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Definition of Modigliani
1. Noun. Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920).
Generic synonyms: Painter, Carver, Sculptor, Sculpturer, Statue Maker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modigliani
Literary usage of Modigliani
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Dictionary of Painters: Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works by Matthew Pilkington (1829)
"Modigliani (FRANCESCO). This artist was born at Forli, and lived about the year
1600. Lanzi speaks of his being called Francesco ..."
2. Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the edited by Richard L. Block (1994)
"One day Modigliani arrived at the field station looking pale and shaken. ...
They had warned Modigliani on several occasions, but he had not resolved the ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1890)
"The area according to the careful calculation of Signor Modigliani is 4576 square
kilometres, or 1766 English square miles ; the area usually given is 1594 ..."