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Delvaux, Laurent
(Encyclopedia) Delvaux, LaurentDelvaux, LaurentlōräNˈ dĕlvōˈ [key], 1695–1778, Flemish sculptor. After studying in Rome, Delvaux developed a style that combined French neoclassic and Italian baroque…Stevens, Alfred Émile
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Alfred Émile, 1823–1906, Belgian portrait and genre painter. He often lived in Paris and exhibited there regularly. His chief subjects, painted with admirable technique and…Vieuxtemps, Henri
(Encyclopedia) Vieuxtemps, HenriVieuxtemps, HenriäNrēˈ vyötäNˈ [key], 1820–81, Belgian violinist and composer. He toured Europe and the United States and taught in St. Petersburg (1846–51), where he…Issy-les-Moulineaux
(Encyclopedia) Issy-les-Moulineaux Issy-les-Moulineaux ēsēˈ-lā-m&oomacr;lēnōˈ [key], suburb SW of Paris, Hauts-de-…Halle, town, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) Halle Halle hälˈə [key], Fr. Hal, commune, Flemish Brabant prov., central…Wiertz, Antoine Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Wiertz, Antoine JosephWiertz, Antoine JosephäNtwänˈ zhôzĕfˈ vērts [key], 1806–65, Belgian historical painter. He enjoyed such prestige that the government built him a studio in…Waterloo, town, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) WaterlooWaterlooväˈtərlō [key], commune (1991 pop. 27,860), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium, near Brussels. The battle of Waterloo (see Waterloo campaign) was fought just south…Wappers, Gustave, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Wappers, Gustave, BaronWappers, Gustave, Barongüstävˈ bärôNˈ väpĕrsˈ, väpˈərs [key], 1803–74, Belgian historical and genre painter. For many years director of the Antwerp Academy, he…Thomas, John Charles
(Encyclopedia) Thomas, John Charles, 1891–1960, American baritone, b. Meyersdale, Pa., studied at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. After a successful career in musical comedy he made his operatic…Staël, Nicholas de
(Encyclopedia) Staël, Nicholas deStaël, Nicholas denēkôläˈ də stäl [key], 1914–55, French painter, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. Reared in Brussels, he traveled extensively before settling in France in…Trending
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