cosimo I's "great achievements" carved on the base. This equestrian bronze statue has been guarding Florence for hundreds of years.

The Medici family was not only the ruler of Florence, but also the biggest patron and promoter of the Renaissance movement. This family played a very key role in the Renaissance movement.

We cannot say that there would be no Renaissance movement without the Medici family, but without the Medici family, the Italian Renaissance movement would never be so brilliant and brilliant!

When we stroll through the world's major museums and revel in the masterpieces of Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Masaccio, Botticelli, Donatello and other art masters.

We should all understand that behind these Renaissance art masters, the same name is shining, that is, the Medici family, and we should also be grateful to this family!

In fact, many great works from the Renaissance were originally collected by the Medici family, and many portraits and sculptures were made for members of this family.

In the history of Western literature and art, the Medici family is very important and a respectable family. The bronze equestrian figure in front of us reflects the gratitude of the Italians."

With Ye Tian's explanation, Betty and the others got a better understanding of this famous sculpture.

At this time, Ye Tian, ​​while explaining, had secretly turned on the perspective again, and looked at the bronze equestrian statue in front of him.

As far as he could see, the famous sculpture in front of him and the marble pedestal below were immediately seen clearly by him, and there were no secrets at all!

There is no hidden secret on the surface of this bronze sculpture, but inside the hollow sculpture, Ye Tian saw an ancient saber.

In his eyes, the sword radiated orange light, extremely dazzling and beautiful.

From the intensity of the orange light, Ye Tian made the most accurate judgment in an instant. This saber has a history of nearly five hundred years!

There is no doubt that this is the sword of Cosimo I, the owner of the statue. The Medici family crest on the hilt and the initials of Cosimo I are the best proof.

Although more than 500 years have passed, the saber preserved by special means is still gleaming and extremely sharp. It is still a deadly weapon without a trace of rust.

Moreover, the style and length of this monarch's saber are exactly the same as the saber hanging from the waist of the bronze statue Cosimo I, there is no difference!

Obviously, the saber at the waist of the bronze statue was cast according to this saber.

Undoubtedly, this is definitely a priceless antique weapon, an Italian national treasure antique, but it is a pity that it is hidden in the belly of the statue, Ye Tian can only look at the ocean and sigh!

Unless he finds a time when no one is around, he disguises himself and cuts open this famous sculpture in order to get this priceless monarch's sword!

However, Ye Tian disdained such a thing.

For him, it is not uncommon to see priceless top antique works of art, and he can often find that there is no need to damage another top sculpture work for the sake of a monarch's sword.

In the belly of this bronze sculpture, there is only such a monarch's sword, and there is nothing else.

Ye Tian's gaze then moved down, looking at the marble base under the statue.

What appeared in his eyes was white marble without any gaps, and naturally there were no secrets at all.

Then, he looked at the ground again.

When the line of sight penetrates the granite on the ground of the square and the thick soil under the granite, a colorful space immediately appears in front of his eyes, which is fascinating.

Deep underground, he saw antiques from the Roman period, artifacts from the Etruscan period, medieval artifacts, Bronze Age artifacts, and even Neolithic antique artifacts.

Among them are many valuable antiques and cultural relics with great historical research value, many of which have moved Ye Tian so much that he wanted to keep them for himself!

But he knew very well that these antique cultural relics were the same as the monarch's sword in the statue of Cosimo I. He could only admire them, but he had no chance to own them.

As early as the 1980s, when the Piazza della Signoria was resurfaced, the municipality of Florence discovered these archaeological sites, as well as these valuable antique works of art.

After discovering these archaeological sites, the Florentines did not continue to dig, but chose to bury them, leaving these incomparably precious historical heritage for future generations to discover.

Not only that, they have also enacted relevant laws, prohibiting any exploration and treasure hunting in the municipal square and surrounding areas, and they are not allowed to dig deep underground without authorization.

Even if you have a private residence here, you are not allowed to dig without authorization in your own yard. All digging deep underground has to be approved, and it is impossible to get permission!

This almost cut off all possibilities of exploration and treasure hunting, even Ye Tian could only sigh.

The trick played on the French island of Cité, buy a set of ancient buildings, and then explore the treasure hunt in all the buildings you own, will not work here.

After admiring the beautiful scenery deep underground for a while, Ye Tian reluctantly withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.

At this time, everyone had finished appreciating the "Bronze Equestrian Portrait of Cosimo I", and then walked to the next group of sculptures not far away.

The next group of sculptures is the famous "Neptune Fountain Sculpture", which is a group of sculptures, completed by the famous artist Ammanati and his assistants, created in 1575.