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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

appuyé

English translation:

strong lines / powerfully linear

Added to glossary by Jenny Cowd
Sep 4, 2014 10:49
9 yrs ago
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French term

appuyé

French to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting description of work of 18c artist
C’est néanmoins à Naples qu’il réalise la majorité de ses œuvres aujourd’hui connues : le Paysage avec Diane et une nymphe endormie, de 1796 (Naples, Palazzo Reale) au dessin encore appuyé ; les Paysages napolitain.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 strong lines / powerfully linear
3 firm lines
Change log

Sep 4, 2014 11:32: Tony M changed "Field (write-in)" from "vending machine" to "description of work of 18c artist"

Discussion

Duncan Moncrieff Sep 4, 2014:
Jean-Pierre Péquignot I'd say that there' a good chance it's Jean-Pierre Péquignot.
Check out the list of paintings exposed from this exhibition guide: http://bit.ly/1xeXuca (link to exhibition guide as a .doc file)
Tony M Sep 4, 2014:
@ Asker Who is the painter, actually? I have found seevarl such paintings, but it's hard to tell which specific one is being referred to here.
Helen Shiner Sep 4, 2014:
@Jenny My best guess would be that this refers to a painting over an underdrawing already applied to the canvas (as was quite typical but by no means always the case).
Jenny Cowd (asker) Sep 4, 2014:
Oops, vending machine nothing to do with it - that must've been left there from a previous question - I'll try and take it out...
It's just describing the works of an 18th century painter, no reworking as far as I know.
Helen Shiner Sep 4, 2014:
Also Is this the work of an 18th-century painter/engraver or similar or someone reworking such an image?
Helen Shiner Sep 4, 2014:
@Jenny What has a vending machine got to do with this please?

Proposed translations

+3
1 hr
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strong lines / powerfully linear

Some suggestions:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sLYkHeKSCkUC&pg=PA10&lpg=...

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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Vlo9yiuDFP8C&pg=PA56&dq="...
Peer comment(s):
agree Philippa Smith : yes, strong lines sounds right...
1 min
Thanks, Philippa
agree David Vaughn : The asker also needs to look at the previous text to see what that "encore" refers to, but yes the "insistence" on line is probably the idea here. // I think I'd avoid "linear" here, which risks giving the idea of *straight* lines. "Line" in the singular?
24 mins
Yes, I agree; thanks David/ yes, that could well be better.
agree B D Finch : Also agree with David's comment.
1 hr
Thanks, Barbara; yes, it could well be the better option.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks all!"
1 hr

firm lines

Based on several references:
"Avec un trait peu appuyé, dessinez une esquisse en prenant le temps de comprendre la perspective de chaque segment que vous dessinez."
http://apprendre-a-dessiner.org/poser-personnage/

http://bit.ly/Wfem1c
http://bit.ly/1rvW2O7
http://bit.ly/1rvWeg3
Peer comment(s):
neutral Helen Shiner : I think in this case it is not about the pressure on the page (this isn't a drawing manual) but about strongly stated lines./Just doesn't sound very natural to me as an art historian.
20 mins
I know this isn't a drawing manual. Firm can be used as a synonym for strong - "applied in firm lines with a brush" from the last ref. given in my answer./ Fair comment, you've more knowledge of the field than I have.
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