德加油画作品《奇塞拉莱女侯爵兼蒙特贾西女公爵》超高清大图

作品简介

德加虽出生于巴黎，但家族关系遍布全球，包括新奥尔良和意大利。在这幅肖像画中，德加的姑妈——身为意大利西南部一位有头衔的贵族成员——身着丧服，眼神含泪，被以松散、流畅的笔触勾勒出来。

尽管德加以描绘芭蕾舞者和赛马而闻名，但他也为许多家族成员绘制了肖像。他很可能是在一次漫长的那不勒斯之行中绘制了这幅姑妈斯特凡妮娜·卡拉法(Stefania Carafa，1819 - 1901)的肖像，那里住着他的许多亲戚。据家族文献记载，这位女公爵小时候是个备受宠爱、热爱玩乐的孩子，而画中展现的却是一位坚忍、对尘世感到厌倦的女性。画中并未用昂贵的服饰来彰显她的高贵社会地位;事实上，她身着丧服，可能是为了悼念她不久前去世的兄弟阿奇勒(Achille)。Degas was a Parisian by birth, but had family connections around the world, including New Orleans and Italy. In this portrait Degas's aunt, who was a titled member of the aristocracy in southwestern Italy, is captured in loose, flowing strokes with her mourning dress and watery-eyed gaze.

Although best remembered for his depictions of ballet dancers and race horses, Degas painted many likenesses of his family members. He probably painted this portrait of his aunt, Stefania Carafa (1819–1901), during an extended visit to Naples, where many of his relatives lived. Described in family papers as a highly indulged, fun-loving child, the duchess grew into the stoic, world-weary woman depicted here. No expensive finery reveals her high social rank; indeed she wears a mourning dress, possibly to observe the recent death of her brother Achille.