Giottesque

adjective

Giot·​tesque

(ˈ)jȯ¦tesk,

jē¦ȯ¦t-

: resembling the broad and simple style of the painter Giotto

Word History

Etymology

Italian giottesco, from Giotto di Bondone †1337? Florentine painter + Italian -esco -esque

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