2009-04-27 01:53:12白行
意大利的時光 – 跟我擦身而過的大師們
剛剛今天讀完了 E.H. Gombrich 的 The Story of Arts,一本500頁從史前時代到60年代的藝術簡史,覆蓋時代極闊但行文簡潔而流暢,作者E.H. Gombrich是有那種一小段便介紹完Marc Chagall卻勝過別人寫10頁的本事。
讀完這本The Story of Arts後,你或許對文藝復興的重要性有更深的體會。當這本500頁的書既談及繪畫、雕塑、以及建築,而地區也涉獵到古羅馬、古希臘、 古埃及、歐洲、日本、中國、美國等地,在全書28個章節中,足足用了6個章節寫文藝復興中意大利的不同畫家,尚未計算章節談及如荷蘭和法國等同時期受到文藝復興影響的畫家,可見作者確切肯定了文藝復興的歷史地位,他寫道︰
“The beginning of the sixteenth century…one of the greatest period of all time. This was the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, of Raphael and Titian, of Correggio and Giorgione, and many other masters. One may ask why it was that all these great masters were born in the same period, but such questions are more easily asked than answered. One cannot explain the genius of existence. It is better to enjoy it.”
我在讀這本The Story of Arts的時候,回想起在意大利時確實跟無數大師作品有一面之緣。我可沒有作者 “It is better to enjoy it.” 那樣興奮,不竟要Enjoy一幅名畫對我來說不是一件非常輕鬆的事,但我依然記得一些跟我擦身而過的大師作品︰
讀完這本The Story of Arts後,你或許對文藝復興的重要性有更深的體會。當這本500頁的書既談及繪畫、雕塑、以及建築,而地區也涉獵到古羅馬、古希臘、 古埃及、歐洲、日本、中國、美國等地,在全書28個章節中,足足用了6個章節寫文藝復興中意大利的不同畫家,尚未計算章節談及如荷蘭和法國等同時期受到文藝復興影響的畫家,可見作者確切肯定了文藝復興的歷史地位,他寫道︰
“The beginning of the sixteenth century…one of the greatest period of all time. This was the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, of Raphael and Titian, of Correggio and Giorgione, and many other masters. One may ask why it was that all these great masters were born in the same period, but such questions are more easily asked than answered. One cannot explain the genius of existence. It is better to enjoy it.”
我在讀這本The Story of Arts的時候,回想起在意大利時確實跟無數大師作品有一面之緣。我可沒有作者 “It is better to enjoy it.” 那樣興奮,不竟要Enjoy一幅名畫對我來說不是一件非常輕鬆的事,但我依然記得一些跟我擦身而過的大師作品︰
Fra Angelico, Annunciation
上帝跟我無緣,是你的作品感召了我片刻
Piero della Francesca, Diptych of Duke Federico da Montefeltro and Duchess Battista Sforza of Urbino
一份面對面所帶來的陌生
Caravaggio, Bacchus
雌雄同體不過是一杯色彩斑斕的雞尾酒
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