cinquecento

[ ching-kwi-chen-toh ]

noun(often initial capital letter)

the 16th century, with reference to Italy, especially to the Italian art or literature of that period.

Origin of cinquecento

1750–60; <Italian, short for mil cinque cento 1500, used for period a.d. 1500–99

Other words from cinquecento

cin·que·cen·tism, noun

Words Nearby cinquecento

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How to use cinquecento in a sentence

At that very period the Italian art of the cinquecento enjoyed the exclusive favour of the German scholars.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
The influence of the Bellini is to be found in almost all the great painters of Venice in the cinquecento.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward Hutton
The Quattrocento work contains much less of it than the cinquecento.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 06, June 1895 | Various
From Michelozzo's beautiful cortile, which one enters first, a noble staircase ascends to the Salone dei cinquecento.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe Collins
These three works, though in very different degrees, represent the opening of the cinquecento in painting and sculpture.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for cinquecento

cinquecento

/ (ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ) /

noun

the 16th century, esp in reference to Italian art, architecture, or literature

Origin of cinquecento

C18: Italian, shortened from milcinquecento 1500

Derived forms of cinquecento

cinquecentist, noun

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