Mod‧i‧glia‧ni, Am‧e‧de‧o /ˌmɒdɪlˈjɑːni $ ˌməʊdiːl-, ˌæməˈdeɪəʊ/ 
 (1884–1920) an Italian painter and 
sculptor known especially for his pictures of 
nudes (=women without clothes) and of people's faces in which the bodies and faces are much longer than in real life 
 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