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The first section of the exhibition is devoted to those objects
展覽的第一部分主要關于
that were actually made to commemorate betrothals and marriages
那些用來紀念訂婚或婚禮的藝術品
And then in the separate gallery the birth of a child
在另一個展館中是關于新生兒誕生這一主題
On the left you see a fantastic deruta vase double handled with dragons
左邊這個是一個美麗的雙龍把手花瓶
on the handles which is one of a type called coppa amatoria
兩邊的把手上都有龍作為裝飾
literally a lovers' cup
意大利語稱之為“coppa amatoria”意即情人之杯
Here we see Cupid holding a heart that is pierced by an arrow
我們能看到丘比特手里拿著一個被箭穿過的心
And that's an image we see when there is discussion of painful love
這種意象代表著痛苦的愛
or also just the effects of Cupid who of course shoots his arrows out
或是指丘比特的愛神之箭
blindly in every direction
由于四處亂放而導致了令人痛苦的后果
The wonderful inscription on the banderols
在后面的小旗上寫著一些銘文
we had so much fun with these inscriptions says
這些銘文都十分有趣
"I give you this beautiful one as a token of my love"
這一條寫著“我將這美麗的杯子贈予你，作為我愛你的象征”
for the love I bear thee in this fine cup
“我對你的愛都傾注于此杯中”
You may have to think of the bride and groom
你們可能會想象著新郎和新娘
each sipping wine from this cup during the wedding ceremony itself
在婚禮上各自從這個杯中抿一口酒的場景
The glass on the right is a very important rare piece of
右邊的玻璃杯是一件十分重要且罕見的
Venetian crystal glass in Nürnberg
威尼斯水晶杯
that was made for a specific historical wedding
它是為了某個具有歷史意義的
that took place in 1495 in
于1495年舉行的婚禮而做的
So in fact it is also a demonstration of the luxury trade and goods
因此實際上它也間接證明了當時的奢侈品貿易和貨物
We still go to Venice to get our best glass
我們現在還到威尼斯去購買最好的玻璃制品
And there in 1495 this German family has commissioned 2 beakers
在1495年的時候這個德國家族
for this wedding in 1495
為了1495年的這次婚禮定制了兩個玻璃燒杯
The images on it are of Saint Michael and Saint Catherine
杯上的圖案是圣邁克爾和圣凱瑟琳
and then a coat of arms of the Behan family
以及賓家的徽章
And in fact we know that it was made for the wedding of Nehil Behan
事實上這個婚禮是為了
and Katharina Logneran
尼希爾和卡特琳娜而設
We also looked toward themes and images that go across all of the media
此次展覽的主題及意象通過各種媒介展出
and I just wanted to show you two of them here
在這里我想特別強調以下兩種
There are some wonderful cases in which we bring together
我們將陶瓷，玻璃及珠寶等藝術品
ceramics and glass and jewelry and so on
放在一起展出
to show how the images travel from one media to the other
以顯示某種意象從一種介質到另一種介質的過渡
These two wonderful pieces of ceramics
這里有兩個美妙的陶瓷制品
show the fede motive the class tense
他們都展示了關于忠誠的主題
The top one actually has the word "fede" on it
上面的這個甚至還有意大利語“忠誠”這個詞在上面
that could represent two moments in the wedding ceremony
代表著婚禮中的兩個重要時刻
