Buonarroti

[ Italian bwaw-nahr-raw-tee ]

/ Italian ˌbwɔ nɑrˈrɔ ti /

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noun

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How to use Buonarroti in a sentence

You see, Cerini has there at the library hundreds of letters which belong to the Buonarroti archives.
The Spell|William Dana Orcutt
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in the Casentino in 1475, and nurtured among the stone quarries of Settignano.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
Michelangelo (commonly anglicised as above) Buonarroti (which surname, however, is commonly dropped) is the Titan of Italian art.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Piero had about as much comprehension of the beautiful as the elder Buonarroti.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

Even Michelangelo Buonarroti was at times a Petrarchist, but his poems bear the stamp of his extraordinary and original genius.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Buonarroti

Buonarroti

/ (Italian bwonarˈroti) /

noun

See Michelangelo

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