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art history
Relating to art history; used as a modifying element before a noun to indicate that it belongs to the academic field of art history.
Der Kunstgeschichte-Professor ist ein Experte für die Renaissance.
The art history professor is an expert on the Renaissance.
The word is made up of 'die Kunst' (art) and 'die Geschichte' (history). It literally means 'the history of art' and refers to the academic discipline that deals with the development of the visual arts.
Sie interessiert sich sehr für die Kunstgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts.
She is very interested in the art history of the 19th century.
'Kunstgeschichte' (art history) is a noun and is very often used as the first part of compound nouns to specify them. It is attached directly to the second noun or connected with a hyphen.
Er hat sein Kunstgeschichtestudium mit Bestnote abgeschlossen.
He completed his art history degree with top marks.
As an academic subject, 'Kunstgeschichte' (art history) is often combined with verbs like `studieren` (to study) or `lehren` (to teach). Common compounds are `Kunstgeschichtestudium` (art history degree/program) or `Kunstgeschichte-Vorlesung` (art history lecture).
Mein Traum ist es, Kunstgeschichte in Florenz zu studieren.
My dream is to study art history in Florence.
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'künstlerisch' and 'Kunstgeschichte' both have to do with art, but they work differently. 'künstlerisch' describes something that has to do with art, artists, or creative design. For example, you can speak of 'eine künstlerische Arbeit' (an artistic work) or 'eine künstlerische Idee' (an artistic idea). 'Kunstgeschichte', on the other hand, refers to the academic field that studies art from different periods. As a modifying element, it comes before a noun, for example in 'Kunstgeschichte-Seminar' (art history seminar). Learners may confuse the words because both sound like art. For creative design, 'künstlerisch' fits; for the academic subject or field, use 'Kunstgeschichte-' or 'kunstgeschichtlich'.
Im Kunstgeschichte-Seminar sprechen wir heute über alte Kirchenbilder.
In the art history seminar, we are talking about old church paintings today.
Ali gestaltet die Einladung sehr künstlerisch und benutzt viele Farben.
Ali designs the invitation very artistically and uses many colors.