seize the art/painting

Latin translation: carpe artem/picturam

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English term or phrase:seize the art/painting
Latin translation:carpe artem/picturam
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

03:34 Oct 19, 2008
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: seize the art/painting
Looking for the Latin phrase for 'seize the art' or 'seize the painting' - I asked something similar the day before yesterday for seize the music (carpe musicam) - but if possible I want to use 'carpe'. The reason for this is that we might use this in conjunction with the phrase carpe diem. The phrase will ultimately read 'seize the art/painting, seize the day'. The term for 'art/painting' must just relate to a visual art form.
Jako Olivier
carpe artem/picturam
Explanation:
'Ars' is the general word for art of all kinds, including crafts. 'Artificium' means a concrete piece of art, whether a sculpture, a painting, a mosaic, etc. 'Pictura' refers strictly to painting, and may mean either the act or the result of painting.
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carpe artem/picturam


Explanation:
'Ars' is the general word for art of all kinds, including crafts. 'Artificium' means a concrete piece of art, whether a sculpture, a painting, a mosaic, etc. 'Pictura' refers strictly to painting, and may mean either the act or the result of painting.

Joseph Brazauskas
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Local time: 09:28
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agree  Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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  -> Muchas gracias, estimado colega.
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