Bildhauerei
sculpture
noun BILT-how-er-eye Rare
Origin: from Bildhauer, sculptor
Also means
art of sculpting
Usage Note
Bildhauerei is the discipline of sculpting as a whole, derived from Bildhauer (sculptor). For an individual sculpted object use Skulptur or Plastik instead.
Examples
"Sie studierte Bildhauerei an der Kunsthochschule."
Natural Translation
She studied sculpture at the art college.
Literal Translation
She studied sculpture at-the art-college.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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