第35章

类别:其他 作者:Hiram Corson字数:4451更新时间:18/12/28 10:40:35
St。13。Theseus:arecliningstatuefromtheeasternpedimentoftheParthenon,nowintheBritishMuseum。 TheSonofPriam:probablytheParisoftheAeginetanSculptures(nowintheGlyptothekatMunich),whichiskneelinganddrawingthebow。 Apollo:”AwordonthelineaboutApollothesnake-slayer,whichmyfriendProfessorColvincondemns,believingthattheGodoftheBelvederegraspsnobow,buttheAegis,asdescribedinthe15thIliad。Surelythetextrepresentsthatportentousobject(qou^rin,deinh/n,a’mfida/seian,a’riprepe/’——marmare/hn) as`shakenviolently’or`heldimmovably’bybothhands,notasingleone,andthatthelefthand:—— a’lla\\su/g’e’nxei/ressila/b’ai’gi/daqusano/essanth\\nma/l’e’pi/ssei/wnfobe/einh`/rwas’Axaiou/s。 andsoon,th\\na’/r’o`/g’e’nxei/ressine’/xwn—— xersi\\ne’/x’a’tre/ma,k。t。l。Moreover,whileheshookithe`shoutedenormously’,sei^s’,e’pi\\d’au’to\\sau’/sema/lame/ga,whichthestatuedoesnot。PresentlywhenTeukros,ontheotherside,pliesthebow,itisto/j`one’/xwne’nxeiri\\pali/ntonon。Besides,bytheactofdischarginganarrow,therightarmandhandarethrownbackaswesee,——aquitegratuitousandtheatricaldisplayinthecasesupposed。TheconjectureofFlaxmanthatthestatuewassuggestedbythebronzeApolloAlexikakosofKalamis,mentionedbyPausanias,remainsprobable;thoughthe`hardness’ whichCiceroconsiderstodistinguishtheartist’sworkmanshipfromthatofMuronisnotbyanymeansapparentinourmarblecopy,ifitbeone——Feb。16,1880。”——ThePoet’sNote。 Niobe:groupofancientsculpture,inthegalleryoftheUffiziPalace,inFlorence,representingNiobemourningthedeathofherchildren。 theRacers’frieze:thefriezeoftheParthenonisperhapsmeant,thereferencebeingtotheFULNESSOFLIFEexhibitedbythemenandhorses。 thedyingAlexander:”`TheDyingAlexander’,atFlorence。 Thiswell-known,beautiful,anddeeplyaffectinghead,whichbearsastrongresemblancetotheAlexanderHeliosoftheCapitol——especiallyinthetreatmentofthehair——hasbeencalledbyOttfriedMuellerariddleofarchaeology。ItisnodoubtaGreekoriginal,andoneofthemostinterestingremainsofancientart,butwecannottakeitforgrantedthatitisintendedforAlexander,andstilllessthatitistheworkofLysippus。 Itisdifficulttoimaginethatthefavoredanddevotedartistofthemightyconquerorwouldchoosetoportrayhisgreatmasterinapainfulandimpotentstrugglewithdiseaseanddeath。 ThisconsiderationmakesitextremelyimprobablethatitwasexecutedduringthelifetimeofAlexander,andthewholecharacterofthework,inwhichfreepathosistheprevailingelement,anditscloseresemblanceinstyletotheheadsoncoinsoftheperiodoftheDiadochi,pointtoalateragethanthatofLysippus。”—— `GreekandRomanSculpture’byWalterCoplandPerry。London,1882。 p。484。 14。 So,testingyourweaknessbytheirstrength,Yourmeagrecharmsbytheirroundedbeauty,MeasuredbyArtinyourbreadthandlength,Youlearned——tosubmitisamortal’sduty—— WhenIsay”you”,’tisthecommonsoul,Thecollective,Imean:theraceofManThatreceiveslifeinpartstoliveinawhole,AndgrowhereaccordingtoGod’sclearplan—— St。14。common:general。 15。 