quattrocento

[ kwah-troh-chen-toh; Italian kwaht-traw-chen-taw ]

/ ˌkwɑ troʊˈtʃɛn toʊ; Italian ˌkwɑt trɔˈtʃɛn tɔ /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.

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Origin of quattrocento

1870–75; <Italian, short for mil quattro cento 1400, occurring in the names of all the years from 1400 to 1499

OTHER WORDS FROM quattrocento

quat·tro·cen·tist, noun

Words nearby quattrocento

quatorze, quatrain, quatre, Quatre Bras, quatrefoil, quattrocento, quattuordecillion, quaver, quay, quayage, Quayle

How to use quattrocento in a sentence

The Quattrocento work contains much less of it than the Cinquecento.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 06, June 1895|Various
The intimate connection of arts and crafts is characteristic of the Quattrocento, as also the mutual interaction of art with art.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
The third room contains small bronze works by Tuscan masters of the Quattrocento.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner
No other Sienese sculptor of the Quattrocento approaches Giacomos solitary greatness.
The Story of Siena and San Gimignano|Edmund G. Gardner

For the rest, the whole chapel is a perfect gem of the arts and crafts of the early Quattrocento.
The Story of Siena and San Gimignano|Edmund G. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for quattrocento

quattrocento

/ (ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ, Italian kwattroˈtʃɛnto) /

noun

the 15th century, esp in reference to Renaissance Italian art and literature

Word Origin for quattrocento

Italian, shortened from milquattrocento 1400

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