Picturesque : adj. et nm : (word coming from Italian picturesque, painter " painter ").
The word “picturesque” has several meanings:
1. Which is worth painting, attractsattention, charm or amused by a aspect original.
A street, village picturesque.
Quote from the French writer, philosopher, poet and playwright, member of the French Academy,
Jules Romains (1885-1972): “Clemenceau? a picturesque character”.
2. Which depicts well, in a way colorful, pictorial, spicy.
Personalized details, picturesque and journey.
Quote from the French writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778): “Tragedy requires […] fewer picturesque expressions than the ode”.
Quote from the French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867): “His language, vigorous and picturesque”.
3. Male name: Character: picturesque, expressive (color).
Quote from the French writer and poet Victor Hugo (1802-1885): “A singular energy, a frightening picturesqueness”.