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impresa

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im·pre·sa  (m-prz)
n.
An emblem or device with a motto.
[Italian, undertaking, impresa; see impresario.]
impresa [ɪmˈpreɪzə], imprese [ɪmˈpriːz]
n
(History / Heraldry) an emblem or device, usually a motto, as on a coat of arms
[from Italian, literally: undertaking, hence deed of chivalry, motto, from imprendere to undertake; see emprise]


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More serious, Manning pays very little attention to the impresa, the other major emblematic form and often considered superior to the emblem by theoreticians like Tesauro.
John Manning. The Emblem by Russell, Daniel / Renaissance Quarterly
La Sicilia orientale"; Olivetta Schena, Maria Giuseppina Mcloni, and Anna Maria Oliva, "I santuari sardi di epoca medievale: primo bilancio di un censimento"; Francesco Scorza Barcellona, "Momenti e problemi della ricerca sui santuari del Lazio"; and Sofia Boesch Gajano, "Postille ad un impresa in itinere.
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This crescendo of shaky conclusions leads to her discussion of the four symbols of the Evangelists and of the objects that, placed below each one, seem to form part of an impresa.
Specchio di Virtu: il consorzio della Vergine e gli affreschi di ... by Massi, Norberto / Renaissance Quarterly
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