Definition
A type of portrait painting popular in 18th-century Britain showing a group of people, usually family members, engaged in everyday activities in a domestic or landscape setting. These informal group portraits emphasized social relationships and lifestyle rather than formal pose and status.
Etymology
From English 'conversation' meaning social interaction and 'piece' meaning artwork. The term emerged in the early 18th century to describe this distinctly English genre that departed from formal continental portraiture traditions.
Kelly Says
Conversation pieces were revolutionary because they showed wealthy families acting like real people rather than stiff aristocrats! Artists like William Hogarth pioneered this genre, capturing families playing cards, taking tea, or strolling in their gardens - basically the 18th century equivalent of a candid family photo.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ለመነofsky
mik-nyat le-me-ne-ofsky
ARالعربية
موضوع الحديث
mawzu' al-hadeeth
BNবাংলা
কথোপকথনের বিষয়
kotho-op-kothoner bishoy
CACatalà
tema de conversa
te-ma deh kon-ver-sa
CSČeština
téma konverzace
te-ma kon-ver-za-ce
DADansk
samtalsemne
sam-tal-sem-ne
DEDeutsch
Gesprächsstoff
ge-shprach-s-toff
ELΕλληνικά
θέμα συζήτησης
the-ma si-zi-the-sis
ESEspañol
pieza de conversación
pje-sa deh kon-ver-sa-thee-on
FAفارسی
موضوع گفتگو
ma-doo-e gof-tegoo
FISuomi
keskustelun aihe
keskus-tel-un ai-he
FRFrançais
sujet de conversation
sue-zhuh deh kon-ver-sa-syon
GUGU
ચર્ચાનો વિષય
char-cha-no vi-shay
HAHA
babban labarin
ba-b-ban la-ba-rin
HEעברית
נושא לשיחה
no-sah le-shi-cha
HIहिन्दी
बातचीत का विषय
baat-cheet ka vishay
HUMagyar
beszélgetés téma
besz-el-get-es te-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembicaraan
pembicaraan
IGIG
ihe n'etiti
i-he n'e-ti-ti
ITItaliano
argomento di conversazione
ar-go-men-toh dee kon-ver-sa-tsee-oh-neh
JA日本語
会話のネタ
kaiwa no neta
KKKK
сөйлеу тақырыбы
soy-leu ta-kyry-by
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិ នៃ ភាសា
pra-vat-ti ne-i p-haa-sa
KO한국어
대화 주제
dae-hwa ju-je
MSBahasa Melayu
perbincangan
per-bin-ca-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြု စကား
kye-zu-p-ru ska-ar
NLNederlands
gespreksonderwerp
ges-praks-on-der-werp
NONorsk
samtalsemne
sam-tal-sem-ne
PAPA
گفتگو ਦਾ موضوع
gol-teg da mu-da-ab
PLPolski
temat rozmowy
te-mat roz-mow-y
PTPortuguês
assunto de conversa
as-sun-toh deh kon-ver-sa
RORomână
subiect de conversație
su-b-iect deh kon-ver-sa-tsee
RUРусский
тема для разговора
tema dlya razgovara
SVSvenska
samtalsämne
sam-tals-aem-ne
SWKiswahili
mada ya mazungumzo
ma-da ya ma-zun-gum-zo
TAதமிழ்
பேச்சுக்கரு
peechukaru
TEతెలుగు
చర్చాంశ
charchaamsh
THไทย
หัวข้อสนทนา
hua-khao-snan-ta
TLTL
paksa ng pag-uusap
pak-sa ng pag-oo-sap
TRTürkçe
sohbet konusu
soh-bet kon-soo-noo
UKУкраїнська
тема розмови
tema roz-movy
URاردو
گفتگو کا موضوع
go-l-tu ka mu-da-a-j
VITiếng Việt
vấn đề để nói chuyện
van de de noi chuyen
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìrọ̀
e-ko-i-ro
ZUZU
isibongo sokuhlangana
i-si-bon-go so-ku-hlan-ga-na