Growthcamewhen,lookingyourlastonthemall,YouturnedyoureyesinwardlyonefinedayAndcriedwithastart——WhatifwesosmallBegreaterandgranderthewhilethanthey? Aretheyperfectoflineament,perfectofstature? Inboth,ofsuchlowertypesarewePreciselybecauseofourwidernature; Fortime,theirs——ours,foreternity。 16。 To-day’sbriefpassionlimitstheirrange; Itseetheswiththemorrowforusandmore。 Theyareperfect——howelse?theyshallneverchange: Wearefaulty——whynot?wehavetimeinstore。 TheArtificer’shandisnotarrestedWithus;wearerough-hewn,nowisepolished。 Theystandforourcopy,and,onceinvestedWithalltheycanteach,weshallseethemabolished。 17。 ’Tisalife-longtoiltillourlumpbeleaven—— Thebetter!What’scometoperfectionperishes。 Thingslearnedonearth,weshallpractiseinheaven: Worksdoneleastrapidly,Artmostcherishes。 Thyselfshaltaffordtheexample,Giotto! Thyonework,nottodecreaseordiminish,Doneatastroke,wasjust(wasitnot?)”O!” ThygreatCampanileisstilltofinish—— St。15-17。”GreekarthadITSlessontoteach,andittaughtit。 Itreassertedthedignityofthehumanform。Itre-statedTHETRUTH ofthesoulwhichinformsthebody,andthebodywhichexpressesit。 Mensawinitscreationstheirownqualitiescarriedtoperfection,andwerecontenttoknowthatsuchperfectionwaspossibleandtorenouncethehopeofattainingit。Inthisexperiencethefirststagewasprogress,thesecondwasstagnation。 Progressbeganagainwhenmenlookedontheseimagesofthemselvesandsaid:`wearenotinferiortothese。Wearegreaterthanthey。 Forwhathascometoperfectionperishes,andweareimperfectbecauseeternityisbeforeus;becauseweweremadetoGROW。’”——Mrs。Orr’sHandbooktotheWorksofR。B。 St。17。”O!”:BonifaceVIII。(notBenedictIX。,asVasarihasit),wishingtoemployGiotto,sentacourtiertoobtainsomeproofofhisskill。ThelatterrequestingadrawingtosendtohisHoliness,Giottotookasheetofpaperandapencildippedinredcolor; thenrestinghiselbowonhisside,toformacompass,withoneturnofhishandhedrewacirclesoperfectandexact,thatitwasamarveltobehold。Thisdone,heturnedtothecourtier,saying,”Hereisyourdrawing。”ThecourtierseemstohavethoughtthatGiottowasfoolinghim;butthepopewaseasilyconvinced,bytheroundnessoftheO,ofthegreatnessofGiotto’sskill。 Thisincidentgaverisetotheproverb,”Tuseipiutondochel’O diGiotto”,thepointofwhichliesintheword`tondo’,signifyingslownessofintellect,aswellasacircle—— AdaptedfromVasariandHeaton。 18。 Isittruethatwearenow,andshallbehereafter,Butwhatandwheredependonlife’sminute? HailsheavenlycheerorinfernallaughterOurfirststepoutofthegulforinit? ShallMan,suchstepwithinhisendeavor,Man’sface,havenomoreplayandactionThanjoywhichiscrystallizedforever,Orgrief,aneternalpetrifaction?—— St。18。life’sminute:life’sshortspan。 19。 OnwhichIconclude,thattheearlypainters,Tocriesof”GreekArtandwhatmorewishyou?”—— Replied,”Tobecomenowself-acquainters,Andpaintman,man,whatevertheissue! Makenewhopesshinethroughthefleshtheyfray,Newfearsaggrandizetheragsandtatters: Tobringtheinvisiblefullintoplay,Letthevisiblegotothedogs——whatmatters?” 20。 Givethese,Iexhortyou,theirguerdonandgloryFordaringsomuch,beforetheywelldidit。 Thefirstofthenew,inourrace’sstory,Beatsthelastoftheold;’tisnoidlequiddit。 