Bambocciade

Bam·boc·ci·ade

Bambocciade

n.

[It. bambocciata, fr. Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo silly.]

A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life. (Paint.)

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