Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

la miniatura dell’Apocalisse di San Giovanni

English translation:

the miniature of the Revelation of St John

Added to glossary by manducci
May 13, 2010 22:55
14 yrs ago
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Italian term

la miniatura dell’Apocalisse di San Giovanni

Italian to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting art criticism
Perhaps I'm just tired but what on earth is the connection between modern day phenomena such as guerilla warfare and the Indian caste system and The Revelations of St John? Any illumination much appreciated ...zzzz

Context: description of an artist's works and the intellectual ideas that underpin them.

Paragraph:
' Entrati nell’era astrologica dell’Acquario, saremmo dovuti essere investiti da nuove influenze positive, spirituali, mistiche, da altruismo e fratellanza universale. Ma XXX in quest’opera, non tarda a presentare contrasti ed incoerenze. Il più evidente di tutti è l’attacco alle Torri Gemelle dell’11 settembre, che, di fronte alla stesura di messaggi umanamente positivi (la Love Parade di Berlino, lo schieramento di vari capi religiosi, la stretta di mano tra Arafat e Rabin) e negativi (il persistente contrasto tra cristianesimo e islam, le caste indiane, le guerriglie, la miniatura dell’Apocalisse di San Giovanni), testimonia dell’assenza di equilibrio in una società irriducibilmente contrastata.

Proposed translations

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the miniature of the Revelation of St John

I have no idea what it means either, but a miniature is a small painting. It sounds like a pretty weird text.
Note from asker:
Hi... as I said below, I know what a miniatura is but it just didn't make sense in the context... I thought there might be some obscure cultural reference I wasn't aware of. ..Thanks, anyway. I hope to resolve the mystery with the client later today.
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agree khaire : Although the context is really weird, this seems to be the suitable translation
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Phil. Didn't get to see the client so am still none the wiser... but I guess the painting contains a copy of said miniature. I misread the negative messages cited as descriptions of the current state of the world and not elements within the painting itself. Hence my confusion. Thanks too to all who contributed."
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St. John's mini-apocalypse

There are a lot of references to a mini-apocalypse, or mini apocalypse. Apparently, the mini-apocalypse is scheduled for September 17, 2015. The Gospel of St. John contains some of the statements that form the mini-apocalypse.
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the illuminated manuscript(s) of St. John's Apocalypse

as miniatura also means medieval illumination, it is possible that the text is referring to the commentary on the apocalypse presented in the miniature paintings.
Note from asker:
Hi... thanks. I know what a miniatura is but it just didn't make sense to me in the context. I will meet the client tonight and hopefully will be 'illuminated'!!
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Reference comments

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Reference:

la miniatura

la miniatura può essere un ninnolo, una piccola statuina/riproduzione del libro

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Note added at 1 giorno11 ore (2010-05-15 10:24:59 GMT)
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potresti parafrasare con "una riproduzione in piccolo"...

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Note added at 1 giorno11 ore (2010-05-15 10:34:23 GMT)
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a quanto pare questo artista ha realizzato questa miniatura...come elemento di negatività... che miniatura sia se statuina o altro non è dato sapere
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