Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Hinterholung
Englisch translation:
underlay
Added to glossary by
Laura Massey
Apr 21, 2016 15:51
8 yrs ago
Deutsch term
Vereinigtes Königreich
Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology
Native in: Englisch (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Italienisch > Englisch
Hinterholung
Deutsch > Englisch
Kunst/Literatur
Kunst, Kunsthandwerk, Malerei
Terms and Conditions docu
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
(Englisch)
| 3 +1 | underlay |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 3 | giving depth or substance |
Eleanore Strauss
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Proposed translations
+1
1 Stunde
Johanna Timm, PhD
Kanada
Kanada
Native in Deutsch
Kanada
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Native in: Deutsch (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch, Deutsch
Related KudoZ points
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71
Selected
underlay
hinterholen=unterlegen mit
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks for the suggestion"
1 Stunde
Eleanore Strauss
Native in Deutsch
&
Englisch
Connecting cultures and through language
Native in: Deutsch (Variant: Swiss) , Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
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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