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(Encyclopedia) manesmanesmāˈnēz [key], in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the…Lido di Venezia
(Encyclopedia) Lido di VeneziaLido di Venezialēˈdō dē vānĕˈtsyä [key], long, narrow, sandy island in Venetia, Italy, separating the lagoon of Venice from the Adriatic. It has a beautiful beach and is…Visconti-Venosta, Emilio, marchese di
(Encyclopedia) Visconti-Venosta, Emilio, marchese diVisconti-Venosta, Emilio, marchese diāmēˈlyō märkāˈzā dē vēskônˈtē-vānôˈstä [key], 1829–1914, Italian patriot and statesman. At first a follower of…Montagna, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia) Montagna, BartolomeoMontagna, Bartolomeobärtōlōmĕˈō mōntäˈnyä [key], c.1450–1523, Italian painter. He was the founder and most important representative of the school of Vicenza, where…Niccolò di Piero Lamberti
(Encyclopedia) Niccolò di Piero LambertiNiccolò di Piero Lambertinēk-kōlôˈ dē pyāˈrō lämbĕrˈtē [key], c.1370–1451, Italian sculptor and architect of the early Renaissance, sometimes called Niccolò d'…Giovanni di Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Giovanni di PaoloGiovanni di Paolojōvänˈnē dē päˈōlō [key], c.1403–1483, major Italian painter of the Sienese school. Typical of the Sienese painters of his era, he paid scant…Lorenzo di Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Lorenzo di PietroLorenzo di Pietrolōrĕnˈtsō dē [key]Lorenzo di Pietropyāˈtrō [key], c.1412–1480, Sienese painter, sculptor, and goldsmith, called Il Vecchietta. He painted a group of…Reggio di Calabria
(Encyclopedia) Reggio di CalabriaReggio di Calabriarĕdˈjō dē käläˈbrēä [key], city (1991 pop. 177,580), capital of Reggio di Calabria prov., Calabria, extreme S Italy, on the Strait of Messina…Rosso di San Secondo, Piermaria
(Encyclopedia) Rosso di San Secondo, PiermariaRosso di San Secondo, Piermariapyĕrˌmärēˈä rôsˈsō dē sän sēkônˈdō [key], 1887–1956, Italian writer, b. Sicily. His sophisticated plays include Marionette…Bertoldo di Giovanni
(Encyclopedia) Bertoldo di GiovanniBertoldo di Giovannibārtôlˈdō dē jōvänˈnē [key], c.1420–91, Italian sculptor. A pupil and assistant to Donatello and later the teacher of Michelangelo, Bertoldo was…Trending
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