Saltimbanques
English translation: Saltimbanques
| 10:34 Dec 27, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Florence Bremond France Local time: 23:53 | |||
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| 5 +1 | Saltimbanques |
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| 5 +1 | Don't translate this. |
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| 5 | Saltimbanco |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Saltimbanques Explanation: there is a serie of Picasso works on that theme. See http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/picbro.htm#saltimbanque -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-27 10:46:36 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Accordingly, this phase of his work has come to be known as the Rose period. Picasso observed these figures firsthand at the Cirque Medrano, as well as in the streets and outskirts of the city, where a migrant community of acrobats, musicians, and clowns-- saltimbanques--entertained passing spectators. Such figures commonly occur in romantic and symbolist art and verse (from Daumier and Seurat to Baudelaire and Rimbaud), where the saltimbanque exists in a perpetual state of melancholy and social alienation. ... The paramount work in this series is the large Family of Saltimbanques. Several preliminary studies for this composition exist, and x-radiography shows that Picasso attempted previous versions on the large canvas itself before arriving at the final image. Family of Saltimbanques is a summation of the fairground theme. \" http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/picbro.htm#saltimbanque -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-27 10:52:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The picture you\'re talking about could be a reproduction (some colour prints nowadays are wrongly called \"lithographies\") - as in 1905 as far as I know Picasso was not using lithography (on stone) but etching (on copper usually). Anyway this doesn\'t change anything to your question. \"Saltimbanques\" is left as such. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-27 10:56:24 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (see plate \"au cirque\" http://www.images-art.co.uk/StockbyPICASSOPABLO.htm ) |
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22 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Don't translate this. Explanation: This is the name used to describe a community of performers who captured Picasso's imagination for a while. In this context it is proper noun at two levels, without an English equivalent and if translated at all would normally be expressed simply as "The Saltimbanques". |
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40 mins confidence:
Saltimbanco Explanation: When I studied this in art history classes (in English), this was called "Saltimbanco." It may also be left in French as mentioned by the other contributor. Either way is acceptable. |
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