cinquecentist [ching-kwi-chen-tist] WORD ORIGIN noun an Italian writer or artist of the 16th century. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of cinquecentist 1870–75; Italian cinquecentista, equivalent to cinquecent(o) (see cinquecento) + -ista -ist Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019