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

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

At the close of the fourteenth century, S. Catherine of Siena sustained the purity and "dove-like simplicity" of the earlier trecento style, with more of fervor and personal power than any subsequent writer.

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

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

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

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