quattrocento

 
Pronunciation: /ˌkwatrə(ʊ)ˈtʃɛntəʊ/

noun

(the quattrocentro)
  • the 15th century as a period of Italian art or architecture: artists of the quattrocento [as modifier]: a quattrocento painting

Origin:

Italian, literally '400' (shortened from milquattrocento '1400'), used with reference to the years 1400–99