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Cima, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Cima, Giovanni BattistaCima, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä chēˈmä [key], c.1459–c.1517, Venetian painter, called Cima da Conegliano. Influenced by Giovanni Bellini and Antonello…Torrigiano, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Torrigiano, PietroTorrigiano, Pietropyĕˈtrō tōr-rējäˈnō [key], 1472–1528, Florentine Renaissance sculptor. Upon leaving Florence in 1492, he worked in Rome and small Italian cities…La Tour, Georges de
(Encyclopedia) La Tour, Georges deLa Tour, Georges dezhôrzh də lä t&oomacr;r [key], 1593–1652, French painter. By 1618 he was settled at Lunéville, in his native Lorraine. He bore the title of…Saint Jérôme
(Encyclopedia) Saint JérômeSaint JérômesăN zhārōmˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 23,384), S Que., Canada, on the North River, NW of Montreal. It is an industrial center with woolen and paper mills. Rubber…Pelagianism
(Encyclopedia) PelagianismPelagianismpəlāˈjənĭzəm [key], Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was…Jerome of Prague
(Encyclopedia) Jerome of Prague, c.1370–1416, Bohemian religious reformer. During his studies at Prague and at Oxford, Jerome was influenced by the doctrinal views of John Wyclif. He continued to…Hieronymus
(Encyclopedia) Hieronymus: see Jerome, Saint.Patinir, Joachim de
(Encyclopedia) Patinir, Patenier, or Patiner, Joachim dePatinir, Patenier, or Patiner, Joachim deall: yōˈäkhĭm də pätĭnērˈ [key], d. 1524, Flemish landscape and religious painter. He probably studied…Lalemant, Jérôme
(Encyclopedia) Lalemant, JérômeLalemant, Jérômezhārōmˈ [key]Lalemant, Jérôme lälmäNˈ [key], 1593–1673, French Jesuit missionary in North America, brother of Charles Lalemant and uncle of Gabriel…Correggio
(Encyclopedia) CorreggioCorreggiokərĕjˈō [key], c.1494–1534, Italian painter, whose real name was Antonio Allegri, called Correggio for his birthplace. He learned the rudiments of art from his uncle…Trending
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