【旷世杰作的秘密】桑德罗·波提切利《春》7
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201212/201212161235517799803.mp3Some scholars believe that Lorenzo himself is represented in the Primavera, in the figure of Mercury, the messenger of the gods. A Botticelli portrait of a young man has recently been interpreted as an image of the young Lorenzo. The similarity to Mercury is striking – although here, the artist seems, no doubt wisely, to have flattered his powerful patron.You have to idealise faces to make them fit into the world of anti-mythology. This is not the real face of Lorenzo, who was rather ugly, so he is now made more beautiful so that people can enjoy it more. And also it would look rather odd if you have all the antique gods here, and they look like your neighbours, which would look rather silly, I think.
The Florence over which Lorenzo presided had taken ancient Rome for its political model. Soon, the city's artists and intellectuals, Lorenzo among them, were also looking to the ancient world for creative inspiration. A new, sophisticated, pagan art was emerging.有些学者认为，“春”中的莫丘里就是罗伦佐本人，近来有人主张波提切利笔下的一名年轻男子就是年轻时的罗伦佐，这名男子与莫丘里间的相似成都高得惊人，不过在绘制“春”时，波提切利巧妙地美化了他是有权有势地金主。
作者必须美化人们的五官，才能让他们融入神话世界，这并不是罗伦佐真正的长相，因为罗伦佐长得并不好看。画中的罗伦佐变得较为俊俏，让人觉得赏心悦目。而且若 画中的天神长得就像隔壁邻居，应该会让人觉得十分傻气。
罗伦佐通知的佛罗伦斯套用了古代落马的政治模式，很快地，城中包括罗伦佐在内地艺术家及知识分子，也在艺术创作方面师法古代。一股精致地异教徒艺术势力与焉崛起。
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