Meanings
nounprestezza (uncountable)
- uncountablepaintingA painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details.
The creator of much of the artwork, Tintoretto, pioneered the prestezza technique of using rapid brushstrokes and blurred backgrounds—which allowed his workshop to turn out paintings on commission with unheard-of speed.
2026 June 30, Spencer Kornhaber, “What AI Will Do to Art”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2026
Origin
- Italianprestezza
- Italianprestezza
- Englishprestezza
Borrowed from Italian prestezza (literally “quickness”).
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APA
prestezza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prestezza
MLA
“prestezza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prestezza. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prestezza,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prestezza.
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