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Tiepolo

American  
[tee-ep-uh-loh, tye-paw-law] / tiˈɛp əˌloʊ, ˈtjɛ pɔ lɔ /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista 1696–1770, and his son, Giovanni Domenico 1727–1804, Italian painters.


Tiepolo British  
/ tiːˈɛpəˌləʊ, ˈtjɛːpolo /

noun

  1. Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1696–1770, Italian rococo painter, esp of frescoes as in the Residenz at Würzburg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Models traversed the Tiepolo room in the 18th century Clerici Palace beneath images that included demons, walking to the beat of modems connecting mixed with classical music and hip hop.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2023

The sale also included a drawing by the 18th Century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, described as "probably the most important find" at the hall, in Weston near Towcester.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2021

The wedding was held at the Villa Tiepolo Passi, a family estate in Treviso that dates from the 17th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2018

Its brilliant white linens and Tiepolo blues make it seem as if the black-clad Washington has teleported into some Napoleonic-era palace, a grim, sober interloper from a humorless land of republican virtue.

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2017

About 1270, however, the coining of the picciolo recommenced under Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo, but at a slightly reduced value, 28 piccioli being rated to the grosso, instead of 26 as in the year 1200.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur

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