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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…

Donizetti, Gaetano

(Encyclopedia) Donizetti, GaetanoDonizetti, Gaetanogītäˈnō dōnēdzĕtˈtē [key], 1797–1848, Italian composer. He studied music in Bergamo and Bologna and achieved success with his first opera, Enrico di…

Piero di Cosimo

(Encyclopedia) Piero di CosimoPiero di Cosimopyĕˈrō [key]Piero di Cosimodē kôˈzēmō [key], 1462–1521, Florentine painter, whose name was Piero di Lorenzo. He adopted the name of his master, Cosimo…

Piñera, Sebastián

(Encyclopedia) Piñera, Sebastián (Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique)Piñera, Sebastiánmēgĕlˈ hwän sābästyänˈ pēnyāˈrä āchāˈnēkā [key], 1949–, Chilean business executive and politician, president…

Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba, marchese di

(Encyclopedia) Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diRudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diäntôˈnyō stäräbˈbä märkāˈzā dē r&oomacr;dēnēˈ [key], 1839–1908, Italian…

Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese di

(Encyclopedia) Pescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese diPescara, Ferdinando Francesco d'Avalos, marchese difārdēnänˈdō fränchāsˈkō däväˈlōs märkāˈzā ᵺē pāskäˈrä [key], 1490?–1525, Spanish-…

Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana, marchese di

(Encyclopedia) Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana, marchese diBeccaria, Cesare Bonesana, marchese dichĕˈzärā bōnāzäˈnä märkāˈzā dē bĕk-kärēˈä [key], 1738–94, Italian criminologist, economist, and jurist, b.…

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Director: David MirkinWriter: Robin SchiffDirector of Photography:Reynaldo VillalobosEditor:David FinferMusic:Steve BartekProduction Designer:Mayne BerkeProducer:Laurence MarkTouchstone; R;…

Michel VIDAL, Congress, LA (1824)

VIDAL Michel , a Representative from Louisiana; born in the city of Carcassonne, Languedoc, France, October 1, 1824; attended college; immigrated to the Republic of Texas; moved to Louisiana when…

Lorenzo di Credi

(Encyclopedia) Lorenzo di CrediLorenzo di Credilōrĕnˈtsō dē krĕˈdē [key], 1459–1537, Florentine painter. He spent his early years in the workshop of Verrocchio, whom he assisted in the painting of an…