picchiettature

English translation: chipping or gouging

15:00 Jun 14, 2008

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

Italian term or phrase: picchiettature

Context: description of frescoes

I am having considerable difficulty with the following paragraph and need some suggestions as to a suitable translation for three of the words: picchiettati/picchiettature/ (un) rameggiare. I will post these as separate questions. Thanks.

Here is the whole paragraph:
"Che non si sia compiuta soltanto un’operazione di pulizia superficiale ma di integrazione e perciò di ripristino dell’aspetto originale, senza l’evidenza dei guasti prodotti dalle picchiettature settecentesche, è dimostrato tra l’altro dall’apparizione di motivi, oltre che di molti particolari già ricordati: tra questi piace indicare la serie di pesci tra di loro contrapposti e anch’essi picchiettati da lumeggiature, che sono spuntati sotto la serie dei clipei con protomi e pavoni, entro un rameggiare dorato di volute d’acanto"

manducci KudoZ activity Questions: 313 (2 open) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 1460
Local time: 17:32

English translation:chipping or gouging

Explanation:
This is probably describing damage that was intentionally done to the fresco so that the new plaster applied in the 1600s would better adhere to the wall.

Selected response from:

K Donnelly
United States
Local time: 11:32

Grading comment

Sorry for the delay Karla. I had forgotten this was still open.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

chipping or gouging

K Donnelly

dabbings

Gemma Monco Waters

3 +1

stippling/spotting/speckling

Olga Buongiorno

Answers

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

chipping or gouging

Explanation:
This is probably describing damage that was intentionally done to the fresco so that the new plaster applied in the 1600s would better adhere to the wall.

K Donnelly
United States
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

Grading comment

Sorry for the delay Karla. I had forgotten this was still open.

Notes to answerer

Asker: A very good point. This would make sense in the context. Will check with author before selecting tho'.

59 mins confidence:

dabbings

Explanation:
somebody tried to do something in the past and it spoilt the frescoes

Gemma Monco Waters
Italy
Local time: 17:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stippling/spotting/speckling

Explanation:
Link di rif. forniti traduzione picchiettati.

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Note added at 1 ora (2008-06-14 16:40:50 GMT)
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Altro rif:
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Italiano/P/p...

picchiettatura

s.f.

1 (atto) spotting, dotting, flecking.

2 (effetto) spots pl., dots pl., flecks pl.

Olga Buongiorno
Italy
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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