阿爾忒彌西亞

ca. 1635

在這幅充滿戲劇性的巴洛克場景中，一位身著鮮豔紅袍的老者小心翼翼地從一隻巨大的金色甕中舀出骨灰，倒入一位身穿閃亮銀色長裙、神情哀傷的女子所持的高腳杯中。這描繪了卡里亞的阿爾忒彌西亞二世的傳奇悲痛，據說她將丈夫摩索拉斯的火化遺骸混入每日的飲品中，以永遠讓他陪伴在身邊。受卡拉瓦喬影響的荷蘭大師范·洪特霍斯特運用聚光燈效果，使她的緞面禮服熠熠生輝，將其蒼白的悲傷與身後旁觀者黑暗而關切的面容形成對比。這是一種相當強烈的表達忠誠的方式——喝下配偶的遺骸絕非現代關係的目標！

Technique: Oil painting

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