Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
vaciar/vaciarse de
English translation:
cast/mould
Added to glossary by
kittilina
Jun 24, 2010 16:03
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
vaciar/vaciarse de
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
vera effigies of saints
De manera, que este retrato muerto que tenía en Madrid, de cera y reparado, el P. Ribadeneira se vació del Santo en Roma, cuando murió, año 1556, de sesenta y cinco años de edad; y de éste vaciaron algunos después los escultores de Madrid y yo alcancé uno de yeso que, por lo menos, conserva la verdadera forma de los perfiles y todos cuantos hay se parecen a éste
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4 +1 | cast/mould | kittilina |
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Jul 5, 2010 08:56: kittilina Created KOG entry
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cast/mould
I think they are trying to say that the wax impression was used as a cast/mould by other sculptors. Vaciado would be the normal word - ref Collins dictionary
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