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fecit
[fey-kit, fee-sit]
verb
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. fe., fec.
fecit
/ ˈfeɪkɪt /
fec.. (he or she) made it: used formerly on works of art next to the artist's name
Example Sentences
There are also clues about who the artists were: one fragment is scored with the Latin word Fecit, which means "has made this" - but the piece where the name should be is missing.
So after victorious battles, his supporters were said to have cheered “Anguis sola fecit victoriam!,” meaning “The snake alone delivered victory!”
“Johann Antes me fecit in Bethlehem 1763.”
In the bottom right corner, one can faintly make out the Dutch painter’s large signature followed by “f”, short for fecit, a Latin notation for identifying the creator.
Restoration of the piece confirmed suspicions - it revealed the initials RHF, for Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn fecit.
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