trecento

[ trey-chen-toh; Italian tre-chen-taw ]

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noun

, (often initial capital letter)

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

trecento

/ treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ /

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

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C19: shortened from Italian mille trecento one thousand three hundred

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In so solemn and chastened a spirit could the artists of the Trecento conceive of their Republic's deliverance.

And here we have the reverence of the Trecento, with its rude handiwork redeemed by its ardent sincerity.

The golden simplicity of the trecento yields to a studied effort after dignity of diction, culture of amplitude.

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

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

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