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Mino da Fiesole
(Encyclopedia) Mino da FiesoleMino da Fiesolemēˈnō dä fyāˈzōlā [key] or Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovannidē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many…Foscolo, Ugo
(Encyclopedia) Foscolo, UgoFoscolo, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō fôsˈkōlō [key], 1778–1827, Italian poet and patriot. His name was originally Niccolò Foscolo. A devoted Venetian, he pinned his hope of a…Guicciardini, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Guicciardini, FrancescoGuicciardini, Francescofränchāsˈkō gwēt-chärdēˈnē [key], 1483–1540, Italian historian and statesman. He represented (1512–14) his native Florence at the court of…Castagno, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia) Castagno, Andrea delCastagno, Andrea deländrĕˈä dĕl kästäˈnyō [key], c.1423–1457, major Florentine painter of the early Renaissance. His first recorded painting (1440; now destroyed),…Brewer's: Macheath
(Captain). A highwayman, hero of The Beggar's Opera, by Gay. A fine, gay, bold-faced ruffian, game to the very last. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Goldoni, Carlo
(Encyclopedia) Goldoni, CarloGoldoni, Carlokärˈlō gōldôˈnē [key], 1707–93, Italian dramatist. He was enamored of comedy from childhood, having sketched his first comic drama at eight. He took a…Manin, Daniele
(Encyclopedia) Manin, DanieleManin, Danieledänyĕˈlā mänēnˈ [key] 1804–57, Venetian leader of the movement to free N Italy from Austrian rule. His father, a Jew, was converted to Christianity and took…Writers
Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…Tao Te Ching: Part 2
Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Part 1 The Book of Dé The second part of the Dàodéjīng, the Book of Dé (although also still dealing with the Way) discusses one's character…Stradivari, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Stradivari, AntonioStradivari, Antonioäntôˈnyō strädēväˈrē [key], or Antonius StradivariusStradivari, Antonioăntōˈnēəs strădĭvârˈēəs [key], 1644–1737, Italian violin maker of Cremona;…Trending
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