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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯:自助论·摘录 152

塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导

At length Flaxman and his wife having accumulated a sufficient store of savings, set out for Rome. Arrived there, he applied himself diligently to study, maintaining himself, like other poor artists, by making copies from the antique. English visitors sought his studio, and gave him commissions; and it was then that he composed his beautiful designs illustrative of Homer, Æschylus, and Dante. The price paid for them was moderate—only fifteen shillings a-piece; but Flaxman worked for art as well as money; and the beauty of the designs brought him other friends and patrons. He executed Cupid and Aurora for the munificent Thomas Hope, and the Fury of Athamas for the Earl of Bristol. He then prepared to return to England, his taste improved and cultivated by careful study; but before he left Italy, the Academies of Florence and Carrara recognised his merit by electing him a member.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/935
定位:Excerpt 152 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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弗拉克斯曼夫妇攒够钱后动身去罗马。到了那里,他勤奋学习,像其他穷艺术家一样靠临摹古代作品维持生活。英国访客找到他的画室,给他订单,他就是在那时创作了描绘荷马、埃斯库罗斯和但丁的优美设计。每幅只卖十五先令,价格不高,但他既为钱也为艺术而工作,设计之美为他带来更多朋友和赞助人。他为慷慨的托马斯·霍普制作了《丘比特与奥罗拉》,为布里斯托尔伯爵制作了《阿塔玛斯的狂怒》。之后他准备回英国,品味因认真研究而提高。离开意大利前,佛罗伦萨和卡拉拉学院因他的才华选他为院士。

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斯迈尔斯《自助》中弗拉克斯曼在罗马刻苦学习、以低价作品赢得声誉的经历。

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