Boccioni

[ bo-choh-nee; Italian bawt-chaw-nee ]

noun
  1. Um·ber·to [oom-ber-taw], /umˈbɛr tɔ/, 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor.

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How to use Boccioni in a sentence

  • Boccioni satisfies the test in his sculpture, and therefore we must praise him, whether we like his methods or not.

  • The work of Boccioni and Carrà has assumed a wholly abstract appearance, and is much more interesting than formerly.

    Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning | Willard Huntington Wright
  • Thus, on the death of Boccioni, the first generation of Futuristic writers reformed or disappeared.

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British Dictionary definitions for Boccioni

Boccioni

/ (Italian botˈtʃoni) /


noun
  1. Umberto (umˈberto). 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist movement

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