but I didn't really understand why they are so important. However, when I came to

但我並沒有真正理解為什麼它們如此重要。然而，當我來到

know how much they really cost, I was absolutely shocked.

知道它們的成本到底有多高，我完全震驚了。

let me ask you: how much do you think this one cost (Salvator Mundi)?

讓我問你：你覺得這個多少錢（Salvator Mundi）？

few thousand dollars, maybe a hundred thousand dollars, how about a couple of millions.

幾千元，也許是十萬元，幾百萬元呢。

Believe it or not, in 2017, it was sold for a staggering 450 million dollars and became

信不信由你，2017年，它以4.5億元的天價賣出，成為了

the most expensive painting to ever be sold at an auction.

在拍賣會上售出的最昂貴的畫作。

But how did they come to the number? There isn't any specific mechanism to figure out

但他們是如何得出這個數字的呢？沒有任何特定的機制來計算出。

how much exactly a painting should cost, however, there are certain factors that could affect

一幅畫到底要花多少錢，但是，有一些因素可能會影響到你的生活。

the price. That's why they are sold at auctions and whoever

的價格。這就是為什麼它們會在拍賣會上被出售，而不管是誰。

is willing to pay the most will take the painting home.

是願意付出最多的會把畫帶回家。

The first and most important factor that raises the price of art is the year it was painted.

抬高藝術品價格的第一個也是最重要的因素是它的繪畫年份。

The older it is, the more expensive it gets, Salvator Mundi was painted by Da Vinci in

越老越貴，Salvator Mundi是達文西畫的。

1500 for Louis XII. Throughout 5 centuries, it had exchanged the hands of the elites around

1500年為路易十二。在5個世紀中，它曾在各地的精英們手中換來換去。

Europe and somehow survived up to our day which makes it even more valuable.

歐洲，並且以某種方式存活到今天，這使得它更有價值。

The artist's name is equally important. Da Vinci is famous for his masterpieces. He was

藝術家的名字同樣重要。達-芬奇以其傑作聞名於世。他是

a scientist, inventor, mathematician, historian, engineer, architecture, painter, writer and

科學家、發明家、數學家、歷史學家、工程師、建築學家、畫家、作家和。

so on. But most importantly he is the author of the

諸如此類。但最重要的是，他是《》的作者。

most famous painting in the world - Monalisa, which automatically raises the value of all

世界上最著名的畫作--《莫納利薩》，它自動提高了所有畫作的價值。

of his other paintings, including Salvator Mundi.

他的其他畫作，包括Salvator Mundi。

Since these paintings are so old, they haven't been always protected properly, I mean there

因為這些畫太老了，所以沒有一直保護好，我的意思是說...

weren't always as valuable as today. Many of them have been damaged multiple times and

並不總是像今天這樣珍貴。它們中的許多已經被多次損壞，並且

a lot of money and time has been spent to restore them.

為了修復它們，已經花費了大量的金錢和時間。

Since it was auctioned in 1763, Salvator Mundi disappeared from the record for over a century,

自1763年被拍賣後，救世主從記錄中消失了一個多世紀。

until it was bought by a British collector in 1900.

直到1900年被一位英國收藏家買下。

The painting was damaged from previous restoration attempts and has been attributed to a follower

這幅畫因之前的修復嘗試而受損，被認為是一個追隨者所為。

of Leonardo, Bernardino Luini. And for the next hundred years, it was believed to be

萊昂納多，貝爾納迪諾-路易尼的作品而在接下來的一百年裡，人們都認為

a copy, that's why it was sold at an action in 1958 for just 59 dollars.

一個副本，這就是為什麼它在1958年的一次行動中只賣了59美元。

Later in 2005, the painting was resold for 10 thousand dollars to a consortium who believed

後來在2005年，這幅畫以1萬美元的價格轉賣給了一個財團，該財團相信

that it looked like a copy because it has been heavily overpainted. So they have spent

它看起來像一個副本，因為它已經被大量地塗抹。所以他們花了

the next few years restoring the painting and The work was eventually authenticated

在接下來的幾年裡，修復了這幅畫，作品最終得到了鑑定。

to Leonardo Da Vinci. Which skyrocketed its price.

到達文西。這使其身價暴漲。

And that's how a simple painting suddenly becomes so expensive.

就這樣，一幅簡單的畫突然變得如此昂貴。

But that's just part of the story because the real reason why a piece of art that looks

但這只是故事的一部分，因為真正的原因是為什麼一件藝術品，看似

like it was painted by a little kid is suddenly sold for millions of dollars.

像一個小孩子畫的突然被賣了幾百萬美元。

Let's say you are a multi-millionaire. You buy a piece of art from the primary market

假設你是一個百萬富翁。你從一級市場上買了一件藝術品。

for a million dollars. and hung it on the wall of your office.

價值一百萬美元，掛在你辦公室的牆上。

After 5 years, you make 22 million dollars. You will have to pay a lot of taxes on that.

5年後，你賺了2200萬。你將不得不為此支付大量的稅收。

However, here is how you can avoid that. Remember the piece of art you have purchased for a

然而，這裡是你如何避免這種情況的發生。記住你所購買的藝術品是為了

million dollars. Surprisingly now it worth 7 million dollars. its value has increased

萬元。現在竟然值七百萬元，身價大增

over the last 5 years. Since you are such a generous guy, you donate

在過去的5年裡。既然你這麼慷慨，你就捐出...

that piece of art to your favorite museum and you deduct 7 million dollars as a charitable

那件藝術品到你最喜歡的博物館 你就可以扣除700萬美元作為慈善用途

deduction from your 22 million dollars income. Now you pay taxes on only 15 million dollars.

從你2200萬美元的收入中扣除。現在你只需支付1500萬美元的稅款。

Congratulations, you have saved millions of dollars in taxes. The media spreads the news

恭喜你，你省了幾百萬元的稅。媒體會傳播這個消息

about what a generous person you are since you have donated a piece of art that costs

關於你是一個多麼慷慨的人，因為你已經捐贈了一件藝術品，成本。

7 million dollars. And the museum puts your name right beside the painting so everyone

七百萬美元。而博物館把你的名字放在畫的旁邊，所以每個人都

knows that it's you who donated it. And that's in my humble opinion is why art

知道是你捐贈的。在我看來，這就是為什麼藝術... ...

is really so expensive.

真的是太貴了。

Art is great, however, the real reason why they are so expensive has nothing to do with

藝術品是偉大的，然而，它們如此昂貴的真正原因與

the art itself, the elite of the society use art to avoid taxes and boost their image.

藝術本身，社會精英用藝術來避稅，提升自己的形象。

Hope this video was interesting. Thanks for watching and I will catch you guys in the

希望這個視頻很有趣。感謝您的觀看，我會趕上你們在

next one.

下一個。