bottega
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bottega
1895–1900; < Italian: literally, shop < Latin apothēca; see apothecary
Example Sentences
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His first son, Gian Antonio, became master of the bottega and a member of the Venetian Academy long before Francesco, who was 14 years younger.
From Time Magazine Archive
A more likely tale has him haunting Cimabue's Florentine bottega until the painter made him an apprentice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Papa Guardi set up a bottega, or combination studio and art shop, in an alley on the wrong side of the Grand Canal.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his exposition of theory Alberti corresponds to the practice of Florence, where Ghirlandajo kept a bottega open to all comers, and Michelangelo began his apprenticeship by grinding colors.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Many, indeed, were the apprentices trained in the famous bottega at Perugia, but, among them all, Raphael and Pinturicchio took the lead.
From The Madonna in Art by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
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