德加版画《玛丽·卡萨特在卢浮宫：伊特鲁里亚画廊》高清图片

作品简介

在这幅非传统的蚀刻版画中，德加描绘了他的密友兼画家同行玛丽·卡萨特(Mary Cassatt)和她的妹妹莉迪亚(Lydia)。与那些他最为人熟知的描绘对象——芭蕾舞女演员、洗衣妇和妓女等劳动阶层女性不同，卡萨特姐妹代表着德加所处的社会阶层。她们身为富裕且受人尊敬的女性，这一点从她们的着装、举止以及参与的休闲活动中可见一斑。德加刻画了玛丽，她站在画面右侧，背对着观众，脸部被遮挡。她并未看向画外，而是凝视着一具带有卧姿人物的伊特鲁里亚石棺，这些人物象征着婚姻和谐——这或许是德加的一种讽刺性评论，毕竟姐妹俩都未婚。

Degas depicted his close friend and fellow painter Mary Cassatt and her sister, Lydia, in this unconventional etching. Unlike the working-class women who served as his best-known subjects-ballet dancers, laundresses, and prostitutes-the Cassatt sisters were representative of his own station. Their status as prosperous and respectable women is reflected in their attire, deportment, and engagement in a leisurely activity. Degas portrayed Mary, who posed for the standing figure at right, with her back turned toward the viewer and her face hidden. Rather than looking out of the picture, her gaze is focused on an Etruscan sarcophagus bearing reclining figures that symbolize marital harmony-an ironic comment, perhaps, from Degas given that both sisters were unmarried.