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cinquecento
[ ching-kwi-chen-toh ]
noun
- the 16th century, with reference to Italy, especially to the Italian art or literature of that period.
cinquecento
/ ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ /
noun
- the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature
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Derived Forms
- ˌcinqueˈcentist, noun
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Other Words From
- cinque·centism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinquecento1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinquecento1
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Example Sentences
At that very period the Italian art of the Cinquecento enjoyed the exclusive favour of the German scholars.
The influence of the Bellini is to be found in almost all the great painters of Venice in the Cinquecento.
The Quattrocento work contains much less of it than the Cinquecento.
From Michelozzo's beautiful cortile, which one enters first, a noble staircase ascends to the Salone dei Cinquecento.
These three works, though in very different degrees, represent the opening of the Cinquecento in painting and sculpture.
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