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Desiderio da Settignano

(Encyclopedia) Desiderio da SettignanoDesiderio da Settignanodāzēdĕˈrēō dä sĕtˌtēnyäˈnō [key], c.1429–64, Florentine sculptor, a follower of Donatello. His exquisitely delicate marble carving is best…

Bassas da India

(Encyclopedia) Bassas da IndiaBassas da Indiabäˌsäs də ēndyäˈ [key], uninhabited atoll, 0.1 sq mi (0.2 sq km), in the S Mozambique Channel, W Indian Ocean, about midway between Madagascar and…

Tristan da Cunha

(Encyclopedia) Tristan da CunhaTristan da Cunhatrĭsˈtăn də k&oomacr;ˈnə [key], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America, part of the British Saint…

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…

Bibiena, Galli da

(Encyclopedia) Bibiena or Bibbiena, Galli daBibiena or Bibbiena, Galli dagälˈlē dä bēbyāˈnä [key], family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th cent. Giovanni Maria Galli da Bibiena, 1625–65,…

Ezzelino da Romano

(Encyclopedia) Ezzelino da RomanoEzzelino da Romanoĕtˌsālēˈnō dä rōmäˈnō [key], 1194–1259, Italian Ghibelline leader (see Guelphs and Ghibellines) and soldier. After 1232 a faithful supporter of Holy…

Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da

(Encyclopedia) Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi daCaravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi damēkālänˈjālō mārēˈzē dä kärävädˈjō [key] or Amerigi da CaravaggioAmerigi da Caravaggioäˌmārēˈjē [key], 1571–1610,…

Sangallo

(Encyclopedia) SangalloSangallosäng-gälˈlō [key], three Italian Renaissance architects, two brothers and their nephew. Giuliano da Sangallo, 1445–1516, designed the Church of Santa Maria delle…

Thomas Augustine Daly: Da Leetla Boy

Da Leetla BoyThomas Augustine DalyDa spreeng ees com'! but oh, da joy Eet ees too late! He was so cold, my leetla boy, He no could wait.I no can count how manny week, How manny day, dat he…