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Painters, sculptors, and photographers Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe…Biographies: Notable Concert Instrumentalists
Notable Concert Instrumentalists Walter Gieseking See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and…goldwork
(Encyclopedia) goldwork, ornaments, jewelry, and vessels created from gold. Such works have figured in almost every stage of civilization as symbols of wealth and power. During the craft revival of…Brewer's: Perseus
(2 syl.). A bronze statue in the Loggia dei Lanzi, at Florence. The best work of Renvennto Cellini (1500-1562). Perseus' flying horse. A ship. “Perseus conquered the head of Medusa, and…biography
(Encyclopedia) biography, reconstruction in print or on film, of the lives of real men and women. Together with autobiography—an individual's interpretation of his own life—it shares a venerable…Florence, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) Florence Florence flôrˈəns, flŏrˈ– [key], Ital. Firenze, city (2021 est. metro area…Italian art
(Encyclopedia) Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the…Italian literature
(Encyclopedia) Italian literature, writings in the Italian language, as distinct from earlier works in Latin and French. In the second half of the 19th cent. Francesco De Sanctis, literary critic…sculpture
(Encyclopedia) sculpture, art of producing in three dimensions representations of natural or imagined forms. It includes sculpture in the round, which can be viewed from any direction, as well as…Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
(Encyclopedia) Goethe, Johann Wolfgang vonGoethe, Johann Wolfgang vonyōˈhän vôlfˈgäng fən göˈtə [key], 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and scientist, b. Frankfurt. One of the great…Trending
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