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Could you please simplify the capitalized words? 1) One of the most famous works of art in the world is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Nearly everyone who goes to see the original will already be familiar with it from reproductions, but they accept that fine art is more REWARDINGLY viewed in its original form. 2) However, if Mona Lisa was a famous novel, few people would bother to go to a museum to read the writer’s actual manuscript rather than a printed reproduction. This might be explained by the fact that the novel has evolved precisely because of technological developments that made it possible to print out huge numbers of texts, whereas oil paintings have always been produced as unique objects. In addition, it could be argued that the practice of interpreting or ‘reading’ each medium follows different conventions. With novels, the reader attends mainly to the meaning of words rather than the way they are printed on the page, WHEREAS THE ‘READER’ OF A PAINTING MUST ATTEND JUST AS CLOSELY TO THE MATERIAL FORM OF MARKS AND SHAPES IN THE PICTURE AS TO ANY IDEAS THEY MAY SIGNIFY. 3) Yet it has always been possible to make very accurate facsimiles of pretty well any fine art work. THE SEVEN SURVIVING VERSIONS OF MONA LISA BEAR WITNESS TO THE FACT THAT IN THE 16TH CENTURY, ARTISTS SEEMED PERFECTLY CONTENT TO ASSIGN THE REPRODUCTION OF THEIR CREATIONS TO THEIR WORKSHOP APPRENTICES AS REGULAR ‘BREAD AND BUTTER’ WORK. And today the task of reproducing pictures is incomparably more simple and reliable, with reprographic techniques that allow the production of high-quality prints made exactly to the original scale, with faithful colour values, and even with duplication of the SURFACE RELIEF of the painting. 4) But despite AN IMPLICIT RECOGNITION that the spread of good reproductions can be culturally valuable, museums continue to promote the special status of original work. Unfortunately, this seems to PLACE SEVERE limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors.
18 mai 2020 17:27
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"but they accept that fine art is more REWARDINGLY viewed in its original form." -- They understand that fine art is greatly appreciated in its original form. "WHEREAS THE ‘READER’ OF A PAINTING MUST ATTEND JUST AS CLOSELY TO THE MATERIAL FORM OF MARKS AND SHAPES IN THE PICTURE AS TO ANY IDEAS THEY MAY SIGNIFY."---Those viewing the painting should pay as close attention to the strokes as they would what it means. "THE SEVEN SURVIVING VERSIONS OF MONA LISA BEAR WITNESS TO THE FACT THAT IN THE 16TH CENTURY, ARTISTS SEEMED PERFECTLY CONTENT TO ASSIGN THE REPRODUCTION OF THEIR CREATIONS TO THEIR WORKSHOP APPRENTICES AS REGULAR ‘BREAD AND BUTTER’ WORK."---The surviving original Mona Lisa's show the artist's were content with delegating the reproductions to their apprentices as regular day to day work. "SURFACE RELIEF of the painting." No idea what the author is saying here- as most of this article is probably only understood by experts in paintings. " this seems to PLACE SEVERE limitations on the kind of experience offered to visitors."--- This seems to limit visitors experiences.
18 mai 2020
Andrei-- are they that simple lol?!
18 mai 2020
Yes, Rephrasing
18 mai 2020
What do you mean by simplify? Rephrasing? These phrases are pretty simple.
18 mai 2020
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