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Abairtean

Phrases

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about A’ mìneachadh obair ealaine (Explaining or interpreting a work of art). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

An obair-ealain a b’ fheàrr leat

Your favourite work of art

Le Salvador Dalí

By Salvador Dalí

‘Crìosda Naomh Eòin na Croise’

‘Christ of St John of the Cross’

Coltas an deilbh

The appearance of the picture

Dàna, dorcha agus doilleir

Bold, dark and dull

A dh’aindeoin sin/air an làimh eile

Despite that

Gleansach, socair agus soilleir

Lustrous, calm and bright

Tha doimhneachd san dealbh

There is a depth in the painting

Iomsgaradh eadar Ìosa Crìosda anns an dorchadas

Contrast between Jesus Christ in the darkness

Aig mullach an deilbh

At the top of the picture

Solas agus am bàgh ciùin leis a’ bhàta bheag

Light and the calm bay with the little boat

Aig bonn an deilbh …

At the bottom of the picture …

An taobh solais a’ tighinn sìos/tuiteam air

The direction of the light falling on him

Sealladh Dhè fhèin

God’s own perspective

Suidheachadh a bhodhaige

The position of his body

Na gàirdeanan ann an triantan

The arms forming a triangle

A cheann mar chearcall

His head as a circle

A’ samhlachadh na Trianaid

Symbolise the Holy Trinity

Meud an deilbh

The size of the picture

Aibheiseach

Enormous/remarkable

Dà mheatair a dh’àirde

Two metres high [in height]

Còrr is meatair a leud

More than a metre wide [in width]

Ìomhaigh umha

A bronze statue

Cò rinn sin?

Who made that?

An neach-ealain ainmeil Auguste Rodin

The famous artist Auguste Rodin

A’ samhlachadh feallsanachd

Symbolises philosophy

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.