Castagno

[ kah-stah-nyaw ]

/ kɑˈstɑ nyɔ /

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noun

An·dre·a del

[ahn-dre-ah del], /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/, Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla, c1423–57, Florentine painter.

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Words nearby Castagno

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How to use Castagno in a sentence

Left an orphan in his boyhood, Andrea herded the cattle of an uncle at the hamlet of Castagno (whence the painter's name).
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
We may there trace the school of Castagno, the master of Piero, in the harsh features, coloured in a strong and juicy manner.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi
On Mount Ætna is the famous Castagno di cento cavalli, so called from its having sheltered a hundred mounted cavaliers.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer
The latter had the secret of painting in oils, and yielded to Castagno's entreaties to impart it to him.
Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne