 | English  | German | |
 | art nude {adj} [e.g. art, drawing, model, painting, photography, study] | 6 Akt- [z. B. Kunst, Zeichnung, Modell, Malerei, Fotografie, Studie] | |
| art blottesque {adj} [painting] | mit groben Pinselstrichen gemalt | |
| art environmental {adj} [i.e. in a painting] | environmental | |
| art environmentally {adv} [i.e. in a painting] | environmental | |
| signed {adj} {past-p} [esp. of a painting, book etc.] | signiert | |
| Verbs |
| art photo. to retouch [painting, photography] | 19 korrigieren [Gemälde, Fotografie: ausbessern, retuschieren etc.] | |
| art to misframe sth. [e.g. a painting] | etw.Akk. falsch einrahmen [z. B. ein Gemälde] | |
| Nouns |
| art painting [act of painting] | 227 Malen {n} | |
| art fresco [painting] | 169 Fresko {n} | |
| stroke [writing, painting] | 124 Strich {m} [Pinselstrich etc.] | |
| art canvas [painting made on canvas] | 65 Leinwandgemälde {n} | |
| art picture [painting] | 49 Gemälde {n} | |
| art oil [oil painting] | 31 Ölgemälde {n} | |
| art oil [oil painting] | 28 Ölbild {n} | |
| art cartoon [a full-size drawing for a painting or other work of art] | 23 Karton {m} [letzter Entwurf für Wand-, Glasmalereien, Bildteppiche in Originalgröße auf starkem Papier] | |
| art wash [in painting] | 22 Tönung {f} [Malerei] | |
| art support [painting] | 19 Unterlage {f} [Malunterlage; Leinwand, Holz etc.] | |
| art hist. [perspective (in pre-renaissance painting) that sizes persons and objects according to importance] | 17 Bedeutungsperspektive {f} | |
| art photo. composition [painting, photo] | 13 Bildaufbau {m} [Gemälde, Foto] | |
| art fresco [painting] | 13 Freske {f} | |
| art lit. theme [of a painting, poem etc.] | 9 Sujet {n} [geh.] | |
| art ground [in painting] | 8 Untergrund {m} [für Farben] | |
| art [minute, elaborate style of painting] | 7 Feinmalerei {f} | |
| art lightpainting [also: light painting, light-painting] | 7 Lichtmalerei {f} | |
| art modello [preparatory study for a painting on a small scale] | 7 Modelletto {n} | |
| daub [crude painting] | 6 Pinselei {f} [pej.] [kunstloses Bild] | |
| art [big oil painting, not valuable, often rather ugly] | Ölschinken {m} [pej.] | |
| art chiaroscuro [in painting] | Clair-obscur {n} | |
| mehndi [Indian henna body painting] | Mehndi {n} [indische Henna-Hautmalerei] | |
| riverscape [also painting] | Flusslandschaft {f} [als Ansicht; auch: Gemälde] | |
| art watercolor [Am.] [art of painting; also: picture] | Aquarellmalerei {f} [als Kunstform; auch: Bild] | |
| art watercolour [Br.] [art of painting; also: picture] | Aquarellmalerei {f} [als Kunstform; auch: Bild] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| low-keyed {adj} [painting] | in dunklen Farben gehalten | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to fill (in) [before painting, spraying] | spachteln [Fugen, Risse füllen; zur Lackausbesserung] | |
| tech. to fill in [before painting, spraying] | verschmieren [füllen] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| art Armory School [icon painting] | Zarenschule {f} [Ikonenmalerei] | |
| art school [painting and drawing] | Malschule {f} | |
| art bark painting [act of painting] | Bemalen {n} von Rindenplatten | |
| art relig. ex voto [painting or object left in fulfillment of a vow] | ex voto | |
| art hist. fine painting [painting done in the style of the Dutch Fijnschilder, c. 1630-1710] | Feinmalerei {f} | |
| art Flemish Primitives [Early Netherlandish painting] | altniederländische Malerei {f} [flämische Malerei, 15. - 16. Jh.] | |
| archaeo. geometric style [style of vase painting] | geometrischer Stil {m} | |
| art Goose Lizzy [1901 German fountain which inspired sculpture and painting] | Gänseliesel {n} [auch {f}] [Figur einer Gänsehirtin; 1901 deutscher Brunnen] | |
| art grotesque painting [collectively, not an individual painting] | Groteskenmalerei {f} | |
| art pavement art [street painting] | Pflastermalerei {f} | |
| art seascape painting [including the painting of ships] | Marinemalerei {f} | |
| tech. transfer efficiency [spray painting technology] | Auftragswirkungsgrad {m} [Spritzlackieren] | |
| archaeo. art vase painting [painting on ancient vases] | Vasenmalerei {f} | |
| art constr. material wipe technique [painting] | Wischtechnik {f} | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| constr. tech. multi-coat system [e.g. in painting] | Mehrschichtensystem {n} [z. B. aus Farben] [auch: Mehrschichten-System] | |
| constr. tech. multi-coat system [e.g. painting] | Mehrschichtsystem {n} [z. B. aus Farben] [auch: Mehrschicht-System] | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| art to restore the canvas of sth. [a painting] | etw.Akk. rentoilieren [die beschädigte Leinwand eines Gemäldes erneuern] | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| art F A Winter Scene [painting by Isaac van Ostade] | Gasthof an einem zugefrorenen Fluss | |
| art F Barber Extracting a Tooth [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Ein Dorfbarbier zieht einen Zahn | |
| art F Cutting the Feather [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Der Federschneider | |
| art F Garden of Earthly Delights [painting by Hieronymus Bosch] | Garten der Lüste [Bild von Hieronymus Bosch] | |
| art F Madonna of the Rose Arbor [painting by Martin Schongauer] | Maria im Rosenhag [Tafelbild von Martin Schongauer] | |
| art F Peasants in a Tavern [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Bauern in einer Taverne | |
| art F Resting Travelers [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Rastende Wanderer | |
| art F Starry Night [title of a Van Gogh painting] | Sternennacht [Name eines van Gogh-Gemäldes] | |
| art F The Fishwife [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Die Fischhändlerin | |
| art F The Fishwife in her Marketstall [painting by Adriaen van Ostade] | Die Fischverkäuferin | |
| art F The Halt at the Inn [painting by Isaac van Ostade] | Halt vor dem Wirtshaus | |
| art F The Isle of Death [painting by Boecklin] | Die Toteninsel | |
| art F Fate of the Animals [title of a painting by Franz Marc] | Tierschicksale [Titel eines Gemäldes von Franz Marc] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
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