en qué siglo pintaron

in what century did they paint

en qué siglo pintaron

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1. (in questions; third person plural)

a. in what century did they paint

Da Vinci y Miguel Ángel son los pintores más conocidos del Renacimiento. - Interesante. ¿Y en qué siglo pintaron?

Da Vinci and Michaelangelo are the best known painters of the Renaissance. - Interesting. And in what century did they paint?

2. (in statements; third person plural)

a. in what century they painted

Los hermanos Van Eyck son considerados los padres de la pintura flamenca, pero no me acuerdo en qué siglo pintaron.

The Van Eyck brothers are considered to be the fathers of Flemish painting, but I don't remember in what century they painted.