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

• 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 conditions of life and the modes of thought are so altered that the style of the trecento will not lend itself to modern requirements.

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

The accessories, the antique reliefs, the low wall, the distant buildings, have an allegorical meaning underlying each one, and common to trecento and, in a less degree, to quattrocento art.

From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March

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

Lorenzo's first essays in poetry were sonnets and canzoni in the style of the trecento.

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