Sittenbild

German

Die Bauernhochzeit, ein Sittenbild von Pieter Bruegel dem Älteren.

Etymology

Sitte + n + Bild

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪtn̩ˌbɪlt/

Noun

Sittenbild n (genitive Sittenbildes or Sittenbilds, plural Sittenbilder)

  1. sketch of manners and customs, portrait of manners and morals
  2. (art) genre drawing, genre picture, genre painting
    er begründete das flämische Sittenbild des 17. Jahrhunderts
    he laid the foundation of 17th Century Flemish genre painting

Declension

Synonyms

  • Sittengemälde
  • (painting): Genrebild, Sittenmalerei

Further reading

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