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al fermo

21:39 Apr 12, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Italian term or phrase: al fermo
The text I am working on contains a quotation from a 16th century treatise on painting. I've included a link to the actual page with the excerpt below (chapter V).

The sentence in question is:

"Egli è antico e molto laudabile costume de gli ecellenti pittori che, quando si sentono avere carrico di dover far alcune opere onorate e di momento, trovate ch’essi hanno l’invenzioni, al fermo si mettono da sé a fabricar di molte figure di tondo rilievo e, talvolta, ancora delle istorie intiere. "

Apart from generally struggling with the 'period' language, I'm bemused by the "al fermo" in the middle...

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_OlZAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA103&o...
James Stuart
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:33


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4resolutely
Lina Scarpellini (X)


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resolutely


Explanation:
According to the reference below, I think it was used as an adverb (avv.) a long time ago (century XIII) to mean "resolutely", "steadfastly" (avv. fermamente, in modo fermo).


    Reference: http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_italiano/F/fermo_1.s...
Lina Scarpellini (X)
Canada
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