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(Encyclopedia) régence stylerégence stylerāzhäNsˈ [key], transitional style in architecture and decoration originated in France during the regency (1715–23) of Philippe, duc d'Orléans. The most…Peter II, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1648–1706, king of Portugal (1683–1706), younger son of John IV; brother and successor of Alfonso VI. In 1667, he seized power from his incompetent brother and ruled the…history painting
(Encyclopedia) history painting, the painting of scenes from classical and Christian history and mythology. It was taught in the academies of art, from the Renaissance to the 19th cent., as the…Lubbers, Ruud
(Encyclopedia) Lubbers, Ruud (Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers), 1939–2018, Dutch political leader. After the death of his father (1965), he became codirector of the family's engineering firm. A…Maine de Biran
(Encyclopedia) Maine de BiranMaine de Biranmĕn də bēräNˈ [key], 1766–1824, French philosopher, member of the Council of Five Hundred (1797), and councilor of state (1816). His real name was Marie…Nattier, Jean-Marc
(Encyclopedia) Nattier, Jean-MarcNattier, Jean-MarczhäN-märk nätyāˈ [key], 1685–1766, French painter; son of the painter Marc Nattier and the miniaturist Marie Courtois. His early works include…Bassompierre, François, baron de
(Encyclopedia) Bassompierre, François, baron deBassompierre, François, baron defräNswäˈ bärôNˈ də bäsôNpyĕrˈ [key], 1579–1646, marshal of France. Under King Henry IV he distinguished himself in the…Stendal
(Encyclopedia) StendalStendalshtĕnˈdäl [key], city (1994 pop. 47,252), Saxony-Anhalt, N central Germany, on the Uchte River. It is a major rail junction and has sugar refineries, metalworks, food…Régnier, Henri de
(Encyclopedia) Régnier, Henri deRégnier, Henri deäNrēˈ də rānyāˈ [key], 1864–1936, French poet, one of the young symbolists of the circle of Mallarmé. His early Poèmes anciens et romanesques (1891)…Polignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia) Polignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse dePolignac, Yolande Martine Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse deyôläNdˈ märtēnˈ gäbrēĕlˈ də pôlästôNˈ düshĕsˈ də [key]Polignac…Trending
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