Castiglione
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Although the panel belongs within the tradition of depicting female beauty, it shares its pose and frank gaze with another striking portrait, of Baldassarre Castiglione, Raphael’s friend and collaborator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The situation caught Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and coach Brent Venables off guard.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione called Frazier’s commentary a “witty, insightful and uniquely entertaining perspective of the game.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The relatively crude tastes of the nobility of the Middle Ages were “revised” starting in Italy, with Castiglione serving as both a symptom and cause of this shift.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
This was appropriate: Raphael had paid tribute to the Mona Lisa by painting his own versions, and his Castiglione was also turned to the side.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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