The Painter’s Honeymoon《画家的蜜月》

The Painter’s Honeymoon is a painting by Frederic Leighton， produced c. 1864.

《画家的蜜月》是弗雷德里克·莱顿的作品，大约创作于1864年。

The Italian man who sat for the newly married painter occurs often in Leighton’s work： he was apparently one of the artist’s favorite models. Importantly， his hands are painted in fine detail， emphasizing how crucial they are to his work. The soft tones and accuracy with which Leighton painted the couple contrasts obviously with the harshness of the orange tree behind them. Generally， the composition and glowing color of the picture reflect the influence of such 16th-century Venetian painters as Giorgione and Titian.

画中新婚画家的原型是一个意大利男子，他经常出现在莱顿的作品中，显然是莱顿最喜欢的模特之一。值得关注的是，莱顿细致刻画了画家的手，突出了双手对其工作的重要性。在描绘这对新婚夫妻时，莱顿采用了柔和的色调和精细的笔触，这与他们身后粗放呈现的橙子树形成鲜明对照。整体来看，此画的构图和鲜亮色调反映出16世纪乔尔乔内和提香等威尼斯画派画家对莱顿的影响。

The Painter’s Honeymoon was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1866—it appears that Leighton deliberately prevented it from being shown publicly in the years following its completion. As Leighton was renowned for his lack of confidence and shyness， many of his contemporaries believed he felt he had betrayed too much of his own emotion to feel comfortable exhibiting the picture.

1866年，《画家的蜜月》首次在英国皇家美术学院展出——画作完成后的几年里，莱顿似乎有意隐藏此画，不想公开展示。莱顿在人们印象中是个缺乏自信的害羞之人，所以同时代的很多人认为，他是觉得此画暴露了太多个人情感，以至于不好意思展示。