ancona

¹ American  

[ahn-kaw-nah, ang-koh-nuh] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ, æŋˈkoʊ nə /

noun

Italian.

plural

ancone,

plural

anconas

1. an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.

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Ancona ² American  

[ahn-kaw-nah] / ɑnˈkɔ nɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.

2. one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens having mottled black-and-white plumage.

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Ancona British  

/ aŋˈkoːna /

noun

1. a port in central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches: founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 _bc . Pop: 100 507 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of ancona

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

His great ancona, in the National Gallery, is a marvel of elaborate ornament and enamel-like painting.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

The chapel of San Tarasio in San Zaccaria contains an ancona of which the central panel was only inserted in 1839, and is identical with Lorenzo’s other work.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

It is clear from his size and position that the ancona has been painted for an altar specially dedicated to this Apostle.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

The cathedral, rebuilt in 1772-1784, contains the chief work of the sculptor Domenico Rosselli of Rovezzano, a richly sculptured ancona of 1480.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

It was while completing this picture that the message as to the San Agostino ancona reached Pietro.

From Great Masters in Painting: Perugino by Williamson, George C.