Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

罗伦斯·泰德玛爵士的油画作品

 


 

罗伦斯·泰德玛爵士是维多利亚时代旅居英国的荷兰画家 (公元一八三六年至一九一二年在世)。他的作品是维多 利亚画风的代表,他的画的主题大都是一些以古代地中海 为地理及时代背景的故事、风景、男女人物。他的画以最 为细腻的表现而著称,通常是一些坐在大理石阶和大理石 建筑物周围的少女,以蓝宝石般的迷人地中海为背景,在 阳光灿烂的蓝天之下遐思无限、或者等待情人的出现、或 者聆听诗人的吟诵,他的作品无不是一种田园诗般带着一 点逗情成份的避世主义情调的艺术,让人无限怀想那远古 如诗如画的美好年代。

一个最明显的例子就是那幅国师最喜欢的题为《春之声》 的油画横幅,它表现的是人们在海边草丘上尽情享受春天 的到来。画面的主要人物是一位美丽动人的少女,在周围 大理石装点的环境中,坐在长石椅上若有所思,远处背景 中,人们在快乐地采集野花、与小孩儿嘻戏、聆听诗人的 朗诵,彻头彻尾一幅令人神往的田园美景。

这里第一幅题为《期昐》,基本上能体现这种风格。

其后的两幅虽然不是其画风的代表,当是其重视细节的 程度仍可见一斑。它们分别题为《习俗》和《卡尔卡拉 公共浴池》,您很容易看出他是如何把当年古罗马那所 巨大无比的可容纳一千六百人共浴的浴池内的景象,在 画面上逐一再现出来。

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch expatriate living in England (A.D. 1836 - 1912). His paintings are true classics of Victorian style. The main subjects of his paintings are usually the stories, landscapes, men and women situated in the ancient Mediterranean environment. He is famous for his detailed representation, typically picturing girls on marble benches or by marble fences dreaming of or waiting for his lover, listening to poet, or reading epics under the blue sunny sky with enchanted sapphire Mediterranean sea in the background. It is quite an incredible art of escapism, sentimentalism plus a little eroticism, making people long to the ancient classic ages.

One example of this sytle which the His Holiness the Grand Master love the most among all the work by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema is the painting entitled as "The Voice of Spring". It is a picture of people enjoying the coming of spring on a coastal grassy hill side. The main subject is a charming young lady sitting on the marble bench in front of a marble sculpture and surroundings. In the background, people are gathering flowers, playing with children, or listening to a poet. Very pastorally beautiful!

The first painting is entitled as "Expectations", which represents his typical style as described above.

The latter two paintings shown here are entitled respectively as "A Favourite Custom" and "The Baths of Caracalla". You may see the style clearly from his reconstruction on the painting of the gigantic bathing hall of the ancient Rome, which is capable to house 1600 bathers.


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