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Arguing that wealthy prostitutes were
政府認為，富有的妓女
both an economic magnet and a source of tax revenue
能推動經濟發展，也是稅收的一個來源
and to outward appearances
從外表上看
they deceptively resembled honest women
這些女性也像極了良家婦女
and we can see that from the prints on the screen
我們可以從屏幕上的圖片看出這一點
although at times and more often in Venice
當時比起羅馬來，威尼斯所頒布的
where there were far more numerous sumptuary laws
禁止鋪張奢侈的法令要多得多
than were ever imposed in Rome
有時候，交際花也會被禁
they were either prohibited or solely allowed
或者說只當在特定的場合
depending on the moments to spot certain
佩戴特定珠寶，面紗及勛帶時
kinds of jewels, veils, and ribbons
才被允許工作
famed for their beauty, wit, and refinement or conversational skills
交際花以美貌，才智，文雅或者談吐而聞名
and often learned, cultured, and well-spoken
通常也有學問，有教養并且善于言辭
many courtesans
不少交際花
like Machiavelli's mistress Barbera Raffacanti Salutati
像馬基雅弗利的情婦芭貝拉·拉法坎蒂·薩盧塔蒂
were also accomplished musicians or singers or gifted poets
也是頗有成就的音樂家，歌唱家，或有才華的詩人
in the mode of the famous Venetian courtesan
就像著名的威尼斯交際花一樣
Veronica Franco of probably here on the screen
維羅妮卡·弗蘭科，可能是屏幕上的這幅肖像
who is both the author of an inspiration
她寫過優美的十四行詩
for elegant Petrarchan verses
也是優雅的彼特拉克體詩的靈感來源
and if a courtesan's talents weren't genuine
如果一個交際花沒有真正的才能
she could at least contrive to emulate such polish or refinement
那么按照阿雷蒂諾筆下娜娜給她女兒
by following the instructions of Aretino's Nana to her daughter
這位未來的交際花佩帕的建議
the would be cortigiana Ernesta Pippa
她至少得想辦法裝得優雅，有文化
to quote play a little tune you have learnt for fun
比如，鬧著玩地演奏一曲學會了的曲子
hammer the clavichord
敲敲古鋼琴
strum the lute
撥動琉特琴
or pretend to be reading Petrarch or Boccaccio
或者假裝在讀彼特拉克或薄伽丘
the sitter in Julia's portrait
朱里奧畫中的模特
is one such cortigiana or courtesan
就是一位這樣的交際花
is communicated by her inviting gesture and seductive body language
她誘人的姿勢和性感的肢體語言透露出了這一點
her erotic offering of flesh is in fact
事實上，她誘人的肉體
part of the suck of erotic repertoire
是情色節目的一部分
and we see that image repeated like a leitmotiv
我們看到，這個形象是一種展會中
throughout the exhibition
重復出現的主題
I am showing you three examples here on the screen
我在屏幕上給大家展示了三個例子
and both the precious trinkets on the table beside her
她旁邊桌子上珍貴的小裝飾品
to her right
她的右手邊
your left
即是你們的左手邊
and the opulent jewels that she wears
她身上戴著的華麗珠寶
not to mention certain types of expensive pieces of clothing
更不用說各種昂貴的衣服了
such as silk stockings or fabrics like that arrayed on the balcony
如晾在陽臺上的絲質長襪或布料
these kinds of items
實際上這類物品
also were in fact expressly associated with courtesans
跟交際花有著明顯的聯系
as many sixteenth century written documents and accounts test
許多16世紀的書面文件和帳目都可以證明這點
and I am showing you a piece in the exhibition
我給大家看一樣展品
kindly brought to our attention by Dora's husband in fact
事實上，是多拉的丈夫友善地給我看的
who believes this is actually a casket
他認為這是一個小盒子
a jewel case
一個珠寶盒
specifically made for a courtesan because of its very erotic imagery
是為交際花而制的，因為它帶春宮圖案
that would have been inappropriate for an honest woman
而這種意象并不適合良家婦女
it's Cupid caressing his mother Venus
盒子上面是丘比特正愛撫著他的母親維納斯
to her obvious enjoyment
而她顯然很享受
so we are very glad to have that at the exhibition
因此我們很高興能在展會上
in the section dealing with courtesans
交際花的專門展區將其展出
one dazzled foreign visitor to Rome remarking
1549年造訪羅馬的一名眼花繚亂的外國游客
in 1549 on the city's courtesans
談到了羅馬的交際花
observed that they were decked with jewels
他評論到，她們用珠寶把自己裝飾得
as if they were queens
像女王一樣
and this courtesan the woman in this picture
而這位交際花，圖片的這個女人
wears precisely that type of expensive elaborate jewelry
戴的就是那種精心設計的昂貴珠寶
