Modigliani, AmedeoMod‧i‧glia‧ni, Am‧e‧de‧o /ˌmɒdɪlˈjɑːni $ ˌməʊdiːl-, ˌæməˈdeɪəʊ/(1884–1920) an Italian painter and sculptor known especially for his pictures of nudes (=women without clothes) and of people's faces in which the bodies and faces are much longer than in real life