cinquecento Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cin`que*cen"to noun & adjective
Etymology
It., five hundred, abbrev. for fifteen hundred. The Cinquecento style was so called because it arose after the year 1500.
Definitions
  1. The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento style.

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