Gipsabdruck
plaster cast
noun GIPS-ap-drook Rare
Origin: from Gips (plaster) and Abdruck (impression)
Usage Note
Gipsabdruck is a plaster copy taken from a mould or living form, long used in art teaching. Distinguish from Gipsmodell, the original model in plaster.
Examples
"Die Akademie besitzt zahlreiche Gipsabdrücke antiker Statuen."
Natural Translation
The academy owns numerous plaster casts of ancient statues.
Literal Translation
The academy owns numerous plaster-casts of-ancient statues.
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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