gior·gio·nesque \|jȯrjō|nesk\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Italian giorgionesco, from Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli) died 1511 Venetian painter + Italian -esco -esque : characteristic of or resembling the style of the Italian painter Giorgione Barbarelli < the whole sheet overflows with Giorgionesque motifs — Art in America >