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(Encyclopedia) Giotto (Giotto di Bondone)Giottojôtˈtō dē bōndôˈnā [key], c.1266–c.1337, Florentine painter and architect. He is noted not only for his own work, but for the lasting impact he had on…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…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…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…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 (…Antoninus, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Antoninus, SaintAntoninus, Saintăntōnīˈnəs [key], 1389–1459, Italian churchman, b. Antoninus Pierozzi. He was a Dominican and became archbishop of Florence. He ruled well and was…Dolci, Carlo
(Encyclopedia) Dolci, Carlo or CarlinoDolci, Carlo or Carlinokärˈlō, kärlēˈnō dōlˈchē [key], 1616–86, Florentine painter. Among his best-known paintings are the heads and half-figures of Jesus and…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…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…Trending
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