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(Encyclopedia) Los Cabos, resort area centered on the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur state, Mexico, encompassing much of the S tip of the Baja California peninsula…Doughty, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Doughty, Thomas, 1793–1856, American painter of the Hudson River school, b. Philadelphia. Although self-taught, he was one of the first American landscape painters to win widespread…Huysmans, Cornelis
(Encyclopedia) Huysmans, CornelisHuysmans, Corneliskōrˈnālĭs hoisˈmäns [key], 1648–1727, Flemish painter of landscapes and religious subjects. Most of his life was spent in Malines. His landscapes,…Huysum, Jan van
(Encyclopedia) Huysum, Jan vanHuysum, Jan vanyän vän hoiˈs&oobreve;m [key], 1682–1749, Dutch painter of still life and landscapes. His father was Justus van Huysum (1659–1716), a successful…Powys
(Encyclopedia) PowysPowyspōˈĭs [key], county, 2,009 sq mi (5,204 sq km), E central Wales. The terrain is a network of lowlands, highlands, and connecting plateaus. Agriculture is economically…Pereda, José María de
(Encyclopedia) Pereda, José María dePereda, José María dehōsāˈ märēˈä dā pārāˈᵺä [key], 1833–1906, Spanish novelist. His stories are laid chiefly in his native Santander. An aristocrat by birth, he…Bouts, Dierick
(Encyclopedia) Bouts, Dierick, Dirk, or ThierryBouts, Dierick, Dirk, or Thierrydēˈrĭk, dĭrk, tyĕˈrē bouts [key], c.1420–1475, early Netherlandish painter, b. Haarlem, active in Louvain. Bouts was…Poussin, Nicolas
(Encyclopedia) Poussin, NicolasPoussin, Nicolasnēkôläˈ [key], 1594–1665, French painter, b. Les Andelys. Poussin was considered the greatest of living painters by his contemporaries. Although he…Martin, Homer Dodge
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Homer Dodge, 1836–97, American landscape painter, b. Albany, N.Y. His earlier works are in the style of the Hudson River school, but after his stay in France (1881–86) his work…Isaacs, Jorge
(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, JorgeIsaacs, Jorgehôrˈhā ēˈsäks [key], 1837–95, Colombian novelist. The son of a prosperous Englishman and a creole, Isaacs witnessed the ruin and premature death of his…Trending
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