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Guido Reni

(Encyclopedia) Guido Reni: see Reni, Guido.

Cavedone, Giacomo

(Encyclopedia) Cavedone, GiacomoCavedone, Giacomojäˈkōmō kävādôˈnā [key], 1577–1660, Italian painter, of the Bolognese school. He assisted Guido Reni in Rome, but his reputation as a master of color…

Calvaert, Denis

(Encyclopedia) Calvaert, Denis or DenysCalvaert, Denis or Denysboth: dənēˈ kälˈvärt [key], 1540–1619, Flemish mannerist painter in Italy, where he was known as Il Fiammingo. He studied in Antwerp and…

Prut

(Encyclopedia) Prut or PruthPruthboth: pr&oomacr;t [key], river, c.530 mi (850 km) long, rising in the Carpathian Mts., W Ukraine, and flowing generally SE to the Danube River at Reni. It forms…

Reni, Guido

(Encyclopedia) Reni, GuidoReni, Guidogwēˈdō rĕˈnē [key], 1575–1642, Italian painter and engraver, b. Bologna. As a child he entered the studio of the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert. He was for a…

Cignani, Carlo, Conte

(Encyclopedia) Cignani, Carlo, ConteCignani, Carlo, Contekärˈlō kōnˈtā chēnyäˈnē [key], 1628–1719, Italian historical painter of the Bolognese school. He was a pupil of Francesco Albani. The…

Bologna

(Encyclopedia) Bologna Bologna bōlôˈnyä , city, capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central…

Brewer's: Kai-Omurs

(the mighty Omurs), surnamed Ghil-shah (earth's king). Son of Dulavëd, founder of the city Balk, and first of the Kai-Omurs or Paishdadian dynasty of Persia (B.C. 940-920). (See Paisdadian…

Dirty Harry <span class="date" >(1971)</span>

Director: Don SiegelCast: Clint Eastwood, Reni Santoni, Harry Guardino and Andy Mitchum Dirty Harry catapulted Eastwood to iconoclastic stardom as the flinty San Francisco cop and ushered in…

Dr. Dolittle

Director:Betty ThomasWriters:Nat Mauldin and Larry LevinDirector of Photography: Russell BoydEditor:Peter TeschnerMusic:Richard GibbsProduction Designer:William ElliottProducers: John Davis,…