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Huysum, Jan van
(Encyclopedia) Huysum, Jan vanHuysum, Jan vanyän vän hoiˈs&oobreve;m [key], 1682–1749, Dutch painter of still life and landscapes. His father was Justus van Huysum (1659–1716), a successful…Ruisdael, Jacob van
(Encyclopedia) Ruisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanRuisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanboth: yäˈkōp vän roisˈdäl [key], c.1628–1682, Dutch painter and etcher, the most celebrated of the Dutch landscape…Van Dyck, Sir Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Van Dyck or Vandyke, Sir AnthonyVan Dyck or Vandyke, Sir Anthonyboth: văn dīk [key], 1599–1641, Flemish portrait and religious painter and etcher, b. Antwerp. In 1618 he was received…Van, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Van, LakeVan, Lakevän [key], 1,453 sq mi (3,763 sq km), largest lake in Turkey, in E Turkey 65 mi (105 km) SW of Mt. Ararat. Some 75 mi (120 km) long, the lake is alkaline and has no…Roscher, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Roscher, WilhelmRoscher, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm rôshˈər [key], 1817–94, German economist. A professor at the Univ. of Leipzig (1848–94), he was a founder of the German historical school of…Thoma, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Thoma, LudwigThoma, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh [key], 1867–1921, German novelist, dramatist, and poet. Thoma satirized Bavarian rural and small-town life. His serious peasant novels…Bieler, Manfred
(Encyclopedia) Bieler, ManfredBieler, Manfredmänˈfrĕt bēˈlər [key], 1934–, German dramatist and novelist. Among Bieler's plays, written for radio, are Die achte Trübsal [the eighth misery] (1960),…Mierevelt, Michiel Janszen van
(Encyclopedia) Mierevelt, Miereveld, or Miereveldt, Michiel Janszen vanMierevelt, Miereveld, or Miereveldt, Michiel Janszen vanall: mēkhēlˈ yänˈsən vän mēˈrəvĕlt [key], 1567–1641, Dutch portrait…Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den
(Encyclopedia) Eeckhout, Gerbrand van denEeckhout, Gerbrand van dengĕrˈbränt vän dĕn ākˈhout [key], 1621–74, Dutch painter and etcher. He was a pupil and close follower of Rembrandt, especially in…Van Wert
(Encyclopedia) Van WertVan Wertvăn wûrt [key], city (1990 pop. 10,891), seat of Van Wert co., NW Ohio, near the Ind. line, in a rich grain-farming area; inc. 1848. Fabricated metal products,…Trending
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