吹短笛的男孩

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海词积累

1.impressionistic style印象派风格

2.verticaladj.垂直的；直立的

3.horizontaladj.水平的；与地面平行的

TheFiferorYoungFlautistis a painting by French painterÉdouard Manet,made in 1866.It is currently kept in the Musée d'Orsay,Paris.Manet painted in both the realist andim pressionisticstyle,and like many innovative artists,was notwell-appreciated in his own time.Manet paintedTheFiferafter a trip in Spain that he made in 1865,where he discovered the work of Diego Velázquez.

This painting,in which Manet reflected the influence of Spanish painting by conceiving a shallow depth,whereverticalandhorizontalplanes are barely distinguishable.Dark outlining further flattens the subject,and the pose,taken from French Tarot,adds to the cartoon-like quality of the piece.This oil on canvas painting shows a single figure against astarkbackground.A young boy dressed in amilitary uniform of red pants,dark jacket with brass buttons,a white sash （腰带）,and a dark hatwith

4.starkadj.了无修饰的；荒凉的；粗陋的

5.cockaden.帽章

6.illuminatev.照亮；照明

7.contemporaryadj.当代的；属同时期的a redcockade,plays a fife.The figure is fullyilluminatedfrom the front with only a hint of shadow behind him,giving the painting a curious,almost photographic flatness.The fifer's gaze is intense but abstracted and eyebrows seem light,half-formed.

TheFifer,while now recognized as one of the first early modern pieces,was totally shocking to itscontemporaryaudience.In the words of HonoréDaumier,TheFifer“is so flat it resembles a playing card”.However,Émile Zola,a great art critic defended it as an expression of artistic innovation and freedom by publishing a series of articles in the newspaper.The powerful effect ofTheFiferis in large part due to an inspired use of just a few strong colors.The rich black and red blocks of color in the fifer's tunic and trousers are weighted down by the areas of sharp white.

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吹短笛的男孩

《吹短笛的男孩》是法国画家爱德华·马奈1866年创作的作品，现今保存在巴黎奥赛博物馆。马奈在画中兼用现实主义和印象主义的画风，故而如很多创新派画家一样，在当时并不被人认可。1865年，马奈出游西班牙，在那里见识了迭戈·委拉斯奎兹的作品，之后创作了此画。

在这幅画中，能明显看出马奈受西班牙绘画的影响，他构想出的空间浅平无深度，垂直面和水平面模糊难辨。深色的轮廓线更加重了人物和姿势的平面感，这种仿自法式塔罗牌的技巧使得作品的卡通风格更加浓重。这幅帆布油画背景单调，人物单一。画中的少年身着军服——红裤子、黑夹克、黄铜扣、白腰带、黑帽子、红帽章——在吹奏短笛。少年身前光感很足，而身后只有一点微小的影子，使其具有神奇的如照片般的平面感。吹笛手的目光热烈却又游移，眉毛看上去很淡，甚至形状都不完整。

如今，《吹短笛的男孩》被看作最早的现代派画作，但在当时却令观者惊讶不已。用奥诺雷·杜米埃的话说，这幅画“是那么缺少立体感，看上去就像是扑克牌”。不过，伟大的艺术评论家埃米尔·左拉却在报纸上刊登了多篇文章，称它体现了艺术的创新和自由。画作强烈的效果很大程度上是得益于对浓色的巧妙使用。吹笛手上衣和裤子上的大块黑红色块在亮白色区域的衬托下显得更加浓重。