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English translation: drawing (from)

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Italian term or phrase:	desunzione
English translation:	drawing (from)
Entered by:	manducci

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21:30 Oct 22, 2011

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / sculpture

Italian term or phrase: desunzione

I can't find this word in any of my dictionaries or on-line - does it actually exist? If so, what does it mean exactly?

Context: essay on the works of Giacomo Manzoni - sculpture and paintings

Sentence: ''Nell’Italia tra le due guerre la desunzione dalla tradizione di un tema plastico e pittorico era divenuta per gli artisti una prassi consolidata ...

manducci KudoZ activity Questions: 258 (4 open) (5 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 1428
Local time: 01:52

to take ..... from

Explanation:
"to take a plastic or .... subject from tradition" an alternative

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James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 01:52

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim. Sorry for the delay in grading - I had forgotten this was still open
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

development

Oliver Lawrence

recapitulation

Neptunia

to take ..... from

James (Jim) Davis

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

development

Explanation:
I agree with Stefina that it would be the noun from 'desumere' - to deduce - which I read here as meaning that they used traditional practices as a source from which to develop new ideas (desunzione dalla tradizione di un tema nuovo...=developing a new theme from traditional practices)

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 01:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 164

12 hrs confidence:

to take ..... from

Explanation:
"to take a plastic or .... subject from tradition" an alternative

James (Jim) Davis
Italy
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 145

Grading comment

Thanks, Jim. Sorry for the delay in grading - I had forgotten this was still open

2 days13 hrs confidence:

recapitulation

Explanation:
Is it possible that, rather than new developments, the author is indicating the the artists were rehashing old themes? Using a word like "recapitulation" might add that slightly negative connotation. The sentence would read something like, "...the recapitulation of the tradition of a modeled or painted theme had become established practice..."

Neptunia
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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