fecit
- other
- /ˈfeɪsɪt/
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fecit
- The use of the reflexive me pinxit or me fecit, as if the painting had a voice, was one form that was used less frequently in the sixteenth century than it had been previously.
Examples
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"However, this would be highly unusual, since 'f.' as an abbreviation for 'fecit' usually follows the name."
Academic text (2012) -
These graffiti were innocent of obscene messages, or political messages, or indeed any message save one: fecit, I did this, this mark is me, I exist.
Academic text (1990) -
Natura fecit saltus—that is what Simondon means to prove: nature does indeed make jumps.
Academic text (2017) -
The inscription on the painting read 'fecit', indicating that the artist was proud of their creation.
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Many artworks include the term 'fecit' to signify their creator's identity.
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On the statue's base, 'fecit' was engraved, showing who made it.
Synonyms
A Latin word placed after a painter's name to show they made the painting
A Latin word that means makes or does
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fecit is a Latin word that means 'made' and comes from facere 'to make', the same root you see in English words like fact and factory. Artists wrote fecit on paintings and sculptures to show who made them, so seeing fecit on art tells you the creator.
