English

an example of a pinxit

Noun

pinxit ‎(plural pinxits)

1. An inscription indicating the identity of the one who created a painting.
   • 1941, Frederic Jennings Haskin, The American Government, page 469:

     A potential buyer of The Princess had refused to purchase unless Whistler modified his pinxit, scrawled across a corner of the canvas.

   • 1970, Galaxy Magazine, volume 31, page 119:

     Nudes that look better than life— you wouldn't need to look for his pinxit.

   • 1993, New Jersey Libraries, volume 26-28, page 29:

     The name and address of a publisher or any additional names followed by the pinxit (he painted it) or sculpsit (he executed it) may indicate that several parties were involved in the work's […]

See also

• sculpsit

Latin

Verb

pinxit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of pingō

   Rubens pinxit‎

   Rubens painted (this)