noun
- the 14th century, especially in reference to Italian art and literature
Usage: art history; literary history
Examples
- Dante and Petrarch were major literary figures of the trecento.
- The trecento marked a transition from medieval to Renaissance art in Italy.
- Giotto’s frescoes exemplify the artistic innovations of the trecento.
- Many scholars consider the trecento a foundational period for Italian culture.
- The Black Death had a profound impact on trecento society.
- Boccaccio’s Decameron captures the spirit of the trecento.