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Leonardeschi

Syllables: Le·o·nard·es·chi/ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛskɪ/US/ˌli.ənɑɹˈdɛski/

Leonardeschi noun: a group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci.

Noun

the Leonardeschi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci.
    • In this connexion we may think of the importance of the Lombards, the Leonardeschi, and the Venetians for contemporary northern painting.1969, Gert von der Osten, Horst Vey, translated by Mary Hottinger, Painting and Sculpture in Germany and the Netherlands 1500–1600 (The Pelican History of Art; Z31), Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin...
    • There are good reasons to think that Caravaggio admired the renaissance art of the Leonardeschi. For this Boy peeling fruit, he may have been thinking specifically of the famous Flora that was painted around 1510 by Francesco Melzi, one of Leonardo's most faithful Milanese students and indeed his...2003, Caravaggio & His World: Darkness & Light, Sydney, N.S.W.: Art Gallery of New South Wales; Melbourne, Vic.: National Gallery of Victoria, →ISBN, page 82

Examples of Leonardeschi in a sentence

  • There are good reasons to think that Caravaggio admired the renaissance art of the Leonardeschi.2003, Caravaggio & His World: Darkness & Light, Sydney, N.S.W.: Art Gallery of New South Wales; Melbourne, Vic.: National Gallery of...
  • In the first half of the sixteenth century, only the leonardeschi — those painters who undergo the influence of Leonardo and his works — correspond to such needs.2007, Carlo Pedretti, Margherita Melani, editors, Leonardo Da Vinci: The European Genius: Paintings and Drawings: Exhibition in the...

Origin of Leonardeschi

Borrowed from Italian leonardeschi, the masculine plural form of leonardesco (“of or pertaining to Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardesque”), named after the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) + -esco (“-esque”, suffix forming an adjective or noun indicating relationship, membership or quality).

Words that rhyme with Leonardeschi

Questions about Leonardeschi

What does Leonardeschi mean?
Leonardeschi means a group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci.
How do you use Leonardeschi in a sentence?
There are good reasons to think that Caravaggio admired the renaissance art of the Leonardeschi.
What part of speech is Leonardeschi?
Leonardeschi is a noun.
How do you pronounce Leonardeschi?
Leonardeschi is pronounced /ˌlɪ.ənɑːˈdɛskɪ/ (UK).

Words near Leonardeschi in the dictionary

  1. Leon Kilat
  2. Leona
  3. Leona Valley
  4. Leonard
  5. Leonarda
  6. Leonardeschi
  7. Leonardesque
  8. Leonardi
  9. Leonardian
  10. Leonardis
  11. leonardite

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