Masaccio

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UK/mæˈsæt͡ʃioʊ/US/məˈsɑːt͡ʃioʊ/US/məˈzɑːt͡ʃ(i)oʊ/

proper noun

An Italian painter (born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone; 1401–1428) of the Quattrocento period.

OriginItalian Masaccio →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Italian painter (born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone; 1401–1428) of the Quattrocento period.

    Around 1425, the Florentine artist Masaccio painted the first major works in one-point perspective. That revolutionized what artists could do ever after.

    2022 March 3, Blake Gopnik, “One Year After Beeple, the NFT Has Changed Artists. Has It Changed Art?”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. ItalianMasaccio
  2. EnglishMasaccio

Borrowed from Italian Masaccio, from Maso (diminutive of Tommaso) + -accio (pejorative suffix).

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Translations

Italian Masaccio
  • MasaccioItalian painter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Masaccio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masaccio

MLA

“Masaccio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masaccio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Masaccio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masaccio.

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