Usage Note
Artista ends in -a yet can be masculine or feminine (un artista, un'artista); only the article shows the gender. The masculine plural is artisti, the feminine plural artiste. This -ista pattern is shared by many job nouns like dentista and giornalista.
Examples
"L'artista dipinge un quadro."
Natural Translation
The artist is painting a picture.
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