Giorgionesque

adjective

Gior·​gio·​nesque

¦jȯrjō¦nesk

: characteristic of or resembling the style of the Italian painter Giorgione Barbarelli

the whole sheet overflows with Giorgionesque motifs

—Art in America

Word History

Etymology

Italian giorgionesco, from Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli) †1511 Venetian painter + Italian -esco -esque

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