The climax of Renaissance painting came in the 16th century. At the same time, the center of art and culture shifted from Florence to Rome. Under Pope Sixtus IV and his successor, Julius II, the city of Rome was gloriously decorated by Renaissance artists.
Definition of distinctive for English Language Learners. : 1  having a quality or characteristic that makes a person or thing different from others : different in a way that is easy to notice. : 2  appealing or interesting because of an unusual quality or characteristic.
1. a prominent aspect of something. 2. a distinguishing quality. 3. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2. 4. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions. Familiarity information: CHARACTERISTIC used as a noun is uncommon.