安德烈亚·阿尔恰托和他的《徽志集》

Andrea Alciato and His Masterpiece Livret des emblems

要说有什么是艺术史家讨论的永恒主题,那么便是图像这一充满意义的宇宙。要想进入这一"意义宇宙"就要从典籍出发。在图像学的研究中,我们会发现徽志这一曾以一种时尚短暂流行过欧洲的的特殊类别。尽管短暂,但在一定程度上对后来艺术家的创作提供了灵感,产生了影响。我们会发现,15世纪意大利人安德烈亚·阿尔恰托(Andrea Alciato)[图1]撰写的第一本徽志手册《徽志集》(Emblematum liber)在其中扮演了极其重要的角色。

Humanistic culture added prosperity to the Renaissance and Baroque Period,which was a type of subtle influence.Without Livret des emblems by Andrea Alciato,people would have no key to understanding the significances of many great artworks from the 16th century to the 18th century.