Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
aggiornano il loro linguaggio sull’istoriato di tipo urbinate
English translation:
adopt the istoriato style of Urbino
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Italian term
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aggiornano il loro linguaggio sull’istoriato di tipo urbinate
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
ceramics
"Le quattro stazioni di Via Crucis sono tradizionalmente attribuite ai fratelli Grue, discendenti di una famosa famiglia di ceramisti della città di Castelli, in provincia di Teramo, attivi tra la fine del XVII e l’inizio del XVIII secolo. Negli esemplari di Tolentino, questi artisti ***aggiornano il loro linguaggio sull’istoriato di tipo urbinate***, che all’epoca era considerato un’avanguardia, accentuando le qualità pittoriche della decorazione. L’utilizzo di tinte brillanti denuncia anche un tributo ai modelli della coeva pittura napoletana e di Pietro da Cortona."
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adopt the istoriato style of Urbino
The istoriato style of Urbino (see below Italy) was copied here, and the Italian painter and engraver Antonio Tempesta (1555–1630) provided a source of ...
www.qa.britannica.com/ebc/article-73866
Simple local wares were being made in the 15th century at Urbino, but after 1520 the Della Rovere dukes, Francesco Maria della Rovere and his successor Guidobaldo II, encouraged the industry, which exported wares throughout Italy, first in a manner called istoriato using engravings after Mannerist painters, then in a style of light arabesques and grottesche after the manner of Raphael's stanzi at the Vatican.
http://www.answers.com/topic/urbino
www.qa.britannica.com/ebc/article-73866
Simple local wares were being made in the 15th century at Urbino, but after 1520 the Della Rovere dukes, Francesco Maria della Rovere and his successor Guidobaldo II, encouraged the industry, which exported wares throughout Italy, first in a manner called istoriato using engravings after Mannerist painters, then in a style of light arabesques and grottesche after the manner of Raphael's stanzi at the Vatican.
http://www.answers.com/topic/urbino
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update their illustration style to the storied style of Urbino
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(they) update their interpretation of the urbine scenes decoration
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(they) apply a more up to date technique in their interpretation of the urbine scenes
istoriato: agg. decorated with scenes, adorned with figures; (di libro) illustrated: urna istoriata, storied urn.
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(they) apply a more up to date technique in their interpretation of the urbine scenes
istoriato: agg. decorated with scenes, adorned with figures; (di libro) illustrated: urna istoriata, storied urn.
I hope this helps
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