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夫妻

17th–late 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
这件夫妻雕像原是一块独立式室外纪念碑的尖顶装饰。在这一同时受到非洲和印度洋美学传统影响的地区中，它代表了最高的艺术成就。男性和女性之间那种根本的互补关系在这里表现得淋漓尽致，这是马达加斯加人精神生活中的重要主题。这件作品安静的力量和富有诗意的平衡对称使它成为影响了西方艺术的少数东南非雕像之一。在二十世纪初，巴黎就已知晓这件作品，英国雕塑家雅各布·爱泼斯坦爵士大约在1922 – 23年将其纳入自己的收藏。

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 标题: 夫妻
  • 创作日期: 十七至十八世纪晚期
  • 地域: 马达加斯加，梅纳贝地区
  • 文化: 萨卡拉瓦人
  • 材料: 木头，颜料
  • 尺寸: 高39英寸（99.1厘米）
  • 来源信息: 购买，莱拉·艾奇逊·华莱士、丹尼尔和玛丽安·马尔科姆、詹姆士·J·罗斯捐赠，2001年
  • 藏品编号: 2001.408
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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