西莫與伊菲革涅亞

1884

弗雷德里克·萊頓在這幅豐茂、如夢似幻的場景中，將薄伽丘《十日談》中的故事栩栩如生地呈現出來：身披醒目紅袍、粗野未開化的西蒙偶然遇見了正在熟睡的伊菲革涅亞。被她驚心動魄的美貌瞬間轉化，這一時刻捕捉到了美學如何能夠教化甚至最狂野的靈魂。作為學院派藝術界的重量級人物和皇家藝術學院院長，萊頓在此展現了關於褶皺處理與古典構圖的典範之作。正是在這精確的一剎那，一個粗漢僅因凝視一位沉睡的女子而蛻變為詩人，背景是近乎魔幻的絢爛日落。

Technique: Oil on canvas

Location: Lady Lever Art Gallery

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