Meaning of portego | Babel Free
Definitions
A characteristic compositional element of the Venetian civil buildings built during the years of the Republic of Venice, similar to a reception hall but having peculiar features.
Examples
“The arrangement of the middle windows is a transferring, as it were, of the mediæval portegos into the artistic conditions of the Renaissance.”
“In the portego of the second floor are the only two canal views by Canaletto on show⟳ in public galleries in Venice.”
“Gilded console tables were set⟳ against the long, side walls of the portego.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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