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.
si era fatto scolpire in ginocchio davanti alla Vergine, e dove aveva fatto portare, senza curarsi dei due vuoti così creati nella fila delle statue reali, le statue di Carlomagno e di San Luigi, due santi che egli supponeva godessero di grande favore in cielo, in quanto re di 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.
Questa cappella, assai nuova, essendo stata costruita solo sei anni prima, era interamente in quel grazioso gusto di architettura delicata, di meravigliosa scultura, di cesellatura fine e profonda, che segna presso di noi la fine dell'era gotica, e che si perpetua fino verso la metà del sedicesimo secolo nelle fantastiche fantasie del Rinascimento.
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.
Il piccolo rosone traforato, aperto sopra il portale, era, in particolare, un capolavoro di leggerezza e di grazia; lo si sarebbe detto una stella di merletto.
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.
Nel mezzo della sala, di fronte alla grande porta, una tribuna di broccato d'oro, addossata alla parete, alla quale si accedeva attraverso una finestra del corridoio della camera dorata, era stata eretta per gli emissari fiamminghi e gli altri grandi personaggi invitati alla rappresentazione del mistero.
It was upon the marble table that the mystery was to be enacted, as usual.
Era sul tavolo di marmo che il mistero doveva essere rappresentato, come di consueto.
Vocabulary
- fatto
- Past participle of fare meaning done or made
- scolpire
- To carve or sculpt a figure from stone or wood
- ginocchio
- The knee, joint connecting upper and lower leg
- davanti
- In front of, positioned before something or someone
- Vergine
- The Virgin, referring to the Virgin Mary
- portare
- To bring or carry something from one place to another
- senza
- Preposition meaning without, lacking something
- curarsi
- To care about or concern oneself with something
- vuoti
- Empty spaces or gaps left unfilled
- così
- Adverb meaning so, thus, or in this way
- creati
- Created, brought into existence or produced
- fila
- A row or line of people or objects
- statue
- Three-dimensional carved or sculpted figures representing persons
- reali
- Adjective meaning royal, pertaining to kings or queens
- Carlomagno
- Charlemagne, famous medieval Frankish emperor and king
- santi
- Saints, holy persons officially recognized by the Church
- egli
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning he
- supponeva
- He supposed or assumed something to be true
- godessero
- Subjunctive of godere meaning they enjoyed or relished
- favore
- Favor, goodwill or support from someone
- cielo
- Sky or heaven, the space above or divine realm
- quanto
- As much as, used in comparisons of degree
- re
- King, the male monarch of a country
- cappella
- A small chapel or place of worship within a building
- assai
- Adverb meaning very or quite, highly
- essendo
- Gerund of essere meaning being
- costruita
- Built or constructed, past participle of costruire
- prima
- Before, previously or earlier in time
- interamente
- Entirely, completely, in a whole or total manner
- grazioso
- Graceful, pretty, or charming in appearance
- gusto
- Taste or style, an aesthetic preference or manner
- architettura
- Architecture, the art and science of designing buildings
- delicata
- Delicate, fine, or subtle in form or detail
- meravigliosa
- Marvelous or wonderful, inspiring great admiration
- scultura
- Sculpture, the art of carving or modeling figures
- cesellatura
- Chiseling or chasing, fine decorative metalwork technique
- fine
- Fine, refined, or delicately detailed
- profonda
- Deep or profound, reaching far below the surface
- segna
- Marks or signals, indicates something notable
- presso
- Near, close to, or among a group
- gotica
- Gothic, relating to the medieval Gothic style of art
- perpetua
- Perpetual or continuous, lasting without interruption
- fino
- Until or up to a certain point in time
- verso
- Towards or around a time or direction
- metà
- Half or middle point of something
- sedicesimo
- Sixteenth, the ordinal number following the fifteenth
- secolo
- Century, a period of one hundred years
- fantastiche
- Fantastic or fanciful, imaginative and extravagant in style
- fantasie
- Fantasies or whims, imaginative or fanciful creations
- Rinascimento
- The Renaissance, European cultural and artistic rebirth period
- rosone
- A large circular decorative window in a church
- traforato
- Pierced or perforated with decorative open patterns
- aperto
- Open, not closed or unobstructed
- sopra
- Above or over, at a higher position
- portale
- A grand entrance portal or doorway of a building
- particolare
- Particular or specific detail, a notable feature
- capolavoro
- A masterpiece, an outstanding work of art or skill
- leggerezza
- Lightness, delicacy, or grace of form or movement
- grazia
- Grace, elegance, or charm in movement or appearance
- sarebbe
- Conditional of essere meaning would be
- detto
- Said or called, past participle of dire
- stella
- A star, a luminous celestial body or star shape
- merletto
- Lace, delicate fabric made with intricate openwork patterns
- mezzo
- Middle or center of a space or object
- sala
- A hall or large room in a building
- fronte
- In front of or facing something
- porta
- A door or gate of a building or room
- tribuna
- A raised platform or gallery for important observers
- broccato
- Brocade, a rich fabric woven with raised patterns
- oro
- Gold, the precious yellow metal or its color
- addossata
- Leaned or pressed against a wall or surface
- parete
- A wall, the vertical inner surface of a room
- quale
- Which or whom, a relative or interrogative pronoun
- accedeva
- One accessed or entered a place, imperfect of accedere
- attraverso
- Through or across a space or obstacle
- finestra
- A window, an opening in a wall admitting light
- corridoio
- A corridor or hallway connecting rooms in a building
- camera
- A room, especially a bedroom or private chamber
- dorata
- Gilded or golden, covered with or colored like gold
- eretta
- Erected or built, constructed for a purpose
- emissari
- Emissaries, official representatives sent on a mission
- fiamminghi
- Flemish, relating to Flanders or its people
- personaggi
- Personages or notable figures, important or distinguished individuals
- invitati
- Invited guests, those asked to attend an event
- rappresentazione
- A performance or representation, staging of a show
- mistero
- A mystery play, medieval dramatic religious performance
- tavolo
- A table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- marmo
- Marble, a hard crystalline stone used in sculpture
- doveva
- Had to or was supposed to, imperfect of dovere
- rappresentato
- Performed or represented, staged as a dramatic work
- consueto
- Customary or usual, according to established habit
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