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Ecuba e le donne troiane offrono il peplo a pallade
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English: This is one of the scenes illustrating an episode of epic poetry, for which Canova takes inspiration from Césarotti's translations of Homer's works. As in the scenes depicting the death of Socrates, the sculptor completely renounces the narration, eliminating all the decorative elements and concentrating entirely on the rendering of the event, with the intention of representing the classical spirit which is the source of his art. The episode, taken from Canto VI of the Iliad, shows Queen Hecuba of Troy offering a robe to a statue of Pallas in the hope of gaining favors from the goddess. The long procession of veiled women that occupies the entire stage is considered one of the greatest achievements of this group of bas-reliefs by Canova.
Français : C’est l’une des scènes illustrant un épisode de la poésie épique, pour laquelle Canova s’inspire des traductions de Césarotti des œuvres d’Homère. Comme dans les scènes représentant la mort de Socrate, le sculpteur renonce complètement à la narration, en éliminant tous les éléments décoratifs et en se concentrant entièrement sur le rendu de l'événement, avec l'intention de représenter l'esprit classique qui est la source de son art. L'épisode, tiré du Canto VI de l'Iliade, montre la reine Hecuba de Troie offrant une robe à une statue de Pallas dans l'espoir de gagner les faveurs de la déesse. La longue procession de femmes voilées qui occupe toute la scène est considérée comme l’une des plus grandes réalisations de ce groupe de bas-reliefs par Canova.
Italiano: Questa è una delle scene che illustrano un episodio di poesia epica, per il quale Canova si ispira alle traduzioni di Césarotti delle opere di Omero. Come nelle scene raffiguranti la morte di Socrate, lo scultore rinuncia completamente alla narrazione, eliminando tutti gli elementi decorativi e concentrandosi interamente sul rendering dell'evento, con l'intenzione di rappresentare lo spirito classico che è il fonte della sua arte. L'episodio, tratto da Canto VI dell'Iliade, mostra la regina Ecuba di Troia che offre un abito a una statua di Pallade nella speranza di ottenere favori dalla dea. La lunga processione di donne velate che occupano l'intero palcoscenico è considerata una delle più grandi conquiste di questo gruppo di bassorilievi da Canova.
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