论霍尔拜因的《使节》之谜及其含混

The Ambiguity of Holbein’s Painting The Ambassadors

中文关键词:  使节；谜语；含混；霍尔拜因

英文关键词:The Ambassadors, ambiguity, Hans Holbein

中文摘要:

      《使节》是汉斯·霍尔拜因的杰作，但却是一幅让人困惑的杰作。它被谜语围绕，从用途不一的仪器到福音赞美诗无不如此，其中的变形骷髅头骨和半隐半现的十字架尤其让人迷惑。它让人难解的含混，连同对这些谜语的解释，构成《使节》让人沉醉又让人不安的元素。对《使节》的解释或观看并非与绘画无关；相反，那是绘画至关重要的一部分。它们索解着绘画的秘密，也增添着它们的含混。

英文摘要:

      The debate on the interpretations of Hans Holbein’s painting The Ambassadors is everlasting. His rendering of meticulous details of a selection of scientific instruments, the hymnbook, the distorted skull, and the crucifix is suggestive of symbolic meanings. Its ambiguity attracts many admirers. The paper holds that the interpretations of the painting are closely related to the painting and they are important parts of the painting. The interpretations of the painting try to solve its ambiguity, while they increase its ambiguity.