quattrocento

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the 15th century in Italian art and literature

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Historians often use the following designations: * Renaissance (ca. 1400–1500); also known as the Quattrocento The Italian translates literally to "fourteen-hundred" and coincides with the English "fifteenth century". Source: Internet

Andrew Butterfield, "New Evidence for the Iconography of David in Quattrocento Florence, I Tatti Studies, 8 (1995): 115–133. Source: Internet

He drew on his contacts with early Quattrocento artists such as Brunelleschi, Donatello and Ghiberti to provide a practical handbook for the renaissance artist. Source: Internet

Unlike other towns, Ferrara retains many early Quattrocento palaces, often retaining terracotta decorations, though most are comparatively small in size. Source: Internet

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