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miniaturist

[ min-ee-uh-cher-ist, min-uh-cher- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an artist whose specialty is small, discrete works.
a person who makes, collects, or specializes in miniature objects:
a miniaturist with a collection of dollhouses.

ˈminiaturist

/ ˈmɪnɪtʃərɪst /

First recorded in 1850–55; miniature + -ist

In the early days Fra Angelico must have been a miniaturist.

The miniaturist of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries constantly relieved his groups of figures upon a diapered ground.

It is possible but hardly probable that the miniaturist in colouring the picture gave free play to his fancy.

Beginning as a miniaturist, he finally attained a high place among the Veronese artists of the first order.

Here scribe, illuminator, and miniaturist are all at their best, whether one and the same or different persons.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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