Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italiano term or phrase:
pittura colta
Inglese translation:
scholarly or erudite painting
Added to glossary by
Vanita Ajgarni
Nov 28, 2008 10:52
16 yrs ago
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Italiano term
pittura colta
Da Italiano a Inglese
Altro
Arte, Arti applicate, Pittura
fresco
Questa, di sapore completamente locale (si notino ad es. i lineamenti del volto) è da attribuire ad un modesto frescante, la cui identità culturale è difficile da cogliere, tanto lontani ed indistinti sono i ricordi della pittura colta cui egli si ispira, tradotta però nella sua quotidiana pratica artigianale.
Hi I'm not sure what "colta" means here. Any suggestions would be appreciated? Thanks all of you!
Hi I'm not sure what "colta" means here. Any suggestions would be appreciated? Thanks all of you!
Proposed translations
(Inglese)
| 4 +1 | scholarly or erudite painting |
Angela Arnone
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| 4 | cultivated painting |
Sarah Jane Webb
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| 4 | fine arts paintings |
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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| 4 | cultured painting |
Tom in London
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Proposed translations
+1
25 min
Angela Arnone
Native in Inglese
Specializes in field
Italian by name ... English by nature!
Native in: Inglese 
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Inglese, Italiano
Related KudoZ points
:
87
Selected
scholarly or erudite painting
Since there was a modern art movement called "pittura colta", which is often referred to as "cultured" or "cultivated" painting, and I presume we're not talking modern art here, I might think of scholarly or erudite painting as being the closest in this context.
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-11-28 11:23:32 GMT)
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I see that "scholarly painting" is used extensively for a Chinese art movement, so I'm having second thoughts about that!
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Note added at 30 mins (2008-11-28 11:23:32 GMT)
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I see that "scholarly painting" is used extensively for a Chinese art movement, so I'm having second thoughts about that!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hi Angela from the description of the painting, which I have not enclosed, this term seems to fit perfectly. Thanks a lot!"
4 min
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italiano
&
Inglese
Away with words
Native in: Italiano (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, Inglese (Variant: UK)
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Inglese a Italiano, Inglese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
cultivated painting
... tendency called La Pittura Colta (Cultivated Painting). This is a mode of cold classical allegory, tightly done with an air of academic erudition. ...
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926686-2,00.html
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926686-2,00.html
5 min
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italia
Italia
Native in Inglese
Works in field
Italia
work, work, work!!
Native in: Inglese , Francese
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese, Da Italiano a Francese, Da Francese a Inglese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
fine arts paintings
fine arts
18 min
Tom in London
Regno Unito
Regno Unito
Native in Inglese
Works in field
Regno Unito
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: Inglese (Variant: British)
Works in: Da Italiano a Inglese
Related KudoZ points
:
177
cultured painting
the "modesto frescante" is imitating a much more cultured manner of painting with which he was presumably familar.
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