盲人引領盲人 不知不幸在眼前: 文藝復興時期荷蘭畫家老彼得 (Pieter Bruegel 1528 - 1569)名作

The Blind Leading the Blind, Blind, or The Parable of the Blind is a painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Peter Bruegel the Elder, completed in 1568. Executed in distemper on linen canvas. It depicts the biblical parable of the blind leading the blind from the gospel of Matthew 15-14. According to art critic Margaret Sullivan, Bruegel's audience was likely as familiar with classical literature as with the Bible. Bruegel expands the two blind men in the parable to six. They are well-dressed, rather than wearing the peasant clothing that typifies his late work. The painting reflects Bruegel's mastery of observation. Each figure has a different eye affliction, including corneal leucoma, atrophy of globe and removed eyes. The men hold their heads aloft to make better use of their other senses. The diagonal composition reinforces the off-kilter motion of the six figures falling in progression. It is considered a masterwork for its accurate detail and composition. The first blind man's face is not visible, the second twists his head as he falls, perhaps to avoid landing face first. The shingard-clad third man, on his toes with knees bent and face to the sky, shares a staff with the second, by which he is being pulled down. The others have yet to stumble, but the same fate seems implied. Bruegel painted the blind the year before his death. It has a bitter, sorrowful tone, which may be related to the establishment of the Council of Troubles in 1567 by the government of the Spanish Netherlands. The council ordered mass arrests and executions to enforce Spanish rule and suppress Protestantism. The placement of Centennachurch of the village Centenopedi has led to both pro- and anti-Catholic interpretations, though it is not clear that the painting was meant as a political statement.