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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 133
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To reach Rome, the capital of the fine arts, is usually the highest ambition of the art student. But the journey to Rome is costly, and the student is often poor. With a will resolute to overcome difficulties, Rome may however at last be reached. Thus François Perrier, an early French painter, in his eager desire to visit the Eternal City, consented to act as guide to a blind vagrant. After long wanderings he reached the Vatican, studied and became famous. Not less enthusiasm was displayed by Jacques Callot in his determination to visit Rome. Though opposed by his father in his wish to be an artist, the boy would not be baulked, but fled from home to make his way to Italy. Having set out without means, he was soon reduced to great straits; but falling in with a band of gipsies, he joined their company, and wandered about with them from one fair to another, sharing in their numerous adventures. During this remarkable journey Callot picked up much of that extraordinary knowledge of figure, feature, and character which he afterwards reproduced, sometimes in such exaggerated forms, in his wonderful engravings.
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定位：Excerpt 133 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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到罗马去，这座艺术之都，通常是学画的人最大的志向。但去罗马路费昂贵，学生往往很穷。不过，只要下定决心克服困难，罗马最终总能到达。比如早期法国画家弗朗索瓦·佩里耶，渴望拜访这座永恒之城，竟答应给一个盲流乞丐当向导。经过长途跋涉，他到了梵蒂冈，学习并成名。雅克·卡洛去罗马的决心也毫不逊色。他父亲反对他当艺术家，但这男孩不肯被拦住，从家里逃出来直奔意大利。他身无分文上路，很快陷入困境；后来遇到一群吉普赛人，就加入他们的队伍，跟着他们从一个集市流浪到另一个集市，一起经历了许多奇遇。在这段奇特的旅途中，卡洛积累了大量关于人体、面貌和性格的知识，后来他把这些知识再现出来，有时以夸张的形式出现在他精彩的版画里。
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同出《自助》，斯迈尔斯举法国画家为例，说明穷学生如何靠决心和非常手段实现艺术梦想。
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