George Stubbs(1724-1806) 馬匹題材畫作之研究

George Stubbs (1724-1806) 在十八世紀位居馬匹題材畫作的領導畫家之地位，以檢視自然對象的實際運作與顯現的態度，以及沿襲英國馬匹肖像與交談肖像畫之傳統，為英國貴族、新興階級之社會活動留下細膩之記錄。本文借鏡近期學者對於Stubbs 作品內容與風格之討論，推展其馬匹題材作品於藝術史脈絡之討論。主要面向有三：首先，從十八世紀英國社會的賽馬風潮，追溯Stubbs 馬匹圖像慣例的來源，以及其藝術風格的發展過程。第二，由交談肖像(conversation portrait) 之英國藝術史脈絡，觀視Stubbs 著重細節、保留自然特徵的美學表現。最後，回溯「獅-馬」主題的圖像來源，理解其古典樣式的內涵，以及對於Edmund Burke (1729-1797) 崇高美學理論的呼應與具現。

George Stubbs (1724-1806) was the leading 'horse painter' in the eighteenth century England. His observation of the natural objects, which was both on the organic operation and the physical representations, and his pursuance of both the tradition of horse portrait and the conversation portrait prompted him to record lives ofthe aristocracy and newly emerging class at that time. This research is focused on the content and style of George Stubbs's horse painting, especially with the context of art history. There are three respects in discussion: first, affiliate the source of his horse images; second, survey his aesthetic performance of preserving the natural characteristics of the individuals; third, understand the content and resonance ofthe lion and horse's theme.