pinxit

[ pingk-sit ]

verb

, Latin.

1. he or she painted (it): formerly used on paintings as part of the artist's signature.

pinxit

/ ˈpɪŋksɪt /

(no translation)

1. he (or she) painted it: an inscription sometimes found on paintings following the artist's name

Example Sentences

Shipments of fresh-from-the-easel pictures were regularly leaving the New World for Spain, many carrying the phrase “Pinxit Mexici” — “Painted in Mexico” — as a gauge of value and a point of pride.

From New York Times

But sometimes theater will come to you, as it does in many of the 130 pictures, large and small, that make up “Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From New York Times

“Golden Kingdoms,” at the Getty Center through Jan. 28, is a bona fide blockbuster of pre-Columbian bling; “Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici,” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through March 18, assembles an exhilarating bounty of altarpieces and portraiture.

From New York Times

“Painted in Mexico, 1700-1790: Pinxit Mexici” is a remarkable curatorial achievement, one of the most memorable exhibitions of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

The Virgin and Child enthroned under an arcade—with S. Lorenzo, St. Louis, S. Ercolano, and S. Costanzo, standing: On the step of the throne is inscribed 'Hoc Petrus de Chastro Plebis Pinxit.'

From Project Gutenberg