Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 13
had himself sculptured on his knees before the Virgin, and whither he caused to be brought, without heeding the two gaps thus made in the row of royal statues, the statues of Charlemagne and of Saint Louis, two saints whom he supposed to be great in favor in heaven, as kings of France.
había mandado esculpirse de rodillas ante la Virgen, y adonde hizo traer, sin preocuparse de los dos huecos que así quedaban en la hilera de estatuas reales, las estatuas de Carlomagno y de San Luis, dos santos a quienes suponía gozar de gran favor en el cielo, como reyes de Francia.
This chapel, quite new, having been built only six years, was entirely in that charming taste of delicate architecture, of marvellous sculpture, of fine and deep chasing, which marks with us the end of the Gothic era, and which is perpetuated to about the middle of the sixteenth century in the fairylike fancies of the Renaissance.
Esta capilla, bastante nueva, pues solo había sido construida hacía seis años, estaba enteramente imbuida de ese encantador gusto de arquitectura delicada, de escultura maravillosa, de cincelado fino y profundo, que marca entre nosotros el fin de la era gótica y que se perpetúa hasta aproximadamente mediados del siglo XVI en las fantasías de ensueño del Renacimiento.
The little open-work rose window, pierced above the portal, was, in particular, a masterpiece of lightness and grace; one would have pronounced it a star of lace.
El pequeño rosetón calado, abierto sobre el portal, era, en particular, una obra maestra de ligereza y gracia; se hubiera dicho que era una estrella de encaje.
In the middle of the hall, opposite the great door, a platform of gold brocade, placed against the wall, a special entrance to which had been effected through a window in the corridor of the gold chamber, had been erected for the Flemish emissaries and the other great personages invited to the presentation of the mystery play.
En el centro de la sala, frente a la gran puerta, una plataforma de brocado dorado, colocada contra la pared, a la que se había habilitado una entrada especial a través de una ventana del corredor de la cámara dorada, había sido erigida para los emisarios flamencos y los demás grandes personajes invitados a la representación del misterio.
It was upon the marble table that the mystery was to be enacted, as usual.
Era sobre la mesa de mármol donde debía representarse el misterio, como de costumbre.
Vocabulary
- había
- Past imperfect of 'haber'; there was/were
- mandado
- Ordered or commanded; past participle of mandar
- esculpirse
- To be sculpted or carved in stone
- rodillas
- Knees; body joints used in kneeling
- ante
- Preposition meaning before or in front of
- Virgen
- The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ
- adonde
- To where; indicates direction or destination
- hizo
- Past tense of hacer; he/she did or made
- traer
- To bring something or someone to a place
- sin
- Preposition meaning without, lacking something
- preocuparse
- To worry or concern oneself about something
- huecos
- Gaps, hollow spaces, or empty niches
- así
- Adverb meaning thus, so, or in this way
- quedaban
- Past imperfect of quedar; remained or were left
- hilera
- A row or line of objects arranged sequentially
- estatuas
- Statues; three-dimensional sculpted representations of figures
- reales
- Adjective meaning royal or related to royalty
- Carlomagno
- Charlemagne; famous medieval Holy Roman Emperor
- santos
- Saints; holy persons recognized by the Catholic Church
- quienes
- Relative pronoun meaning who or whom (plural)
- suponía
- Past imperfect of suponer; supposed or assumed
- gozar
- To enjoy or experience great pleasure or favor
- favor
- Favor; goodwill or special approval from someone
- cielo
- Sky or heaven; place of divine presence
- reyes
- Kings; male monarchs who rule a kingdom
- Francia
- France; a country in western Europe
- capilla
- Chapel; a small place of Christian worship
- bastante
- Adverb meaning quite, fairly, or rather much
- pues
- Conjunction meaning since, because, or well then
- solo
- Adverb meaning only or merely; alone
- sido
- Past participle of ser; been (auxiliary use)
- construida
- Built or constructed; past participle of construir
- hacía
- Past imperfect of hacer; ago or was doing
- estaba
- Past imperfect of estar; was (temporary state)
- enteramente
