noun
- a scholar, artist, or enthusiast of the Italian Renaissance of the 16th century (the cinquecento)
Usage: formal; art history and literary criticism
Examples
- The cinquecentist examined the newly discovered manuscripts from Florence.
- As a cinquecentist, she specialized in the works of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
- The museum hired a cinquecentist to curate the Italian Renaissance exhibition.
- Cinquecentists have long debated the influence of classical texts on 16th-century art.
- His research as a cinquecentist focused on the patronage systems of the Medici family.