维吉尔为奥古斯都、莉薇娅、屋大维娅阅读《埃涅阿斯纪》

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French

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安格尔是他这一代人中最伟大的新古典主义艺术家。他对古典主题有独一无二的诠释,往往将考古学上的精准与仔细拿捏的感人戏剧场面相结合。此图上,诗人维吉尔正给罗马皇帝奥古斯都、他的妻子莉薇娅和他的姐姐屋大维娅阅读《埃涅阿斯纪》。当诗人朗读到“你将成为马塞卢斯”(拉丁文:Tu Marcellus eris)时,屋大维娅昏倒在皇帝腿上。马塞卢斯是她死去的儿子,他的裸身塑像主导着这个夜间场景,在墙上投下幽灵般的阴影。米奥利斯将军(1759 –1828年)于1811年委托安格尔作的一幅油画与这幅素描有关,他曾在意大利为拿破仑一世服务。

Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus, Livia, and Octavia, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, Montauban 1780–1867 Paris), Pen and black ink, graphite, brush and gray wash, white gouache heightening, Conté crayon on blue paper

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