一位老妇人的大理石雕像 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	一位老妇人的大理石雕像
品名（英）	Marble statue of an old woman
入馆年号	1909年，09.39
策展部门	希腊和罗马艺术（Greek and Roman Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 14 - 公元 68
创作地区
分类	石雕（Stone Sculpture）
尺寸	高 49 5/8 英寸 (125.98 厘米)
介绍（中）	公元前二世纪希腊作品的复制品在希腊化时期，艺术家们开始关注儿童、老年甚至身体畸形的准确表现。题材的范围被扩大到包括来自社会边缘的类似体裁的人物。渔民、农民和年老妓女的精美、大型雕像成为有价值的宗教献礼，有时被放置在神的圣所内的公园般的环境中。尽管这尊雕像被人们熟知为"老市场女人"，但它很可能代表了一位年老的妓女在前往酒神狄奥尼索斯（Dionysos）节日的路上。她那双精致的凉鞋和薄薄的、精心披上的皮衣里的丰富材料，与一个农妇粗糙的装束大相径庭。她头上的常青藤花环标志着她与狄奥尼索斯的联系，篮子里的水果和两只鸡必须是献给上帝的礼物，或者只是她自己的食物，以庆祝漫长的一天。在希腊化时期，对狄奥尼索斯的崇敬之情很普遍，古代的文学描述让人联想到为纪念狄奥尼索斯而举行的非凡游行和节日。该雕像的扁平构图是公元前二世纪晚期创作的雕塑的典型。原作可能是献给迪奥尼索斯的圣所。罗马复制品可以装饰花园。
介绍（英）	Copy of a Greek work of the second century B.C. During the Hellenistic period, artists became concerned with the accurate representation of childhood, old age, and even physical deformity. The range of subject matter was extended to include genre-like figures from the fringes of society. Fine, large-scale statues of fishermen, peasants, and aged courtesans became valued religious dedications, sometimes placed in a park-like setting within the sanctuary of the god. Although this statue is known familiarly as The Old Market Woman, it probably represents an aged courtesan on her way to a festival of Dionysos, the god of wine. Her delicate sandals and the ample material in her thin, elaborately draped chiton are a far cry from the rough garb of a peasant woman. The ivy wreath on her head marks her association with Dionysos, and the basket of fruit and the two chickens must be dedicatory gifts to the god or simply her own provisions for a long day of celebration. Veneration of Dionysos was widespread during the Hellenistic period, and ancient literary descriptions give an idea of the extraordinary processions and festivals held in his honor. The flattened composition of the figure is typical of sculpture created in the late second century B.C. The original work may have been dedicated in a sanctuary of Dionysos. The Roman copy could have decorated a garden.