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Umbrian (ŭm`brēən), extinct language belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Italic languages Italic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages that may be divided into two groups. The first group consists of the ancient Italic languages and dialects that were once spoken in Italy. ..... Click the link for more information. . UmbrianAny member of an ancient pre-Etruscan people pushed into central Italy (Umbria) by the Etruscans and Gauls. They never fought an important war with the Romans. In the Social War they were among the first to make peace with Rome. They are described by ancient authors as being similar to their Etruscan enemies in culture. The Umbrian alphabet is undoubtedly of Etruscan origin. Their dialect was Indo-European. Umbrian 1. of or relating to Umbria, its inhabitants, their dialect of Italian, or the ancient language once spoken there 2. of or relating to a Renaissance school of painting that included Raphael 3. a native or inhabitant of Umbria 4. an extinct language of ancient S Italy, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So's watercolor, colored ink, and gouache illustrations capture an idyllic thirteenth-century landscape with impressionistic virtuosity, enlivening the Umbrian hills with humorously wide-eyed friars and folk. And since we live here in this Umbrian experience," adds Ricks, "we aim to always share the best of [what] we live and know. When under the sway of his father and the Umbrian master Perugino (possibly his teacher), Raphael favored ephemerally graceful protagonists in broad landscapes (for instance, the placid Mond Crucifixion, ca. |
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