Jun 12, 2012 11:19
11 yrs ago
Italian term
ripasso
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Painting techniques
In a painting to which several artists contributed, X was credited with "alcune parti del paesaggio retrostante, nonché il *ripasso*, ancora ad olio del corpo e del volto di Cristo"
Is this 'ripasso' the 'finishing touches', defining the outlines more clearly, correcting errors or what ?
Many thanks
Is this 'ripasso' the 'finishing touches', defining the outlines more clearly, correcting errors or what ?
Many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | touched up |
Sonia Hill
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touched up
If the painting is the Baptism of Christ you've shown in your other question, then this simply means that he touched up the face and body in oil paints over the tempera beneath.
See this: "On close examination, the painting reveals much that has been painted or touched up over the tempera using the new technique of oil paint, the landscape, the rocks that can be seen through the brown mountain stream and much of the figure of Jesus bearing witness to the hand of Leonardo."
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Note added at 34 mins (2012-06-12 11:53:54 GMT)
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In your sentence this should obviously be translated as "touching up" or similar. "Finishing touches" would also be fine.
See this: "On close examination, the painting reveals much that has been painted or touched up over the tempera using the new technique of oil paint, the landscape, the rocks that can be seen through the brown mountain stream and much of the figure of Jesus bearing witness to the hand of Leonardo."
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Note added at 34 mins (2012-06-12 11:53:54 GMT)
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In your sentence this should obviously be translated as "touching up" or similar. "Finishing touches" would also be fine.
Note from asker:
| Yes, thanks, Sonia, it is the very same Baptism of Christ |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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