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Palma, Jacopo

(Encyclopedia) Palma, JacopoPalma, Jacopoyäˈkōpō pälˈmä [key], c.1480–1528, Venetian painter, called Palma Vecchio. He formed his style under the influence of Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione…

Masolino da Panicale

(Encyclopedia) Masolino da PanicaleMasolino da Panicalemäzōlēˈnō dä pänēkäˈlā [key], 1383–c.1447, Florentine painter of the early Renaissance, whose real name was Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini. His…

Charles II, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…

Bramante, Donato

(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…

Peter G. FITZGERALD, Congress, IL (1960)

Senate Years of Service: 1999-2005 Party: Republican FITZGERALD Peter G. , a Senator from Illinois; born on October 20, 1960, in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Inverness, Illinois; attended St.…

Peter FORNEY, Congress, NC (1756-1834)

FORNEY Peter , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., April 21, 1756; attended the public schools; served as a captain during the Revolutionary War;…

Peter DENOYELLES, Congress, NY (1766-1829)

DENOYELLES Peter , a Representative from New York; born in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y., in 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in the manufacture of brick; member of the State…

Peter R. DEUTSCH, Congress, FL (1957)

DEUTSCH Peter R. , a Representative from Florida; born in the Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 1, 1957; graduated Horace Mann School, New York, N.Y., 1975; B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa…

George PETER, Congress, MD (1779-1861)

PETER George , a Representative from Maryland; born in Georgetown, Md. (now the District of Columbia), September 28, 1779; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Georgetown College;…

Gary C. PETERS, Congress, MI (1958)

Senate Years of Service: 2015- Party: Democrat PETERS Gary C. , a Senator and a Representative from Michigan; born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., December 1, 1958; B.A., Alma College, Alma,…