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Sansovino, Andrea
(Encyclopedia) Sansovino, AndreaSansovino, Andreaändrĕˈä sänsōvēˈnō [key], c.1460–1529, Florentine sculptor and architect of the High Renaissance, b. Monte Sansavino. His real name was Andrea…Bargello
(Encyclopedia) BargelloBargellobärjĕlˈlō [key], 13th-century palace in Florence, Italy, which houses the national museum. Once the residence of the highest city official, but later used as a prison…Poggio Bracciolini, Gian Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Poggio Bracciolini, Gian FrancescoPoggio Bracciolini, Gian Francescojän fränchāsˈkō pôdˈjō brätˌchōlēˈnē [key], 1380–1459, Italian humanist. A secretary in the Roman curia, he later…Dixie, Lady Florence Caroline Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Dixie, Lady Florence Caroline Douglas, 1857–1905, British traveler and writer; daughter of the 7th marquess of Queensberry. She visited Patagonia (1878–79) and wrote Across Patagonia (…Fontana, Lavinia
(Encyclopedia) Fontana, Lavinia, 1552–1614, Italian painter, daughter of Prospero Fontana, who trained her in the Mannerist style. Noted for her sensitivity in color and detail, she was a fashionable…Ferri, Ciro
(Encyclopedia) Ferri, CiroFerri, Cirochēˈrō fĕrˈrē [key], 1634–89, Italian baroque painter, etcher, and architect, the most celebrated pupil of Pietro da Cortona. He imitated Cortona's style with…Carmagnola, Francesco Bussone da
(Encyclopedia) Carmagnola, Francesco Bussone daCarmagnola, Francesco Bussone dafränchĕsˈkō b&oomacr;s-sôˈnā dä kärmänyôˈlä [key], c.1380?–1432, Italian condottiere. He fought for Filippo Maria…Celsus, Aulus Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Celsus, Aulus Cornelius, fl. a.d. 14, Latin encyclopedist. His only extant work, De re medicina, consists of eight books on medicine believed to have been written c.a.d. 30. He was not…November 2016: TV Mom Florence Henderson Dies
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of November 2016. 1. Two Police Officers Killed in Iowa in Separate Attacks 2.…Florence Reville GIBBS, Congress, GA (1890-1964)
GIBBS Florence Reville , a Representative from Georgia; born in Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga., April 4, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.;…Trending
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