Theworthiesbeganarevolution,Whichifonearthyouintendtoacknowledge,Why,honorthemnow!(endsmyallocution) Norconferyourdegreewhenthefolksleavecollege。 21。 There’safancysomeleantoandothershate—— That,whenthislifeisended,beginsNewworkforthesoulinanotherstate,Whereitstrivesandgetsweary,losesandwins: Wherethestrongandtheweak,thisworld’scongeries,Repeatinlargewhattheypractisedinsmall,Throughlifeafterlifeinunlimitedseries; Onlythescale’stobechanged,that’sall。 22。 YetIhardlyknow。WhenasoulhasseenBythemeansofEvilthatGoodisbest,And,throughearthanditsnoise,whatisheaven’sserene,—— Whenourfaithinthesamehasstoodthetest,—— Why,thechildgrownman,youburntherod,Theusesoflaboraresurelydone; ThereremainetharestforthepeopleofGod: AndIhavehadtroublesenough,forone。 23。 ButatanyrateIhavelovedtheseasonOfArt’sspring-birthsodimanddewy; MysculptorisNicolothePisan,Mypainter——whobutCimabue? Norevenwasmanofthemallindeed,FromthesetoGhibertiandGhirlandajo,Couldsaythathemissedmycritic-meed。 So,nowtomyspecialgrievance——heigh-ho!—— St。23。NicolothePisan:NicoloPisano,architectandsculptor,b。ab。1207,d。1278;thechurchandmonasteryoftheHolyTrinity,atFlorence,andthechurchofSanAntonio,atPadua,areesteemedhisbestarchitecturalworks,andhisbas-reliefsintheCathedralofSienna,hisbestsculptural。 Cimabue:GiovanniCimabue,1240-1302,”endsthelongByzantinesuccessioninItaly……Inhim`thespiritoftheyearstocome’ isdecidedlymanifest;butheneverentirelysucceededincastingoffthehereditaryByzantineasceticism。”——Heaton。Giottowashispupil。 Ghiberti:LorenzoGhiberti,thegreatFlorentinesculptor,1381-1455; hisfamousmasterpiece,theeasterndoorsoftheFlorentineBaptistery,ofSanGiovanni,ofwhichMichaelAngelosaidthattheywereworthytobethegatesofParadise。 Ghirlandajo:DomenicoBigordi,calledGhirlandajo,orthegarland-maker,celebratedpainter,b。inFlorence,1449,d。1494;”intreatment,drawing,andmodelling,G。excelsanyfresco-paintersinceMasaccio;shareswiththetwoLippis,fatherandson,afondnessforintroducingsubordinategroupswhichwasunknowntoMassaccio。”——WoltmannandWoermann’sHistoryofPainting。 24。 Theirghostsstillstand,asIsaidbefore,Watchingeachfrescoflakedandrasped,Blockedup,knockedout,orwhitewashedo’er:—— NogettingagainwhattheChurchhasgrasped! Theworksonthewallmusttaketheirchance;”WorksneverconcededtoEngland’sthickclime!” (IhopetheyprefertheirinheritanceOfabucketfulofItalianquicklime。) 25。 Whentheygoatlength,withsuchashakingOfheadso’ertheolddelusion,sadlyEachmasterhiswaythroughtheblackstreetstaking,Wheremanyalostworkbreathesthoughbadly—— Whydon’ttheybethinkthemofwhohasmerited? Whynotreveal,whiletheirpicturesdreeSuchdoom,howacaptivemightbeout-ferreted? Whyisittheyneverrememberme?—— St。25。dree:endure(A。S。”dreo’gan”)。 26。 NotthatIexpectthegreatBigordi,NorSandrotohearme,chivalric,bellicose; NorthewrongedLippino;andnotawordI SayofascrapofFraAngelico’s: Butareyoutoofine,TaddeoGaddi,Tograntmeatasteofyourintonaco,SomeJeromethatseekstheheavenwithasadeye? Notachurlishsaint,LorenzoMonaco?