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Aretino

American  
[ahr-i-tee-noh, ah-re-tee-naw] / ˌɑr ɪˈti noʊ, ˌɑ rɛˈti nɔ /

noun

  1. Pietro 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.


Aretino British  
/ areˈtiːno /

noun

  1. Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1492–1556, Italian satirist, poet, and dramatist, noted for his satirical attacks on leading political figures

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Angela pointed out that, now that the service had begun, they weren’t supposed to go down these steps, but Ken insisted—he didn’t want to miss the Spinello Aretino frescoes in the sacristy.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

Hale describes an evening when Titian dropped in on Aretino who was roasting some thrushes on a spit.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012

Aretino wrote the beast's Last Will & Testament, assigning Hanno's various organs to those cardinals they most scandalously fitted.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Italian collection is noteworthy, including a Tiepolo ceiling and a roomful of Primitives among which is an Aretino and a Segna di Bonaventura.

From Time Magazine Archive

When alive he was grouped with Aretino and the Marquis de Sade, or with Restif de la Bretonne.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James