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bewerp

English translation: modello or preliminary study

11:42 Mar 28, 2019
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / 15th-century painting
Dutch term or phrase: bewerp
This is a historic term for the first version of a painting to show the patron, like a draft. The patron would make comments and changes could be made before finishing the work or painting it for real (a 'bewerp' could also just be a drawing).

Does anyone know if there is a specialised term for this in English? It may just be 'draft', which we're inclined to use, but if there is anything more specialised, we'd like to know.
Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:47
English translation:modello or preliminary study
Explanation:
See https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/modell...
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James Duncan
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:47
Grading comment
Thanks so much. The NG glossary is saved in bookmarks :).
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3 +2modello or preliminary study
James Duncan
Summary of reference entries provided
Refs
Kitty Brussaard
refs (old dictionary on http://books.google.com)
Michael Beijer

  

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modello or preliminary study


Explanation:
See https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/modell...

James Duncan
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks so much. The NG glossary is saved in bookmarks :).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
51 mins
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: This definition in combination with the asker's info seems to suggest this is a viable option.
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Reference comments


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Reference: Refs

Reference information:
bewerp >> design:
https://lexart.fr/terms/view/5871
https://tinyurl.com/yxz2hdzd

bewerp >> sketch: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/239927.pdf

bewerp >> drawing: https://tinyurl.com/y6rehdgk

bewerp >> visual model: https://tinyurl.com/yybns3ey

And see f.i. also https://tinyurl.com/y6rehdgk and https://tinyurl.com/y6ks7squ.

Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8

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1 day 9 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: refs (old dictionary on http://books.google.com)

Reference information:
a Draught or first copy ,
Een voorbeelt, patroon, proeve, ofte copije van eeningh dingh.

a Draught,
shape, or feature of a body , Een bewerp van des menschen lichaam, ofte gestaltenisse.

[…]

to Draw the first draught,
De grondt leggen, ofte het eerste bewerp trecken.

[…]

Perspective ,
De bewerpingen van 't geheele werck van een huys.

the plot of a house to be builded , drawn in a paper,
Het bewerp van de timmerage van een huys op pampier gestelt.

[…]

a Portraiture, form , or picture,
Een bewerpsel, forme ofte schilderije.

source:

‘A COPIOUS ENGLISH AND NETHER DUTCH DICTIONARY

Comprehending the English Language with the Low-Dutch Explication.

With an APPENDIX of the Names of all kind of Beasts,
Fowles, Birds , and Fishes, &c.

AS ALSO...’

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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