Sienese

[ see-uh-neez, -nees ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Siena or its people.
2. pertaining to or designating the style of painting developed in Siena during the late 13th and 14th centuries, characterized by a use of Byzantine forms and iconography modified by an increased three-dimensional quality, decorative linear rhythms, and harmonious, although sometimes ornamental, color.

noun

, plural Si·en·ese.

1. an inhabitant of Siena.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sienese¹

First recorded in 1750–60; Sien(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

The breakdown led to celebrations in the frescoed rooms of MPS' Sienese headquarters, whose staff UniCredit had little use for, but it has cast a pall over the stronger branches and at the Treasury in Rome, as it tries to find a plan B.

From Reuters

Despite their advantage, the Sienese were slaughtered – including Sapia's nephew, whose head was paraded around Siena on a pike.

From Salon

“From a human point of view, it’s as if the bank was a branch of every Sienese family.”

From New York Times

Their joint candidate against Letta is a local wine producer, Tommaso Marzi, who owns 220 hectares of vineyards in the Sienese countryside and depicts the PD chief as an outsider only interested in national power politics.

From Reuters

His long fingers are gripping a round, gold-ground painting of a saint, attributed to the 14th-century Sienese painter Bartolomeo Bulgarini, which is inserted into the Botticelli canvas, according to Sotheby’s.

From Seattle Times