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Definition of Gradino
1. n. A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin.
Definition of Gradino
1. a decoration for a gradin [n GRADINI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gradino
Literary usage of Gradino
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Ancient Roman Marbles: Or, A History and Description of All by Henry William Pullen (1894)
"S ; gradino of Al.fior. list. High altar, paliotto of Al. bianco a nuvole S ...
1st lefi, ground of cross on paliotto, Bigio perlato B ; on gradino, ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The four small bas-reliefs of the Nativity, the Annunciation, the Epiphany and
the Presentation, in the gradino, are sweet and tender in feeling, ..."
3. Sketches of the History of Christian Art by Alexander Crawford Lindsay Crawford (1885)
"1 See for example a picture by gradino,—and to the left we behold Ambrose of Asti,
... with her expo- the compositions on the gradino. sure to the flames, ..."
4. The Life of Beato Angelico Da Fiesole by E. Cartier (1865)
"... is proved by the gradino of the Coronation of the Virgin, fince the central
... It [' The gradino was adopted, in order to raife the ..."
5. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, Jonathan Foster (1871)
"... gradino was presented by a sacristan to Michael Angelo Buonarroti the younger,
who gave a new one in its place. This beautiful gradino is now in the ..."
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