乞丐歌劇

1729

霍加斯凍結了約翰·蓋伊熱門音樂劇《乞丐歌劇》中一個充滿高度戲劇性的瞬間，該劇透過將犯罪地下世界的故事配上流行曲調，諷刺了當時的政治。畫面中央，強盜麥基恩戴著鐐銬站在紐蓋特監獄內，兩側是愛慕他的女性，而真正的「罪犯」——包廂裡的富裕貴族——則帶著超然的 amusement 觀看。這是一個關於階級與腐敗的精彩視覺玩笑，因其廣受歡迎而連續上演62晚，創下了當時的紀錄。

Technique: Oil on canvas

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