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Cambridge Platonists
(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Platonists, group of English philosophers, centered at Cambridge in the latter half of the 17th cent. In reaction to the mechanical philosophy of Thomas Hobbes this school…Wolfram von Eschenbach
(Encyclopedia) Wolfram von EschenbachWolfram von Eschenbachvôlˈfräm fən ĕshˈənbäkh [key], c.1170–c.1220, German poet. Perhaps the greatest of the German minnesingers, and one of the finest poets of…Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Blasco Ibáñez, VicenteBlasco Ibáñez, Vicentevēthānˈtā bläˈskō ēbäˈnyāth [key] 1867–1928, Spanish novelist and politician, b. Valencia. Outspoken against the monarchy, Blasco Ibáñez…throne
(Encyclopedia) throne, chair of state or the seat of a high dignitary. The throne was at first a stool or bench and later became an ornate armchair, usually raised on a dais and surmounted by a…Beeckman, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Beeckman, IsaacBeeckman, Isaacbākˈmən [key], 1588–1637, Dutch physicist. An early proponent of mathematical reasoning and experimental verification in natural philosophy, he…Le Nain
(Encyclopedia) Le NainLe Nainlə năN [key], family of French painters consisting of three brothers: Antoine Le Nain, 1588?–1648, Louis Le Nain, 1593?–1648, and Mathieu Le Nain, 1607–77. They went to…Le Sage, Alain René
(Encyclopedia) Le Sage, Alain RenéLe Sage, Alain RenéälăNˈ rənāˈ ləsäzhˈ [key], 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist. His masterpiece, Gil Blas de Santillane (1715–35, tr. by Tobias Smollett, The…Marc, Franz
(Encyclopedia) Marc, FranzMarc, Franzfränts märk [key], 1880–1916, German painter. Influenced by August Macke, he developed a rich, chromatic symbolism. He depicted a mystical world of animals,…Huntington
(Encyclopedia) Huntington. 1 City (2020 pop. 17,022), seat of Huntington co., NE Ind.; inc. 1848. It is a farm trade center and an industrial city.…Castagno, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia) Castagno, Andrea delCastagno, Andrea deländrĕˈä dĕl kästäˈnyō [key], c.1423–1457, major Florentine painter of the early Renaissance. His first recorded painting (1440; now destroyed),…Trending
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