Goldschmiedekunst
goldsmith's art, goldsmithing
noun GOLT-shmee-duh-kunst Rare
Usage Note
Goldschmiedekunst encompasses the craft of shaping precious metals into jewellery and decorative objects. Medieval Goldschmiedekunst produced reliquaries and liturgical vessels of extraordinary quality.
Examples
"Die Goldschmiedekunst des Mittelalters ist im Domschatz von Aachen bestens vertreten."
Natural Translation
The goldsmith's art of the Middle Ages is excellently represented in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury.
Literal Translation
The goldsmith's-art of the Middle-Ages is in the cathedral-treasury of Aachen best represented.
Related Words
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- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
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- 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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