Sprezzatura

From Wikipedia: “…the art of making something difficult look easy”. Curiously, the same work done with effortless grace and visible hard effort is perceived differently. Add a pinch of complaining and the good job can turn into a nightmare without any other change in the visible outcome.

ChatGPT agrees and says Sprezzatura is rated 9-10/10, while the work done with complaining is rated 4-5.

I encountered that word in Wolf Hall where the author refers to 1528’s The Book of the Courtier. Wolf Hall is a gem and I hope to dedicate a separate post to it once I finish it.

6 thoughts on “Sprezzatura

  1. Very interesting, I haven’t known this word “spezzatura”… I understand your description about this word. But is there any word to translate in English, I couldn’t find it. And also origin Crotia or Vietnamese… I wondered. Thank you dear Veselin, Love, nia

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