WISSIGHEYDT (n. f.)

BOLDNESS (eng.) · GESCHWINDIGKEIT (deu.) · GEWISSHEIT (deu.) · PROMPTITUDE (fra.)
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{Teykenen na Schilderyen.} De Jonckheydt nu in het Na-teyckenen haer besich houdende, salmen hun daer in al van lichter tot swaerder overbrenghen; en dien trap opgeklavert zijnde, haer aenleyden tot het Na-teyckenen van goede en welgeteyckende Schilderyen, en die salmen haer laten van ’t groot in een kleyne proportie brengen, oock wel van kleyn somtijts een laten vergrooten, waer door sy terstont leeren gissen, en een vaste stellinge krijgen. {Vereyst meerder kennis.} En gelijck als dit den tweeden trap is, soo is sy oock swaerder en vereyst meerder kennis en oordeel: Want in een Schilderye en vintmen noch wissigheydt van ommetreck door trecken, noch manniere van Teyckenen, noch licht en licht (dat inde verscheyde Colorijten schuylt) duydelijck aenghewesen. En dewijlmen in dit Teyckenen de juyste ghelijckheyt van doncker en licht door eenerley stoffe moet uyt-beelden, soo zijn daer in verscheyden opmerckingen van nooden, om de houdinge, ofte het behoorlijck voor en achter uyt wijcken, dat in een Schilderye is, oock in een Teyckeningh te brengen, […]

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] {Drawing after Paintings.} While the youth is busying itself with Drawing after [ndr. things], one should lead them from easy to harder; and once they have climbed this staircase, stimulate them to draw after good and well-drawn Paintings, and one should make them convert these from a great to a small format, sometimes let them enlarge them from the small [ndr. format], through which they will quickly learn to guess and obtain a steady composition. {It demands more knowledge.} And as this is the second step, it is more difficult and requires more knowledge and judgement: Because in a Painting one does not find exactness of the contours through strokes clearly defined, nor the manner of Drawing, nor light and light (which hides in different colors). And while in Drawing one has to depict the right balance between dark and light by means of one material, as such several observations are necessary, to acquire in a Drawing the balance of colors, or decent advancing or detracting, which is in a Painting, […]

I have chosen to translate ‘houding’ with ‘balance of colors’ for this translation. [MO]

term translated by GEWISSHEIT in GOEREE, Willem, Anweisung zur algemeinen Reiss- und Zeichen-Kunst darinnen die Gründe und Eigenschafften die man einen unfehlbahren Vestand in der Zeichen-Kunst zu erlangen nothwendig wissen muß kürßlich und doch klärlich angewiesen werde. Nicht allein den anfahenden Zeichern Kupfferstechern Mahlern Glasschreibern Bildhauern und dergleichen Künstlern zur Anleitung sondern auch allen Liebhabern beydes dieser und anderer daraus entspriessenden Künste zur Lust und Erlangung so vieler Erkäntnüß als von dergleichen Künsten vernünfftig zu urtheilen erfordert wird dienstlich und nüßlich Durch Wilhelm Goeree. Zum andern Mahl gedruckt und fast umb die Helffte vermehret, trad. par LANGE, Johann, Hamburg, Johann Naumann und Georg Wolffen, 1677., p.38-39
term translated by / in GOEREE, Willem, An Introduction to the general Art of Drawing, Wherein is set forth The Grounds and Properties, which of this infallible and judicious Art are necessary to be known and understood. Being not only Profitable unto them that Practise Drawing; Picture-Drawers, Engravers, Carvers, Stone-Cutters, Jewellers, Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, &c. But also to all Lovers and well-affected, as well to this as to other ARTS (flowing from thence) a commodious Knowledge Communicated: With an Illustration of twenty five Copper-Prints of Figures, for young Learners to practise by. Likewise, An Excellent Treatise of the Art of Limning, in the which the true Grounds, and the perfect Use of Water-Colours, with all their Properties, are clearly and perfectly taught. Formerly set out by that Excellent Limner Mr. Gerhard of Brugge. And now much Augmented and Amended, with some Observations, teaching (besides Illumination) the Colouring and Painting with Water-Colours. Set forth at Middleburgh by W. GORE. Truly Translated into English by J.L. Published by Robert Pricke for the Lovers and Practitioners of this Noble and Admirable Art, London, Robert Pricke, 1674., p.9

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EFFET PICTURAL → qualité du dessin