第36章

类别:其他 作者:Hiram Corson字数:4668更新时间:18/12/28 10:40:35
St。26。Bigordi:Ghirlandajo;seeabove。{notetoSt。23。} Sandro:SandroFilipepi,calledBotticelli(1437-1515),”belongedinfeeling,totheolderChristianschool,tho’hisreligioussentimentwasnotquitestrongenoughtoresistentirelythepaganizinginfluenceofthetime”(Heaton); becameadiscipleofSavonarola。 Lippino:FilippinoLippi,sonofFraFilippo(1460-1505),”addedtohisfather’sboldnaturalismadramatictalentincomposition,whichplaceshisworksabovethemererealismsofFraFilippo,andrendershimworthytobeplacednexttoMasacciointhelineofprogress。”——Heaton。 FraAngelico:seeundertheMonologueofFraLippoLippi。 TaddeoGaddi:”foremostamongstthese(`TheGiotteschi’) standsthenameofT。G。(1300,livingin1366),thesonofGaddoGaddi,andgodsonofGiotto;wasanarchitectaswellaspainter,andwasonthecouncilofWorksofS。MariadelFiore,afterGiotto’sdeath,andcarriedouthisdesignforthebell-tower。”——Heaton。 intonaco:rough-casting。 LorenzoMonaco:seeundertheMonologueofFraLippoLippi。 27。 Couldnottheghostwiththecloseredcap,MyPollajolo,thetwiceacraftsman,Savemeasample,givemethehapOfamuscularChristthatshowsthedraughtsman? NoVirginbyhimthesomewhatpetty,Offinicaltouchandtemperacrumbly—— CouldnotAlessoBaldovinettiContributesomuch,Iaskhimhumbly?—— St。27。Pollajolo:”AntonioPollajuolo(ab。1430-1498) wasasculptorandgoldsmith,morethanapainter;……hismaster-workinpictorialartistheMartyrdomofSt。Sebastian,intheNat。Gal。,paintedforthePucciChapelintheChurchofSanSebastianode’Servi,atFlorence。`Thispainting’,saysVasari,`hasbeenmoreextolledthananyothereverexecutedbyAntonio’。Itis,however,unpleasantlyhardandobtrusivelyanatomical。Pollajuoloissaidtohavebeenthefirstartistwhostudiedanatomybymeansofdissection,andhissoleaiminthispictureseemstohavebeentodisplayhisknowledgeofmuscularaction。Hewasanengraveraswellasgoldsmith,sculptor,andpainter。”——Heaton。 tempera:seeWebster,s。vv。”tempera”and”distemper”。{painttypes} AlessoBaldovinetti:Florentinepainter,b。1422,orlater,d。1499; workedinmosaic,particularlyasarestorerofoldmosaics,besidespainting;hemademanyexperimentsinbothbranchesofart,andattemptedtoworkfresco`alsecco’,andvarnishitsoastomakeitpermanent,butinthishefailed。Hisworksweredistinguishedforextrememinutenessofdetail。”InthechurchoftheAnnunziatainFlorence,heexecutedanhistoricalpieceinfresco,butfinished`asecco’,whereinherepresentedtheNativityofChrist,paintedwithsuchminutenessofcare,thateachseparatestrawintheroofofacabin,figuredtherein,maybecounted,andeveryknotinthesestrawsdistinguished。”——Vasari。 Hisremainingworksaremuchinjuredbyscalingortheabrasionofthecolors。 28。 MargheritoneofArezzo,Withthegrave-clothesgarbandswaddlingbarret(Whypurseupmouthandbeakinapetso,Youbaldoldsaturninepoll-clawedparrot?) NotapoorglimmeringCrucifixion,Whereintheforegroundkneelsthedonor? Ifsuchremain,asismyconviction,Thehoardingitdoesyoubutlittlehonor—— St。28。Margheritone:Margaritone;painter,sculptor,andarchitect,ofArezzo(1236-1313);themostimportantofhisremainingpicturesisaMadonna,intheLondonNationalGallery,fromChurchofSt。