The Music Lesson《音乐课》

爱艺/译

The Music Lesson is an oil painting by Frederic Leighton， first exhibited in 1877.

《音乐课》是弗雷德里克·莱顿的油画作品，首展于1877年。

The masterly entanglement of the two lovely forms as they sit side by side on the black-and-white marble bench， is marked with intense sincerity. Nothing can exceed the delicate articulation of the hands of the two figures—mother and child， or sisters. Their feet are chastely disposed and chiselled with the gentlest touch. The pose is easy and graceful. The loving way in which the elder figure places the childs hands upon the guitar as with the other hand she tunes the instrument is natural and convincing.

畫中，两个人并排坐在黑白相间的大理石平台上，她们被巧妙地安排在一起，显露出浓浓的真情。这二位可能是母女或姐妹，画家对她们手的细腻描绘无与伦比。同时，画家以最柔和的笔触精心刻画了她们的脚。人物的整个姿态自如而优雅。年长的女子将小姑娘的双手放在六弦琴上，自己用一只手为琴调音，那种亲昵自然而可信。

The whole composition breathes an atmosphere of pure refinement and is the very embodiment of rhythm. The Eastern draperies are wonderfully arranged， every fold adding its light or shade in due ratio. The simple pale blue dress of the child accords absolutely with her tender carnations， whilst the white and gold-embroidered robe of the elder girl， or woman， is loose and elegant.

整幅画呈现出一种纯粹的精致，是和谐的最佳体现。东方风格的衣料处理得极好，每一处褶皱的光影明暗都比例得当。小姑娘朴素的淡蓝色裙装与其上所绣朵朵娇嫩的康乃馨相得益彰；大女孩或成年女子白底绣金的袍服宽松雅致。