Dec 15, 2020 20:34
3 yrs ago
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français term
Royaume-Uni
canon
français vers anglais
Art / Littérature
Art, artisanat et peinture
Figure painting style
Description of a figure in a painting. Context: "L’ordonnateur du repas, avec son chapeau à plume et son col typique des espagnols de la fin du XVIème est probablement un portrait du commanditaire: son visage n’a pas le canon habituel des personnages masculins de l'artiste" What is the sense of "canon" here, please? The usual expression that the artist used? Thanks in advance for any help.
Proposed translations
(anglais)
| 4 +1 | his face is not based on the artist's usual model for male figures |
Thomas Miles
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| 4 +5 | canon / repertoire |
Helen Shiner
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| 4 | canon |
MassimoA
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| 4 | pattern |
Richard George Elliott
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Change log
Dec 15, 2020 23:22: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "canon (here)" to "canon "
Proposed translations
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13 minutes
Thomas Miles
France
France
Native in anglais
France
FR/AR-EN, broad range of domains
Native in: anglais 
Works in: français vers anglais, arabe vers anglais, italien vers anglais
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français term (edited):
son visage n’a pas le canon habituel des personnages masculins de l'artiste
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his face is not based on the artist's usual model for male figures
Essentially, something based around the word 'model' (verb/noun).
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his faced is not modelled on ...
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his faced is not modelled on ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much for your help."
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6 minutes
Helen Shiner
Royaume-Uni
Royaume-Uni
Native in anglais
Specializes in field
Royaume-Uni
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: anglais
Works in: allemand vers anglais, français vers anglais
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français term (edited):
canon (here)
canon / repertoire
Is not within the artist's usual repertoire. I have to say to use 'canon' in this limited way is slightly strange. Here is what it normally means in art history: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/canon-... An audience familiar with art history would understand it though, if you were to use 'canon' in English, too. But you could do better.
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A slightly more expansive explanation: https://www.artmumble.com/what-is-meaning-of-canon-when-appl...
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Note added at 8 mins (2020-12-15 20:42:36 GMT)
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A slightly more expansive explanation: https://www.artmumble.com/what-is-meaning-of-canon-when-appl...
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: I think this is fine. If you're reading a text on art history, you probably know what canon means.
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Thanks, not sure the writer does, but hey ho.
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Yvonne Gallagher
2 heures
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Thanks, Yvonne
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writeaway
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Thanks, writeaway
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Carol Gullidge
: yes indeed, in the sense of a criterion rather than the more usual body of work. It also depends on the register of the text.
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Thanks, Carol
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Michele Fauble
21 heures
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Thanks, Michele
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12 heures
canon
The most obvious sense is the normal character style of the artist.
Canon is also a multinational company that produces cameras and camcorders, sometimes we say "a face like a Canon shot".
Canon is also a multinational company that produces cameras and camcorders, sometimes we say "a face like a Canon shot".
1 jour 11 heures
Richard George Elliott
Royaume-Uni
Royaume-Uni
Native in anglais
Specializes in field
Royaume-Uni
Art, music, literature
Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais, allemand vers anglais
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pattern
Larousse Dictionnaire de la langue française:
1.6. Bx-arts.
Mesure servant de module aux sculpteurs pour les proportions de leurs statues.
Applied by extension here to painting, I believe.
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His male figures, that is.
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2020-12-17 12:28:43 GMT)
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** The dictionary definition given above is, of course, for the headword "canon" **
1.6. Bx-arts.
Mesure servant de module aux sculpteurs pour les proportions de leurs statues.
Applied by extension here to painting, I believe.
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Note added at 1 day 14 hrs (2020-12-17 11:05:48 GMT)
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His male figures, that is.
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs (2020-12-17 12:28:43 GMT)
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** The dictionary definition given above is, of course, for the headword "canon" **
Example sentence:
"...his face does not follow this artist's usual pattern for male characters."
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