noun
definition
The sixteenth century (1500s).
adjective
definition
Sixteenth-century (1500s).
example
a cinquecento painting
Examples of cinquecento in a Sentence
Each region produces a special type, Venetia turning out imitations of 16th- and I 7th-century styles, Tuscany the 15th-century or cinquecento style, and the Neapolitan provinces the Pompeian style.
The vases made by him are as elegant in form as the best of the Cinquecento period, but may perhaps be distinguished by the superior purity and brilliancy of the glass.
The great council consisted of 3200 citizens of blameless reputation and over twenty-five years of age, a third of the number sitting for six months in turn in the hall of the Cinquecento expressly built for the purpose.
The memorable meeting took place in the hall of the Cinquecento.