Usage Note
Gemälde is a finished painting as an object, more formal than Bild. It is neuter and unchanged in the plural; a gallery of paintings is a Gemäldegalerie.
Examples
"Das Gemälde wurde für eine Rekordsumme versteigert."
Natural Translation
The painting was auctioned for a record sum.
Literal Translation
The painting was for a record-sum auctioned.
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- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
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