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At one end, the Dying Gaul...
一邊是《垂死的高盧人》
..A figure who is said to embody the ancient virtue
據(jù)說這個人物體現(xiàn)了貴族
of nobility in defeat.
在戰(zhàn)敗中的高貴品格
But in this room,
但在這間屋子里
he is forever overshadowed by what stands opposite.
他永遠(yuǎn)都因?qū)γ婺羌髌范鋈皇?/div>
By far the most important sculpture in the entire house is this one.
目前為止整間屋子最重要的作品就是這件了
It's a replica of a classical work
這是一件古典作品的復(fù)制品
originally made perhaps around 300 BC.
最初約在公元前三百年雕刻完成
In the 18th century, it would achieve
在十八世紀(jì) 它獲得了無可比擬的榮譽
unparalleled fame as the greatest sculpture ever made.
被認(rèn)為是有史以來最偉大的雕塑
He is known as the Apollo Belvedere.
他就是眾所周知的《觀景殿的阿波羅》
The Apollo takes his name
阿波羅的名字取自
from the Belvedere Sculpture Court in the Vatican,
位于梵蒂岡觀景殿的雕塑廣場
where, since the early 16th century,
自十六世紀(jì)初起
he stood on display.
他就陳列在那里
Lovely as he is, that is probably where he would have stayed,
盡管他很迷人 他也只能一直待在那里
one sculpture among many,
被眾多的雕塑所淹沒
had it not been for the international fame
要不是約翰.約阿希姆.溫克爾曼
given to him by one man - Johann Joachim Winckelmann.
賦予了他蜚聲海外的名氣
"This was quite simply", he wrote,
他寫道 "這顯然"
"the most sublime statue of antiquity
"是幸存下來的
to have escaped destruction."
最令人驚嘆的古代雕像"
"An eternal spring time," He went on,
"永恒的春日時光" 他繼續(xù)寫道
"Clothes the alluring virility of his mature years
"用令人愉悅的青春氣息點綴著他在成熟歲月中
with a pleasing youth
所散發(fā)的男子氣概
and plays with soft
撫弄著他頎長四肢之上
tenderness upon the lofty structure of his limbs."
柔軟溫和的皮膚"
"How is it possible," He asked, "to describe it?"
他問道 "它的美怎么可能描述出來呢"
Winckelmann had worked his way up as librarian
溫克爾曼通過努力成為了圖書管理員
and right-hand man to some of the biggest art collectors of the day,
以及當(dāng)時最大藝術(shù)品收藏家的得力助手
and, finally, he had become Director of Antiquities
最終他成為了梵蒂岡的
at the Vatican itself,
文物總監(jiān)
and the author of some of
也創(chuàng)作了一些
the most important books on art history ever.
藝術(shù)史上最為重要的著作
