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07:36 Oct 22, 2011
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English to Italian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: white heightening
E' un termine che trovo nella descrizione di un disegno rinascimentale:

He then applied white heightening to catch the fall of light on the hands and on the fingers and in the final form

Definizione:A liquid opaque white made from white lead was also commonly used in the Renaissance to add highlights to drawings in metalpoint, black or red chalk, or pen and ink. It was usually applied with a fine brush in a hatched pattern or with a broader one for a more painterly effect. It was often diluted to make a transparent white wash, and artists could produce complex effects with overlapping layers of transparent and opaque washes. Lead white is also the basis of bodycolor or gouache, when watercolor or pigment is added to it.
Luca Canuto
Italy
Local time: 05:12


Summary of answers provided
3rafforzata con il biancoFrancesco Badolato
Summary of reference entries provided
Definition and TranslationGiuseppina Manfredi

Discussion entries: 6





  

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rafforzata con il bianco


Explanation:
Potrebbe trattarsi di questo.

Heightened with White
rafforzata con il bianco
http://www.allposters.it/-sp/Praying-Hands-1508-Point-of-Bru...

Francesco Badolato
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32

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neutral  Giuseppina Manfredi: nel testo del link si precisa che si tratta di una traduzione automatica tramite Google Translate...
1 day21 hrs
  -> Scusa Giuseppina letto solo ora ... hai ragione. Grazie per averlo segnalato.
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Definition and Translation

Reference information:
"Lumeggiature and rialzi are both used in Italian for the word heightening. Artists generally use lead white paint or white chalk for heightening. The purpose is to create a greater sense of reality by showing a light source, and to highlight an area."


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Note added at 1 ora (2011-10-22 08:45:35 GMT)
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http://www.old-master-drawings.com/Dictionnaire/I_E-P.htm



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Note added at 3 giorni46 min (2011-10-25 08:23:09 GMT)
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In risposta a Luca: ti ringrazio dei punti che vorresti assegnarmi ma non si può perché non ho suggerito una risposta. Grazie cmq ; )


    Reference: http://lucyvivante.net/category/drawing-media/
Giuseppina Manfredi
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Note to reference poster
Asker: ottimo grazie mille!

Asker: io vorrei dare i punti a te... ma si può?


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agree  luskie
5 hrs
  -> grazie
agree  Zerlina
6 hrs
  -> grazie
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