- Entirely or completely; to the fullest extent
- imbuida
- Imbued or permeated with a quality or spirit
- encantador
- Charming, enchanting, or delightfully attractive
- gusto
- Taste or aesthetic style; personal preference
- arquitectura
- Architecture; the art of designing buildings
- delicada
- Delicate; refined, fragile, or finely crafted
- escultura
- Sculpture; three-dimensional artistic carving or molding
- maravillosa
- Marvelous or wonderful; inspiring great admiration
- cincelado
- Chiseled; carved or engraved using a chisel
- fino
- Fine, delicate, or of high refined quality
- profundo
- Deep or profound; having great depth or intensity
- marca
- Mark or hallmark; a distinguishing characteristic or sign
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among multiple things
- fin
- End or conclusion; the termination of something
- era
- Past imperfect of ser; was (permanent characteristic)
- gótica
- Gothic; relating to medieval pointed-arch architectural style
- perpetúa
- Perpetuates; continues or preserves indefinitely over time
- hasta
- Preposition meaning until, up to, or as far
- aproximadamente
- Approximately; roughly or nearly a given amount
- mediados
- Middle or midpoint; used with time periods
- siglo
- Century; a period of one hundred years
- fantasías
- Fantasies or imaginative, fanciful ornamental elements
- ensueño
- Daydream or reverie; a state of dreamy imagination
- Renacimiento
- The Renaissance; European cultural and artistic rebirth period
- rosetón
- Rose window; large circular ornamental stained glass window
- calado
- Openwork or fretwork; intricately cut decorative pattern
- abierto
- Open or opened; not closed or blocked
- sobre
- Preposition meaning over, above, or on top
- portal
- Portal or doorway; an entrance to a building
- particular
- Particular or special; distinctive and noteworthy in character
- obra
- Work or masterpiece; an artistic or literary creation
- maestra
- Masterpiece; obra maestra means a great work
- ligereza
- Lightness or delicacy; quality of being airy
- gracia
- Grace or elegance; pleasing beauty or charm
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of haber; would have or had
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir; stated or told
- estrella
- Star; a celestial body or star-shaped object
- encaje
- Lace; delicate ornamental fabric with open patterns
- centro
- Center or middle of a space or object
- sala
- Room or hall; a large interior space
- frente
- Front or facing; opposite side of something
- puerta
- Door; an entrance or exit of a room
- plataforma
- Platform; a raised flat surface or stage
- brocado
- Brocade; rich fabric with raised woven patterns
- dorado
- Golden or gilded; covered with or colored gold
- colocada
- Placed or positioned; past participle of colocar
- contra
- Preposition meaning against or up against something
- pared
- Wall; an interior vertical surface of a room
- habilitado
- Enabled or adapted; made suitable for a purpose
- entrada
- Entrance or entry; the way into a place
- especial
- Special; distinguished from what is ordinary or usual
- través
- Through; a través de means across or through
- ventana
- Window; an opening in a wall admitting light
- corredor
- Corridor or hallway; a passageway connecting rooms
- cámara
- Chamber or room; a private or official room
- erigida
- Erected or set up; past participle of erigir
- emisarios
- Emissaries; official representatives or envoys sent diplomatically
- flamencos
- Flemish; relating to Flanders or its people
- demás
- Others or the rest; remaining people or things
- grandes
- Great or important; persons of high rank
- personajes
- Personages or characters; important or notable people
- invitados
- Guests or invited persons; those formally welcomed
- representación
- Representation or performance; a theatrical or official showing
- misterio
- Mystery; a medieval religious dramatic performance
- Era
- Past imperfect of ser; it was (description)
- mesa
- Table; a flat-surfaced furniture piece for activities
- mármol
- Marble; a hard crystalline metamorphic stone material
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning where, in which place
- debía
- Past imperfect of deber; was supposed to do
- representarse
- To be performed or staged; reflexive of representar
- costumbre
- Custom or habit; a traditional or usual practice
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