🥪英語の旅 #15 | The Economist

こんにちは…しろくま商社です！

今回はThe Economistの…1 | A glimpse at Michelangelo's craftと…2 | Attempts to deter in the Pacificについて。紹介していきたいと思います。

1 | A glimpse at MIchelangelo's craft

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Michelangelo's masterpieces are scattered across Europe. Visit the Sistine Chapel in Rome or the Louvre in Paris to see his wondrous frescoes and elegant sculptures. To understand something of the Renaissance master's craft, however, go to the British Museum in London. "Michelangelo: the last decades", an exhibition which opens on Thursday, reveals his private meditations and preparatory drawings for works such as "Last Judgement".

The treasure of the exhibition is the "Epifania" ("Epiphany"), a "cartoon", or full-scale fresco sketch, which spans 26 sheets of paper. Created in around 1550, it is the only complete cartoon by Michelangelo that still exists. Its size is impressive and its details exquisite. It shows how the artist made revisions even when working at this scale. He moved the Virign's head slightly; he tweaked the position of her left arm. The sketch offers something that is perhaps more precious than a finished work: a glimpse of a master in action.

May 2nd 2024 | The Economist

くま太郎：「美術の世界…。中々に奥深い…。」

しろくま商社：「そうだね。美術とは魂の共鳴。画家はその生涯を絵として表現する。中には。その生涯において名声を得られなかったアーティストも多数存在する。それでも。現代において。そのような作家の一部は。その功績が認められ。その作品はこうして著名な美術館に展示される。

僕たちは長生きすることは出来ないけど。美術は後世へと語り継ぐことが出来る。それが芸術の美しさであり。また。長所でもある気が僕はするよ。」