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Guelphs and Ghibellines
(Encyclopedia) Guelphs and GhibellinesGuelphs and Ghibellinesgwĕlfs, gĭbˈəlēnz, –lĭnz [key], opposing political factions in Germany and in Italy during the later Middle Ages. The names were used to…satin
(Encyclopedia) satin, lustrous silk in which the filling is so arranged as to bind the warp as seldom as possible and so spaced that practically nothing shows but the warp. Satin was first woven by…Kahn, Julius
(Encyclopedia) Kahn, JuliusKahn, Juliuskän [key], 1861–1924, American legislator, b. Germany. He arrived (1866) in California as a child. He studied law in San Francisco, was elected (1892) to the…Macchiaioli, I
(Encyclopedia) Macchiaioli, IMacchiaioli, Iē mäk-kēīôˈlē [key], a group of Italian artists active primarily in Florence c.1855–65. Influenced by members of the Barbizon school, the Macchiaioli…Consumers' League, National
(Encyclopedia) Consumers' League, National, organization designed to promote better conditions among workers by encouraging the purchase of articles made and sold under improved working conditions.…Ficino, Marsilio
(Encyclopedia) Ficino, MarsilioFicino, Marsiliomärsēˈlyō fēchēˈnō [key], 1433–99, Italian philosopher. Under the patronage of Cosimo de' Medici, Ficino became the most influential exponent of…Masaccio
(Encyclopedia) MasaccioMasacciomäzätˈchō [key], 1401–1428?, Italian painter. He is the foremost Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance in the early 15th cent. Masaccio's original name was…Gentileschi, Artemisia
(Encyclopedia) Gentileschi, ArtemisiaGentileschi, Artemisiaärˌtāmēˈzhə jānˌtēlĕsˈkē [key], c.1597–c.1652, Tuscan painter, daughter and pupil of Orazio Gentileschi, b. Rome. She studied with her…Tetrazzini, Luisa
(Encyclopedia) Tetrazzini, LuisaTetrazzini, Luisalwēˈzä tāträt-tsēˈnē [key], 1871–1940, Italian coloratura soprano. She made her debut in Florence in 1890. After appearances in Spain, Portugal,…Cortona
(Encyclopedia) Cortona Cortona kōrtōˈnä [key], town, Tuscany, central Italy. It is an agricultural and tourist…Trending
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