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Sienese, n. and a.|siːəˈniːz, saɪəˈniːz|
Also Siennese.
[f. Siena, Sienna (see def.) + -ese.]
A. n.
1. An inhabitant or native of Siena, a city in Tuscany.
1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) II. 86 The Siennese produce this inscription to invalidate the boast of the Florentines. c1830Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XII. 479/1 For a while the Siennese flattered themselves that their liberty would be recoverable. 1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 43 The Sienese took possession of their fortress.
2. An artist belonging to the Italian school of painting developed at Siena during the 14th and 15th centuries. Also transf., a painting produced by such an artist.
1888H. Attwell Italian Masters 6 The Sienese lack the robust simplicity of Giotto, and were little influenced by the austere spirit of Dante. 1921A. Huxley Crome Yellow ii. 12 Henry Wimbush was forced to sell some of his Primitives..four or five nameless Sienese—to the Americans. 1959Listener 26 Nov. 940/2 Minor Sienese are thick on the ground and so are lesser painters of the Dutch school. 1977‘R. West’ Celebration 541 Oh, your Florentines, your Sienese, your Umbrians!
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Siena.
1814J. Mayne Jrnl. 20 Oct. (1909) ix. 154 We walked through the principal parts of the town..and enjoyed the pure Siennese tongue. c1830Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XII. 499/2 They obtained possession of many of the Siennese ports. 1850A. Jameson Leg. Monast. Ord. (1863) 392 In a rare Sienese print of the fifteenth century. 1882‘Ouida’ Maremma I. 73 The winged boys of the Siennese Masters. |