NODYCON2021的社会活动是听一次艺术史讲座，《拉斐尔所见：文艺复兴作为优美和伟大的表象(Through Raphael’s Eyes: the Renaissance as a Vision of Beauty and Greatness)》。报告人是罗马第一大学艺术史教授Irene Baldriga博士。

Baldriga教授的英语非常标准，语速比较慢，似乎介于年轻时听VOA的Special English和Standard English之间。因此几乎每个词都能听清楚。讨论很热烈。线上问题有20个。但最后15分钟讨论，听的效果差些。报告摘要附在后面。这里只说些个人感受。

让我印象最深的是文艺复兴时代的大师，也是师法古人。Baldriga教授呈现些画作和古罗马雕塑建筑的对比。例如，《基督下葬》与古罗马浮雕，教皇像与古罗马的雕塑，《雅典学院》中罗马建筑与罗马广场上的古代教堂遗址，西斯廷小堂的装饰画与尼禄皇帝的饰品等。过去只从原则上了解文艺复兴时期的创作受到古典艺术的启发，但不知道这些细节。此外，还知道了拉斐尔曾给教皇写信，建议保护古代遗址。

讲座所用音像图片资料中反复出现的梵蒂冈博物馆、古罗马广场、圣柏德禄大教堂等，都去过，有些去过多次，感觉很亲切。比较遗憾的是，发现去过的地方，有些精华没看到。梵蒂冈博物馆中的拉斐尔油画《基督升天》和《圣柏德禄的解放》就完全没有印象。另外，拉斐尔葬于万神殿里，去过几次，都没有注意到。

以后再去罗马时，更仔细地看看。

附：报告摘要

The cultural Lecture touches on Raphael and the Renaissance Arts at the Vatican Museums. Michelangelo is well known for his artistic achievements in the Sistine Chapel. But while Michelangelo was covering the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with his frescos, another artist was working on his own masterpieces, a few rooms away in the Vatican apartments. His name was Raphael and, although he was only in his mid-twenties, he was recognized as one of the most talented painters of the age, chosen by Pope Julius II for the daunting task of decorating his private rooms. This lecture will delve into the Renaissance as a vision of beauty and greatness through Raphael’s eyes. As the Renaissance marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity, the lecture sheds light onto the nuances and subtleties surrounding the formidable Renaissance age which led to such breakthroughs in art history and culture. A welcome message for the post-pandemic era.