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Piombo, Sebastiano del
(Encyclopedia)Piombo, Sebastiano del: see Sebastiano del Piombo. ...Enzina, Juan del
(Encyclopedia)Enzina, Juan del: see Encina, Juan del. ...Fuego, Tierra del
(Encyclopedia)Fuego, Tierra del: see Tierra del Fuego. ...Vaga, Perino del
(Encyclopedia)Vaga, Perino del: see Perino del Vaga. ...Doria, Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Doria, Andrea ändrāˈä dōˈrēä [key], b. 1466 or 1468, d. 1560, Italian admiral and statesman, of an ancient family prominent in the history of Genoa. He started his career as a condottiere and ...Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andrea kärˈlō ändrĕˈä pôtˈtsō dē bôrˈgō [key], 1764–1842. Corsican politician and diplomat in Russian service, b. Corsica. In the French Revolution, he allied wit...Perino del Vaga
(Encyclopedia)Perino del Vaga pyārēˈnō [key], 1500–1547, Italian mannerist painter, whose real name was Perino or Pierino Buonaccorsi. He worked chiefly in Rome and Genoa. He worked for Raphael in the loggia ...San Benedetto del Tronto
(Encyclopedia)San Benedetto del Tronto sän bĕnədĕˈtō dĕl trŏnˈtō [key], city (1991 pop. 42,693), Marches, central Italy, on the Adriatic. It is an important sea port. ...Concepción del Uruguay
(Encyclopedia)Concepción del Uruguay dĕl o͞oro͞ogwīˈ [key], city, Entre Ríos prov., NE Argentina, a port on the Uruguay ...Viña del Mar
(Encyclopedia)Viña del Mar vēˈnyä dĕl mär [key] [Span.,=vineyard by the sea], city (1990 est. pop. 281,100), central Chile. Practically a suburb of Valparaiso, Viña del Mar is one of the most famous and popu...Browse by Subject
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