Example sentences for: florentine

How can you use “florentine” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The headline was "Miss Albright cannot resist Florentine jewels."

  • The Florentine artist was just 25, and justly proud enough to append his signature (the only surviving example), visible on the Madonna’s sash . Since a religious fanatic attacked it with a hammer in 1972, the statue is protected by bullet-proof glass.

  • In Ghirlandaio’s Madonna of Mercy (right aisle, 2nd bay), portrayed immediately to the right of Mary is the Florentine banker-navigator-cartographer Amerigo Vespucci, who gave his name to the continent of America (and whose family was a sponsor of this church).

  • But as its obstinately independent spirit has shown, even after the Florentine conquest of 1555 — a spirit epitomized by its lusty Palio tournament — the town is not without vigor.

  • As a museum conceived primarily for students of Florentine painting from the 13th to 16th centuries, the Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell’Accademia) (Via Ricasoli, 60) ranks high on Florence’s must-see list.


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