Modigliani

[moh-dee-lee-ah-nee, moh-deel-yah-, maw-dee-lyah-nee]

noun

1. Amedeo 1884–1920, Italian painter and sculptor in France.

Modigliani

/ modiʎˈʎaːni /

noun

1. Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo). 1884–1920, Italian painter and sculptor, noted esp for the elongated forms of his portraits

Example Sentences

Sometimes, the comparisons inspire close looking, as in the placement of a modern female nude drawing by Amedeo Modigliani next to ancient marble figurative sculptures from Greece and Rome.

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Five works by Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Modigliani and Leger, with an estimated combined value of more than €100 million, disappeared from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris on May 20, 2010.

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Her long, Modigliani face has softened over time, more beautiful than in pictures.

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The statement said authorities were tipped off in 2023 after they seized about 200 fake pieces from the collection of a businessman in Pisa, including a copy of a drawing by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.

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He never did although his profile picture — Modigliani’s portrait of Jean Cocteau — consistently lingered under my Instagram Stories views.

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