纪录片《文明》 第145期 艺术的胜利（22）

Some of the miniatures he copied still exist

他复制的一些细密画现在还留有原作

and they make a fascinating contrast with Rembrandt's versions.

它们与伦勃朗的版本形成了鲜明对比

This is a painting of the Emperors Akbar and Jahangir.

这幅画画的是阿克巴和贾汉吉尔大帝

Rembrandt keeps the profile,

伦勃朗保留了人物

but ditches the formalism for humane¹ naturalism,

但是摈弃了形式主义 转为人道自然主义

the rulers become characters.

统治者变成了普通人物

Father and son look each other in the eye

画面呈现了贾汉吉尔给阿克巴递书时

as Jahangir hands Akbar a book.

父子对视的情景

A Mughal portrait of Jahangir's son,

这幅莫卧儿时期的贾汉吉尔儿子肖像画

Shah Jahan On Horseback,

《马背上的沙贾汗》

is still and poised².

画中人静止 稳健

But Rembrandt adds movement and action.

但是伦勃朗增加了举止动作

What Rembrandt's sketches³ show

伦勃朗的作品证明了

is that the tide of artistic⁴ inspiration also flowed

艺术灵感的潮流

from East to West.

也可以自西向东流淌

In the end, Rembrandt was a stay-at-home cultural traveller.

最终 伦勃朗成了一位不出门的文化旅者

But what might he have made of the real thing?

但是他对现实中的它们又了解多少呢

Of the marbled perfection of Agra?

比如阿格拉完美的大理石艺术

Each building, a dialogue between curve and straight line.

每座建筑都是弧线和直线的对话

A civilisation⁵ as painterly in its architecture as in its art.

这个文明的建筑和它的艺术一样有绘画性

Another extraordinary dome⁶.

又一个非凡的穹顶

A marble monument to love,

一座花了二十年建造的

20 years in the making.

爱的大理石纪念碑

The tribute of the Emperor Shah Jahan

寄托着沙贾汗对他去世的妻子

for his dead wife Mumtaz Mahal.

慕塔芝.玛哈的悼念

Grief and yearning⁷ translated into architectural poetry.

悲伤和怀念化作一座如诗的建筑

While European art was fizzing with experiment,

当欧洲的艺术还在忙于实验创新时

the Mughal's perfected royal elegies⁸ crafted in stone.

莫卧儿帝国已经用石头打造了完美的皇家挽歌

This building, the I'timad-ud-Daulah,

这座建筑 小泰姬陵[国之栋梁]

is the first of their marble mausoleums

是莫卧儿第一座大理石陵墓

build a decade before the Taj Mahal.

早于泰姬陵十年建造

Some claim it's the most perfect building in India

有人说它是印度最完美的建筑

and I think they may be right.

我认为他们也许是对的

It too was a work of devotion,

它也是一件关于爱的作品

but this time designed by a cultivated woman,

但它是由一位有教养的女性设计的

1 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

2 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

3 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

5 civilisation   

n.文明，文化，开化，教化

参考例句：

• Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
• This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

6 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

7 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

8 elegies   

n.哀歌，挽歌( elegy的名词复数 )

参考例句：