Margaret,atArezzo,”saidtobeacharacteristicwork,andmentionedbyVasari,whopraisesitssmallfigures,whichhesaysareexecuted`withmoregraceandfinishedwithgreaterdelicacy’thanthelargerones。Nothing,however,canbemoreunlikenature,thanthegrimMadonnaandtheweirdstarvedChildinherarms(see`Wornum’sCatal。Nat。Gal。’,foradescriptionofthispainting)。Margaritone’sfavoritesubjectwasthefigureofSt。Francis,hisstylebeingwellsuitedtodepictthechiefasceticsaint。Crucifixionswerealsomuchtohistaste,andherepresentedtheminalltheirrepulsivedetails。 Vasarirelatesthathediedattheageof77,afflictedanddisgustedathavinglivedtoseethechangesthathadtakenplaceinart,andthehonorsbestowedonthenewartists。”——Heaton。 HismonumenttoPopeGregoryX。intheCathedralofArezzo,isrankedamonghisbestworks。”Browningpossessesthe`Crucifixion’ byM。towhichhealludes,asalsothepicturesofAlessoBaldovinetti,andTaddeoGaddi,andPollajuolodescribedinthepoem。”—— BrowningSoc。Papers,Pt。II。,p。169。 29。 Theypass;forthemthepanelsmaythrill,Thetemperagrowaliveandtinglish; TheirpicturesarelefttothemerciesstillOfdealersandstealers,JewsandtheEnglish,Who,seeingmeremoney’sworthintheirprize,WillsellittosomebodycalmasZenoAtnakedHighArt,andinecstasiesBeforesomeclay-coldvileCarlino!—— St。29。tempera:seeWebster,s。v。{atypeofpaint} tinglish:sharp? Zeno:founderoftheStoicphilosophy。 Carlino:someexpressionlesspicturebyCarlo,orCarlino,Dolci。 Hisworksshowanextremefinish,oftenwithnoendbeyonditself; somebeing,touseRuskin’swords,”polishedintoinanity”。 30。 Nomatterforthese!ButGiotto,you,Haveyouallowed,asthetown-tonguesbabbleit—— Oh,never!itshallnotbecountedtrue—— ThatacertainpreciouslittletabletWhichBuonarrotieyedlikealover,Wasburiedsolonginoblivion’swombAnd,leftforanotherthanItodiscover,Turnsupatlast!andtowhom?——towhom?—— St。30。acertainpreciouslittletablet:”The`littletablet’wasafamous`LastSupper’,mentionedbyVasari,andgoneastraylongagofromtheChurchofS。Spirito:itturnedup,accordingtoreport,insomeobscurecorner,whileIwasinFlorence,andwasatonceacquiredbyastranger。Isawit,genuineorno,aworkofgreatbeauty。”——FromPoet’sLettertotheEditor。 Buonarotti:MichaelAngelo(morecorrectly,MichelAgnolo)Buonarotti,b。6thofMarch,1475,atCastelCaprese,nearFlorence; d。atRome,18thofFeb。,1564。 andtowhom?——towhom?:acontemptuousrepetition。 31。 I,thathavehauntedthedimSanSpirito,(OrwasitrathertheOgnissanti?) Patientonaltar-stepplantingawearytoe! Nay,Ishallhaveityet!Deturamanti! MyKoh-i-noor——or(ifthat’saplatitude) JewelofGiamschid,thePersianSofi’seye; So,inanticipativegratitude,WhatifItakeupmyhopeandprophesy?—— St。31。SanSpirito:achurchofthe14thcentury,inFlorence。 Ognissanti:i。e。,”AllSaints”,inFlorence。 Ishallhaveityet!:Ishallmakeahappyfindyet。 Deturamanti!:letitbegiventothelovingone。 Koh-i-noor:”MountainofLight”,acelebrateddiamond,”thediamondofthegreatMogul”,presentedtoQueenVictoria,in1850。 SeeArt。ontheDiamond,`N。Brit。Rev。’Vol。18,p。186,andArt。,Diamond,`Encycl。Brit。’;usedhere,bymetonymy,foragreattreasure。 JewelofGiamschid:the`Deria-i-noor’,or`theSeaofLight’,oneofthelargestofknowndiamonds,belongingtothekingofPersia,isprobablyreferredto。See`N。Brit。Rev。’,Vol。18,p。217。 32。 