周口关帝庙建筑彩画艺术研究

周口关帝庙建筑彩画是河南省内保存较为完整的一处清中期文物建筑彩画遗存,具有一定的历史和艺术价值.文章系统描述了庙内各建筑的彩画构成,进而分析了它的制作年代、结构特征和工艺做法.     

南京市雨花台区警犬研究所六朝墓发掘简报

2010年4～6月,南京市博物馆在南京市雨花台区小行路警犬研究所发掘了3座六朝墓葬。M1和M2毗邻,为南朝中晚期墓,属同一家族墓;M3为东晋晚期墓,出土遗物较为丰富。M1封土护墙、墓前祭台为南京乃至我国南方地区首次发现的保存完好的六朝墓地建筑遗迹,对于研究当时特殊的丧葬礼俗具有十分重要的学术价值。     

论南朝宗炳《画山水序》对山水画审美的启示

六朝刘宋宗炳的《画山水序》,是一篇创作感悟山水画的心得,也是一篇认识自然,阐述艺术创作的方法论。其影响至今,在山水画创作形态中,仍不乏启示的意义。     

Optically stimulated luminescence dating of the city wall system of ancient Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia)

In addition to a series of chronological markers (artefacts, pottery) in the archaeological contexts of ancient Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia), optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon dating techniques were applied to generate reliable ages for the city wall system of the oasis. A massive aeolian sand deposit burying the oldest part of the outer wall of Tayma was sampled to obtain a minimum age for the construction of this wall. The sequence of OSL ages from the inactive dune (ID) (4900 ± 300 a, 5100 ± 400 a, 4400 ± 300 a, 3900 ± 200 a, 4000 ± 200 a) is in full accordance with ¹⁴C-AMS ages of charcoal embedded into the same dune (4190–4420 cal BP, 3870–4080 cal BP). Underlying alluvial samples from the inactive gravel sheet (IGS) in contrast give maximum ages for the construction which scatter between 6600 ± 300 a and 4900 ± 400 a. The new dating sequence provides evidence that the oldest part of the ancient city wall system already existed in the 2nd half of the 3rd mill. BC which is earlier than expected thus far from archaeological and architectural interpretation.     

略述中国古旧绢本书画的修复

中国具有两千多年历史的书画艺术,载体一般均为缎本、绫本、绢本和纸本,由于年代久远,绢、纸老化,以及人为和自然因素,疲破成为客观趋势,然而在书画艺术的继承和保护中,形成了中国书画修复装裱的特殊工艺技术。本工作通过探索、研究和实践,总结在中国古旧绢本书画修复中,对画芯的清洗、揭芯、补洞、托芯、全色接笔等五大工序和工艺技术操作的认识体会,通过两幅画和书法作品的修复前后的对比,说明五大工艺和工艺技术操作是成功的。通过总结使感性经验提升为科学理论,可更有效地指导古旧绢本书画的修复实践。     

Preservation In Situ for Tourism: An Early Christian Monastic Complex on Sir Bani Yas Island,Western Abu Dhabi,UAE

Abstract

This paper reports on the conservation measures taken to protect and display the remains of a pre-Islamic Christian monastic complex on Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the reasoning behind the decisions. The excavated areas of the site are now partly sheltered, and partly reburied. Observations are made on the effectiveness of the shelter building, and the reburial system used between 1996 and 2010, and on the measures currently being used to preserve plaster floors and faced standing walls in aggressive environmental conditions. Work has been carried out to ?nd ways to make the site as legible as possible while also conserving it. Methods of site monitoring are also discussed.     

Determining the Accuracy of Historical Landscape Paintings

Historical landscape paintings are widely used to reconstruct past environments. However, artists did not necessarily fully depict reality, many exercising license to relocate and remould features. This paper applies photogrammetric techniques to the problem of determining the accuracy of artistic depictions of landscapes. Four 19th century paintings of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia by different artists were used to test the methods. The artists varied in their accuracy, with Frankland, the surveyor, being the most accurate, and Glover, the romantic professional artist, being the least accurate. This variation suggests that the use of paintings for historical reconstructions and measurements of historic features should be preceded by an accuracy assessment.     

Maps,Painting and Lies Portraying Napoleon's Battlefields in Northern Italy

A comparison of Giuseppe Bagetti's landscape sketches, watercolours, oil paintings and engravings with contemporary maps and the existing landscape reveals that in the creation of Bagetti's landscapes, narrative played a role that differed in cartographic and artistic representations. The comparison also demonstrates that his images were powerful constructions that were more successful in reflecting a narrative of glorious conquest than was possible through cartography. This paper offers a critical examination of Bagetti's representations of Napoleon's northern Italian campaign, which he sketched and painted between 1802 and 1809. Bagetti's paintings were neither pacifist nor an expression of Piedmontese patriotism but instead were inspired by, and constructed according to, a narrative about the conquest that reflected the views of the French authorities. The narrative found expression in formal written instructions from the central cartographical office in the Dépôt de la guerre, Paris, in verbal and written instructions from Bagetti's immediate superior, Jean François Martinel, and in letters personally addressed to Bagetti from the officer commanding the Dépôt. It is clear from a careful reading of the correspondence and from a comparison of Bagetti's paintings with both the present landscape and maps made at the time that Bagetti's disputes with his supervisors revolved around protecting his artistic integrity and reputation rather than resisting the authority of a foreign regime.     

两宋宫廷书画储藏制度之变:以秘阁为核心的鉴藏机制研究

两宋宫廷储藏书画之主要机构为肇建于端拱元年(988年)之“秘阁”。学界目前对两宋秘阁之宫廷书画鉴藏机构鲜少涉及;然而在两宋历史的渐变进[1]程中,秘阁院址几经迁徙,其省舍建筑、规模设备、储藏库房、职事权限呈现阶段性之异动,凡此异动,微妙波及两宋宫廷书画创作机构之权力。审谛秘阁内部的发展变化,北宋初期的秘阁仅为书库,秘阁藏品搁置混乱;南宋秘阁以秘书省“经籍案”专掌藏品储藏管理,制订出一套科学管理方案及定期查验制度。南宋秘阁设备完善,功能亦由储藏至鉴藏,并进而取代、接掌了原归画院行使的六项职权,这指涉南宋秘府职事增多,被赋予之权限相对扩大,画师职事则反遭萎缩。以上变化有特定的历史背景暨赖以支撑之外在条件,承载并推动了两宋秘阁职制地位之流变。北宋初期秘阁地位低落,然而一入南宋,华阁飞升,秘书省于皇朝政治体系中岿然杰出。南宋秘阁仰载皇权,书画藏品开放对象转为朝中官僚集团,鉴藏制度吸纳入庞大的官僚机构运作体系。作为官制的一环,当皇权集中,政局稳定,或出于帝王强烈的赞助意愿,秘府权限向上攀升,秘阁收藏之规模力度亦随势攀升,于是秘阁有效率地发挥其外搜、内藏之双向功能。     

关于青花起源的思考

关于青花的起源,长期来一直有中国起源说和外来技术影响说两种意见。本文着重从低温釉陶生产技术源流和对青料的使用出发,论证了最早出现在巩县窑的唐青花瓷器,只是北魏以来低温釉陶生产技术在新条件下的新产物。认定唐青花的出现是外来绘画理论和绘画技术影响中国艺坛的结果。