pinxit

American  

[pingk-sit] / ˈpɪŋk sɪt /

verb

Latin.

1. he or she painted (it): formerly used on paintings as part of the artist's signature.

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pinxit British  

/ ˈpɪŋksɪt /

1. he (or she) painted it: an inscription sometimes found on paintings following the artist's name

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Example Sentences

All these lovely things are in the "Purification," which is dated Bernardinus Lovinus pinxit, MDXXV.

From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington

The picture from which our frontispiece is taken appeared to be a replica, of somewhat later date, the colors being fresher, but an inscription on the back says "Charles W. Jarvis, pinxit, July, 1857."

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel

This was too much for Castillo, and he accordingly inscribed his Baptism of St. Francis, executed for the Capuchin convent, where his juvenile rival was likewise employed, "Non pinxit Alfaro."

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub

The Chronicon Trudonense tells us: “Graduale unum propria manu formavit, purgavit, pinxit, sulcabit, scripsit, illuminavit, musiceque notavit syllabatim.”

From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William

Pinxit, pingk′sit, v.i. and v.t. he or she painted—used in noting the painter of a picture, as Rubens pinxit.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various