trecento

American  

[trey-chen-toh, tre-chen-taw] / treɪˈtʃɛn toʊ, trɛˈtʃɛn tɔ /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

1. the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.

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trecento British  

/ treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ /

noun

1. the 14th century, esp with reference to Italian art and literature

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• trecentist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of trecento

1835–45; < Italian, short for mille trecento 1300, hence representing the years 1300–99, dates beginning with these numbers

Example Sentences

The difficulties under which even the best Italian authors labor while using their own language, incline them to an exaggerated admiration for these pearls of the trecento.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Both of them used rosy tints in the flesh, with greenish and yellowish shadows, both recall the older artists of the "trecento" in the perspective, which is often incorrect, and out of proportion.

From Fra Angelico by Scott, Leader

His figure might well have belonged to the trecento rather than to the more strenuous age that followed.

From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint

It is never found in trecento art, and is probably traceable to the Paduan impulse to make use of classic remains.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

"Erano gli anni della fruttifera Incarnazione del Figliuolo di Dio al numero pervenuti di mille trecento quarant'otto, quando nell' egregia citta di Fiorenza oltre ad ogni altra Italica bellissima, pervenna la mortifera pestilenza."

From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron