bottega
Americannoun
plural
bottegas, bottegheEtymology
Origin of bottega
1895–1900; < Italian: literally, shop < Latin apothēca; 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
After leaving Ghirlandajo's bottega at the age of sixteen, Michael Angelo did in truth thenceforward through his life pursue his art alone.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington
When about twenty years old Leonardo was a fellow-student with Perugino in the bottega of good old Andrea del Verrocchio.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert
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