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Phoenician art

(Encyclopedia) Phoenician art. The Phoenician region developed as a major trade center of the ancient world; consequently Phoenician art clearly reflects the influences of Egypt, Syria, and Greece.…

Duccio di Buoninsegna

(Encyclopedia) Duccio di BuoninsegnaDuccio di Buoninsegnad&oomacr;tˈchō dē bwōnēnsāˈnyä [key], fl. 1278–1319, early Italian artist, first great painter of Siena. Infusing new life into the…

Aachen

(Encyclopedia) Aachen Aachen äˈkhən [key], Aix-la-Chapelle Aix-la-Chapelle ĕks-lä-shäpĕlˈ [key], or Bad Aachen Bad Aachen bät äˈkhən […

Dubuffet, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Dubuffet, JeanDubuffet, JeanzhäN dübüfāˈ [key], 1901–85, French painter and sculptor. Rejecting academic art training, Dubuffet divided his time during the 1920s and 30s between art…

City of David

(Encyclopedia) City of David, in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem, the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem, his capital.

City of Johannesburg

(Encyclopedia) City of Johannesburg, metropolitan municipality, South Africa: see Johannesburg, City of.

City of Tshwane

(Encyclopedia) City of Tshwane, metropolitan municipality, South Africa: see Tshwane, City of.

Johannesburg, City of

(Encyclopedia) City of Johannesburg, City of, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 4,434,827), Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Johannesburg is the municipal seat; other communities include Soweto,…

Tshwane, City of

(Encyclopedia) Tshwane, City of, metropolitan municipality (2011 pop. 2,921,488), Gauteng prov., NE South Africa. Pretoria is the municipal seat; other communities include Soshanguve, Mamelodi,…

Westminster, City of

(Encyclopedia) Westminster, City of, inner borough (1991 pop. 181,500) of Greater London, SE England, on the Thames River. Westminster is the location of the principal offices and residences of Great…