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Cesari, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Cesari, Giuseppe, called Cavaliere d'ArpinoCesari, Giuseppe,j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā chāˈzärē kävälyāˈrā därpēˈnō [key], 1568–1640, Italian late mannerist painter. Cesari's outstanding…Guarneri
(Encyclopedia) GuarneriGuarnerigwärnĕˈrē [key] or GuarneriusGuarnerigwärnĕrˈēəs [key], family of violinmakers of Cremona, Italy. The first craftsman of the family was Andrea Guarneri, c.1626–1698, a…Belli, Giuseppe Gioacchino
(Encyclopedia) Belli, Giuseppe GioacchinoBelli, Giuseppe Gioacchinoj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā jōäk-kēˈnō bĕlˈlē [key], 1791–1863, Italian poet. Born in Rome into poverty, Belli earned his living as a…Parini, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Parini, GiuseppeParini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pärēˈnē [key], 1729–99, Italian poet, a priest and teacher. He was a professor and a superintendent of schools in Milan; a liberal,…Lampedusa, Giuseppe di
(Encyclopedia) Lampedusa, Giuseppe diLampedusa, Giuseppe dij&oomacr;zĕpˈpā dē lämpād&oomacr;ˈzä [key], 1896–1957, Italian novelist. A wealthy Sicilian prince, Lampedusa drew on his family's…Tartini, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Tartini, GiuseppeTartini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā tärtēˈnē [key], 1692–1770, Italian violinist, the greatest violin master of his day. In 1728 he founded at Padua a school of the…Balsamo, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Balsamo, Giuseppe: see Cagliostro, Alessandro.Arcimboldo, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Arcimboldo, GiuseppeArcimboldo, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā ärchēmbôlˈdō [key], 1527–93, Italian painter. The son of an artist, he began as a traditional portrait painter. Later, as…Piazzi, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Piazzi, GiuseppePiazzi, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pyätˈtsē [key], 1746–1826, Italian astronomer, a Theatine priest from 1769. He became (1781) professor of mathematics at the Univ.…Borgese, Giuseppe Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Borgese, Giuseppe AntonioBorgese, Giuseppe Antonioj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā äntōˈnyō bōrjāˈzā [key], 1882–1952, Italian-American author, b. near Palermo, Ph.D. Univ. of Florence, 1903. From…