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Aretino

American  
[ahr-i-tee-noh, ah-re-tee-naw] / ˌɑr ɪˈti noʊ, ˌɑ rɛˈti nɔ /

noun

  1. Pietro 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.


Aretino British  
/ areˈtiːno /

noun

  1. Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1492–1556, Italian satirist, poet, and dramatist, noted for his satirical attacks on leading political figures

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Angela pointed out that, now that the service had begun, they weren’t supposed to go down these steps, but Ken insisted—he didn’t want to miss the Spinello Aretino frescoes in the sacristy.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

Hale describes an evening when Titian dropped in on Aretino who was roasting some thrushes on a spit.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

Starting as a hill town cobbler's son, Aretino became the most powerful and popular writer in Europe, was perhaps the greatest and certainly the dirtiest master of low vernacular prior to Louis-Ferdinand Celine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aretino wrote the beast's Last Will & Testament, assigning Hanno's various organs to those cardinals they most scandalously fitted.

From Time Magazine Archive

There he came in contact with Titian and Pordenone, and struck up a friendship with Aretino, who became his great ally and admirer.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

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