Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cuadro de oprobio
English translation:
Pittura infamante
Added to glossary by
Evan Tomlinson
Jan 15, 2015 21:41
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
cuadro de oprobio
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Context: 'Searle esquina [a Derrida] en un artículo donde lo agrupa con otros teóricos literarios, con los que poco o nada comparte… El debate está viciado, los mismos argumentos se repiten hasta la saciedad, y nadie parece estar dispuesto a buscar un entendimiento. El título del artículo, “El mundo patas arriba”, está ilustrado por una caricatura de David Levine en la que puede verse a Derrida cabeza abajo, recuperando la ancestral tradición medieval de los “cuadros de oprobio”'
The text is from a book on John Searle and Jacques Derrida, during which the author makes reference to the history of art.
The text is from a book on John Searle and Jacques Derrida, during which the author makes reference to the history of art.
Proposed translations
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4 +2 | Pittura infamante | neilmac |
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Pittura infamante
(You'd need to use it in italics/cursive).
WIKIPEDIA: Pittura infamante (Italian for "defaming portrait"; plural pitture infamanti) is a genre of defamatory painting and relief, common in Renaissance Italy (there are also examples in Spain). Popular subjects of pittura infamante include traitors, thieves, and those guilty of bankruptcy or public fraud, often in cases where no legal remedy was available.
WIKIPEDIA: Pittura infamante (Italian for "defaming portrait"; plural pitture infamanti) is a genre of defamatory painting and relief, common in Renaissance Italy (there are also examples in Spain). Popular subjects of pittura infamante include traitors, thieves, and those guilty of bankruptcy or public fraud, often in cases where no legal remedy was available.
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Charles Davis
: Yes! If you do an image search for "pittura infamante", the person portrayed always seems to be hanging upside-down. Brilliant, well done!
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fionn
: Indeed well done, certainly seems to be what the author is referring to. Not 100% convinced his interpretation is right, though!
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Discussion
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It looks more to me like Derrida is in the position of 'Atlas', holding up the world, but "turned upside down" as in the original title of Searle's article, so I'm not sure the author's interpretation is right. It doesn't look like he is being tortured, which is what the sinister term 'cuadro de oprobio' would suggest. However, there is barely a single reference to this concept on Google, so I wonder if it is exactly the right term?