Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 21, 2016 15:51
8 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English
Hinterholung
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
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Taken from an academic paper on the Italian art historian, Vasari and his methods of collecting artworks:
Mehrmals verdeutlichte er Kompositionen oder Gruppen durch Hinterholung mit einem dunklen Grunde.
Is Hinterholung something along the lines of "colouring in the background of"?
Many thanks in advance for your help
Mehrmals verdeutlichte er Kompositionen oder Gruppen durch Hinterholung mit einem dunklen Grunde.
Is Hinterholung something along the lines of "colouring in the background of"?
Many thanks in advance for your help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | underlay |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 3 | giving depth or substance |
Eleanore Strauss
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Proposed translations
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
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Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
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71
Selected
underlay
hinterholen=unterlegen mit
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Comment: "Many thanks for the suggestion"
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Eleanore Strauss
Native in German
&
English
Connecting cultures and through language
Native in: German (Variant: Swiss) , English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
giving depth or substance
Literally, this would mean taking something to the back. I'm basing this on my own experience as an occasional artist and my study of art history.
Given the technique of darkening a background to give a subject more depth, greater perspective and better contours I'm venturing this explanation. Not sure if this is with a layer of color or other methods.
Given the technique of darkening a background to give a subject more depth, greater perspective and better contours I'm venturing this explanation. Not sure if this is with a layer of color or other methods.
Example sentence:
Giving the subjects more substance by darkening the background
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