escapçant el marc (sentence)

English translation: closely framing / cropping the frame

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Catalan term or phrase:	escapçant el marc (sentence)
English translation:	closely framing / cropping the frame
Entered by:	Tanja Wohlgemuth

07:36 Apr 21, 2017

Catalan to English translations [PRO]
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Catalan term or phrase: escapçant el marc (sentence)

A Florència gravà la Font de Neptú el 1982 —com a pròleg d'una sèrie de pintures acríliques del mateix tema, una d' aquestes de gran format—, on per un cop, el gust predominant per la recta que sol tenir el seu art deixa pas a les sinuositats que li brinda la representació d'elements del monument original: gràcils nàiades del Giambologna, ***escapçant el marc la figura central, més aviat pesant, de Bartolomeo Ammanati, en segon terme***.

This is again from the text about Swiss artist Rudolf Häsler. I am stuck with the last part of the sentence and am afraid my dictionary isn't helping me here. Do you understand what it says about the central figure by Bartolomeo Ammanati?

Any help appreaciated, many thanks already in advance!

Tanja Wohlgemuth KudoZ activity Questions: 1055 (6 open) (9 without valid answers) (109 closed without grading) Answers: 68 Germany
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closely framing / cropping the frame

Explanation:
"....graceful naiads cropping the frame of the central figure" is the more or less literal translation of the phrase. But I'd probably say the naiads were "closely framing the central figure".

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Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 00:40

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Thanks a million!
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4 +3

closely framing / cropping the frame

Berni Armstrong

the central figure's head has been cut off by the picture frame

Ellen Klabbers

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Catalan>English dictionary

Helena Chavarria

Discussion entries: 1

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17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

closely framing / cropping the frame

Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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Thanks a million!

33 mins confidence:

the central figure's head has been cut off by the picture frame

Explanation:
Neptuno no figura entero en el cuadro; sólo la parte inferior. Mira la foto del cuadro.

Hope it helps

Reference: http://www.bromer-kunst.ch/en/stories/rudolf-haslers-fountai...

Ellen Klabbers
Spain
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

Reference comments

37 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Catalan>English dictionary

Reference information:
escapçar

crop {verb }

To trim the vertical or horizontal edges of an object. Pictures are often cropped to focus attention on a particular area.

head {verb }

https://glosbe.com/ca/en/escapçar

I find the Glosbe CAT>EN dictionary very useful!

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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