bottega
noun
the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in the work.
botteghe
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pluralof bottega.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At last count, in an eleven-block stretch of Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, there were eleven Italian botteghe, each one apparently striving to be the most exclusive shop on its block.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amongst the thousand arteries in which the life blood of the Renaissance coursed in all its fulness, none were so busy or so important as the "botteghe" of the artists.
From Fra Bartolommeo by Flora Kendrick
Of these, many notable examples were produced in the botteghe of the two rival artist families, the Bellini and the Vivarini.
From Child-life in Art by Estelle M. (Estelle May) Hurll
I do not miss the dirt and stink of the botteghe or the sink holes of Florence, Milan, and Rome.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
The wool-workers had ceased their toil, the artists had left their botteghe, the markets were deserted, and all Florence forgathered in the Piazza to welcome "I Signori di Firenze!"
From The Tragedies of the Medici by Edgcumbe Staley
