Gesamtkunstwerk
total work of art; synthesis of art forms
noun ge-ZAHMT-kunst-verk Rare
Origin: coined by Wagner; literally 'total artwork'
Usage Note
Gesamtkunstwerk was coined by Richard Wagner for his vision of opera uniting music, poetry, and visual art. The term is now used more broadly for any ambitious project blending multiple art forms into a unified whole.
Examples
"Der Architekt verstand das Haus als Gesamtkunstwerk, bei dem jedes Detail stimmte."
Natural Translation
The architect understood the house as a total work of art in which every detail was in harmony.
Literal Translation
The architect understood the house as total-art-work, in-which every detail was-right.
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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