Buonarroti

[Italian bwaw-nahr-raw-tee]

noun

Michelangelo.

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Buonarroti was the wonder of Italy, and Raphael became its idol.
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8)
Various
Before the violence of Buonarroti, Leonardo's calm almost feminine smile, tinged with sadness, suggested weakness.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci
Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
In this way the two great labours of Buonarroti's life were mapped out for him in a moment.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3
John Addington Symonds
His frescoes and allegories illustrate the defects that have been pointed out in those of Raphael's and Buonarroti's imitators.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3
John Addington Symonds
Buonarroti, who knew whence the defect arose and how small was the judgment of Bugiardini, straightway resumed his seat, grinning.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects
Giorgio Vasari

British Dictionary definitions for buonarroti

Buonarroti

noun

See Michelangelo

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Buonarroti

Examples from the Web for buonarroti

Historical Examples

Buonarroti was the wonder of Italy, and Raphael became its idol.

Before the violence of Buonarroti, Leonardo's calm almost feminine smile, tinged with sadness, suggested weakness.

In this way the two great labours of Buonarroti's life were mapped out for him in a moment.

His frescoes and allegories illustrate the defects that have been pointed out in those of Raphael's and Buonarroti's imitators.

Buonarroti, who knew whence the defect arose and how small was the judgment of Bugiardini, straightway resumed his seat, grinning.

Buonarroti