Reader's Digest １1月号の記事 An Artist's Portrait を読んでいると、"sitting/sitter" の興味深い用例がありました。
In 1987 Geoffrey asked whether I'd let him paint my portrait. It was done in pastel over several sittings and he gave it to me framed as a Chrismas present.
Our sitters included a Catholic bishop in full robes, a former Deputy Premier of Victoria, as well as an Ansett pilot in his uniforrm.
日本語ならモデルになったとでも言うところですが、"sitting/sitter" のこの用例は一般的なのでしょうか、辞書で確認しますす。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A period of time spent as a model for an artist or photographer.: The portrait was completed in the artist's studio in Suffolk after five sittings in January.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal): He finished the portrait in one sitting.
・Macmillan Dictionary: someone who sits or stands in a particular position while an artist paints or photographs them
"sitter" はベイビーシッターだけでは無いのですね。
In 1987 Geoffrey asked whether I'd let him paint my portrait. It was done in pastel over several sittings and he gave it to me framed as a Chrismas present.
Our sitters included a Catholic bishop in full robes, a former Deputy Premier of Victoria, as well as an Ansett pilot in his uniforrm.
日本語ならモデルになったとでも言うところですが、"sitting/sitter" のこの用例は一般的なのでしょうか、辞書で確認しますす。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A period of time spent as a model for an artist or photographer.: The portrait was completed in the artist's studio in Suffolk after five sittings in January.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal): He finished the portrait in one sitting.
・Macmillan Dictionary: someone who sits or stands in a particular position while an artist paints or photographs them
"sitter" はベイビーシッターだけでは無いのですね。
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