Aretino
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Aretino is a surname
or nickname
(meaning 'from Arezzo
'), and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
or nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
(meaning 'from Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
'), and may refer to:
- MaginardoMaginardoMaginardo , called Aretino, was an Italian architect active in the Diocese of Arezzo during the episcopates of Elempert , William , Adalbert , and Tedald , who called him arte architectonica optime erudito .Maginardo's career began in...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1006–1032), called Aretino, an Italian architect - Leonardo Aretino (c. 1370 – 1444), Florentine humanist, historian and chancellor
- Pietro AretinoPietro AretinoPietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist who wielded immense influence on contemporary art and politics and invented modern literate pornography.- Life :...
(1492–1556), Italian writer - Spinello AretinoSpinello AretinoSpinello Aretino was an Italian painter, the son of a Florentine named Luca, who had taken refuge in Arezzo in 1310 when exiled with the rest of the Ghibelline party.-Biography:...
(c. 1330 - c. 1410), Italian painter - Paolo AretinoPaolo AretinoPaolo Aretino or Paolo Antonio del Bivi was a Renaissance era Venetian composer known for sacred music. He was choirmaster of Arezzo Cathedral, and also wrote profane works, publishing two books of madrigals. He was also reported to have set sestinas by Petrarch.-Works:Selected works...
(1508–1584), Italian composer - Carlo Aretino (1399-1453), Italian humanist and statesman, also known as Carlo Marsuppini
- Aretino recordsAretino RecordsAretino was a United States record label, in business from about 1907 to 1914.Aretino was started by Arthur J. O’Neill, who was linked to several Chicago-area record and phonograph operations. O’Neill named this company in honor of Guido Aretino, an 11th-century Italian monk...
, record company in existence from 1907 to 1914.