Quattrocento — Quat tro*cen to, n. & a. [It., four hundred, used as an abbreviated expression for the dates beginning with fourteen hundred.] The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento; quattrocento… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quattrocento — In Italian, the 15th century, conceived as an historical and cultural epoch. Art his torians speak of Quattrocento style as the art produced during the first two thirds of the 15th century, from Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Masaccio down to… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Style renaissance — La Renaissance fut une véritable révolution touchant simultanément les arts, les sciences, la philosophie, l’organisation de la société. Elle débute au début du XVe siècle en Italie. Les idées de la Renaissance se propageront dans de… … Wikipédia en Français
quattrocento — pronounced kwat roh chen toh, denotes the style of Italian art of the 15c, i.e. 1400–99 … Modern English usage
Style Renaissance — La Renaissance fut une véritable révolution touchant simultanément les arts, les sciences, la philosophie, l’organisation de la société. Elle débute au début du XVe siècle en Italie. Les idées de la Renaissance se propageront dans de… … Wikipédia en Français
quattrocento — n. the style of Italian art of the 15th c. Derivatives: quattrocentist n. Etymology: It., = 400 used with reference to the years 1400 99 … Useful english dictionary
Quattrocentist — Quattrocento Quat tro*cen to, n. & a. [It., four hundred, used as an abbreviated expression for the dates beginning with fourteen hundred.] The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alberti, Leon Battista — born Feb. 14, 1404, Genoa died April 25, 1472, Rome Italian architect, art theorist, and humanist. After pursuing a literary career as papal secretary, in 1438 Alberti was encouraged to direct his talents toward the field of architecture. His… … Universalium
Franciabigio — (1482 ndash; January 24, 1525), was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano, however he also is referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.He was born in Florence … Wikipedia
Bernardino Luini — (c. 1480/82 1532) was a North Italian painter from Leonardo s circle. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described to have taken as much from Leonardo as his native roots enabled him … Wikipedia