Whenthehourgrowsripe,andacertaindotardIspitched,noparcelthatneedsinvoicing,TotheworsesideoftheMontSt。Gothard,Weshallbeginbywayofrejoicing; Noneofthatshootingthesky(blankcartridge),Noracivicguard,allplumesandlacquer,HuntingRadetzky’ssoullikeapartridgeOverMorellowithsquibandcracker—— St。32。acertaindotard:JosephWenzelRadetzky,b。Nov。2,1766,d。Jan。5,1858,inhis92dyear;governedtheAustrianpossessionsinItalytoFeb。28,1857。 Morello:MonteMorello,thehighestofthespursoftheApennines,tothenorthofFlorence。 33。 Thistimewe’llshootbettergameandbag’emhot: NomeredisplayatthestoneofDante,ButakindofsoberWitanagemot(Ex:”CasaGuidi”,`quodvideasante’) Shallponder,onceFreedomrestoredtoFlorence,HowArtmayreturnthatdepartedwithher。 Go,hatedhouse,goeachtraceoftheLoraine’s,AndbringusthedaysofOrgagnahither!—— St。33。thestoneofDante:see`CasaGuidiWindows’,Pt。I,Sect。XIV。,XV。 Witanagemot:A。S。`witenagemo^t’:anassemblyofwisemen,aparliament。 CasaGuidi:Mrs。Browning’s`CasaGuidiWindows’,apoemnamedfromthehouseinFlorenceinwhichshelived,andgivingherimpressionsofeventsinTuscanyatthetime。 theLoraine’s:the”hatedhouse”includedtheCardinalsofGuise,orLorraine,andtheDukesofGuise,ayoungerbranchofthehouseofLorraine。 Orgagna:AndreadiCione(surnamedOrcagna,orArcagnolo,approximatedatesofb。andd。1315-1376),oneofthemostnotedsuccessorsofGiotto,andalliedtohimingenius;thoughheowedmuchtoGiotto,heshowedgreatindependenceofspiritinhisstyle。 34。 Howweshallprologuize,howweshallperorate,Utterfitthingsuponartandhistory,Feeltruthatblood-heatandfalsehoodatzerorate,Makeofthewantoftheagenomystery; Contrastthefructuousandsterileeras,Show——monarchyeveritsuncouthcublicksOutofthebear’sshapeintoChimaera’s,WhilePureArt’sbirthisstilltherepublic’s! 35。 Thenoneshallproposeinaspeech(curtTuscan,Expurgateandsober,withscarcelyan”issimo”),Toendnowourhalf-toldtaleofCambuscan,Andturnthebell-tower’sALTtoALTISSIMO; And,fineasthebeakofayoungbeccaccia,TheCampanile,theDuomo’sfitally,Shallsoarupingoldfullfiftybraccia,CompletingFlorence,asFlorence,Italy—— St。35。an”issimo”:anyadjectiveinthesuperlativedegree。 toend:complete。 ourhalf-toldtaleofCambuscan:bymetonymyfortheunfinishedCampanileofGiotto;”Orcalluphimthatlefthalf-toldThestoryofCambuscanbold。”—— Milton’s`IlPenseroso’。 AnallusiontoChaucer,wholeftthe`Squire’sTale’inthe`CanterburyTales’unfinished。ThepoetfollowsMilton’saccentuationoftheword”Cambuscan”,onthepenult; it’sproperlyaccentedontheultimate。 beccaccia:woodcock。 theDuomo’sfitally:”Thereis,asfarasIknow,onlyoneGothicbuildinginEurope,theDuomoofFlorence,inwhichtheornamentissoexquisitelyfinishedastoenableustoimaginewhatmighthavebeentheeffectoftheperfectworkmanshipoftheRenaissance,comingoutofthehandsofmenlikeVerocchioandGhiberti,haditbeenemployedonthemagnificentframeworkofGothicstructure。”——Ruskinin`StonesofVenice’。 36。 ShallIbealivethatmorningthescaffoldIsbrokenaway,andthelong-pentfire,Likethegoldenhopeoftheworld,unbaffledSpringsfromitssleep,andupgoesthespire,While,”GodandthePeople”plainforitsmotto,Thencethenewtricolorflapsatthesky? AtleasttoforeseethatgloryofGiottoAndFlorencetogether,thefirstamI!