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Assistenzfigur

English translation: attendant figure (of) Mary

07:25 Sep 20, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: Assistenzfigur
Kalvarienberg Beschreibung
eine Kreuzigungsgruppe: Christus am Kreuz..., die Assistenzfigur Maria...
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 12:13
English translation:attendant figure (of) Mary
Explanation:
attendant could be a suitable translation here

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Note added at 29 mins (2010-09-20 07:54:55 GMT)
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auxiliary figure could also work
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anne pincus
Local time: 12:13
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1attendant figure (of) Mary
anne pincus
Summary of reference entries provided
Some definitions
Alison MacG

  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
attendant figure (of) Mary


Explanation:
attendant could be a suitable translation here

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Note added at 29 mins (2010-09-20 07:54:55 GMT)
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auxiliary figure could also work

anne pincus
Local time: 12:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Wetzel: comprehensive DE concept seems almost non-existent in EN: individuals or categories seem to usually be specifically named, but these are the right terms in EN ... if only one figure, probably better to omit and describe (e.g. "the mourning M.")
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1 hr
Reference: Some definitions

Reference information:
Assistenzfigur (Malerei): „(da)beistehen“, „helfen“. Bezeichnung für in der Malerei und der Plastik dargestellte Nebenfiguren (Beifiguren), die dem eigentlichen Thema nur assistieren (beistehen). Bisweilen findet man z. B. den ausführenden Künstler oder den Stifter dargestellt (Stifterbildnis). Auch die am Fuße von Kruzifixen trauernd wiedergegebenen Personen, Maria, der Jünger Johannes und manchmal Maria Magdalena, werden Assistenzfigur genannt; ebenso die Jesus und Maria begleitenden Erzengel, die vor allem auf alten Wandmalereien oder Mosaiken in Apsiden (Apsis) zu finden sind.
http://www.lis.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/lexikon.pdf

Assistenzfiguren
Assistenzfiguren, in der bildenden Kunst Bezeichnung für Figuren, die dem Sujet beigefügt sind und nur als Betrachter der eigentlichen Handlung erscheinen.
http://www.enzyklo.de/Begriff/Assistenzfiguren

Often used in contrast to Hauptfigur.

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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