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Sprezzatura ([sprettsaˈtuːra]) is an
Italian word that
first appears in Bald****are Castiglione's 1528 The Book of the Courtier,
where it is
defined by...
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Castiglione and
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa are
classic examples of
sprezzatura. The
sprezzatura of the Mona Lisa is seen in both her
smile and the positioning...
- through,
sprezzatura."
According to the Count,
sprezzatura is the most
important rhetorical device the
courtier needs.
Peter Burke describes sprezzatura in...
- MCA Records. In
addition to his
comedy albums Uno,
Pompous Clown and
Sprezzatura, in 2007
Pardo appeared on the
comedy compilation CD
Comedy Death-Ray...
- his
articles and blog
comments under the
username "
Sprezzatura". In one such comment, "
Sprezzatura"
defended Siegel's bad
reviews of Jon Stewart: "Siegel...
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Postrel says that for
glamour to be
successful it
nearly always requires sprezzatura—an
appearance of effortlessness, and to
appear distant—transcending the...
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quality which makes the
courtier seem a
natural nobleman":
sprezzatura.
Sprezzatura, or the art that
conceals art (in the
words of
another ancient...
- compositions,
though very
carefully conceived in drawings,
achieve "
sprezzatura", a term
invented by his
friend Castiglione, who
defined it as "a certain...
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October 2012 D'Epiro, Peter; Pinkowish, Mary
Desmond (2
October 2001).
Sprezzatura: 50 ways
Italian genius shaped the world.
Anchor Books. ISBN 978-0-385-72019-9...
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signature brown and
orange packaging. The
company is an
influencer in the
Sprezzatura (Italian "casual chic")
fashion movement. Its highest-selling products...
