QUATTROCENTO

quattrocento

(noun) the 15th century in Italian art and literature

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quattrocento (uncountable)

The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.

Source: Wiktionary


Quat`tro*cen"to, n. & a. [It., four hundred, used as an abbreviated expression for the dates beginning with fourteen hundred.]

Definition: The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento; quattrocento style. --Quat`tro*cen"tist (#), n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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