Bildnismalerei
portrait painting as a genre
noun BILT-nis-mah-le-rai Rare
Usage Note
Bildnismalerei is the genre of portrait painting, from individual Bildnisse (likenesses) to group portraits. It flourished in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Feminine noun; slightly more formal than Porträtmalerei.
Examples
"Die Bildnismalerei war im Bürgertum des 17. Jahrhunderts äußerst beliebt."
Natural Translation
Portrait painting was extremely popular among the bourgeoisie of the 17th century.
Literal Translation
The portrait-painting was in the bourgeoisie of the 17th century extremely popular.
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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