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quattrocento
[ kwah-troh-chen-toh; Italian kwaht-traw-chen-taw ]
noun
, (often initial capital letter)
- the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
quattrocento
/ ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ; kwattroˈtʃɛnto /
noun
- the 15th century, esp in reference to Renaissance Italian art and literature
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Other Words From
- quattro·centist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quattrocento1
1870–75; < Italian, short for mil quattro cento 1400, occurring in the names of all the years from 1400 to 1499
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quattrocento1
Italian, shortened from milquattrocento 1400
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Example Sentences
The Quattrocento work contains much less of it than the Cinquecento.
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The intimate connection of arts and crafts is characteristic of the Quattrocento, as also the mutual interaction of art with art.
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The third room contains small bronze works by Tuscan masters of the Quattrocento.
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No other Sienese sculptor of the Quattrocento approaches Giacomos solitary greatness.
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For the rest, the whole chapel is a perfect gem of the arts and crafts of the early Quattrocento.
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