Description
本作の主題は、ホメロスによって謳われたトロイア戦争の物語の一場面。トロイアの勇将ヘクトルは、愛する妻のアンドロマケに別れを告げ、戦場に赴く。ここでは二人はキリコが偏愛を寄せた無機的なマネキンに変えられ、背景には冷たい構築物が特異な遠近法によって描かれる。このような彼の形而上絵画に現れる街路の映像に霊感を与えたのは、トリノのア─ケ─ド街だったという。イタリアの街かどの憂鬱を描いたキリコの作品は、20世紀が若かった時代にシュルレアリスムの風を受けて生まれた特異な産物であった。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026