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Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández de
(Encyclopedia) Portocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández dePortocarrero, Luis Manuel Fernández delwēs mänwĕlˈ fĕrnänˈdāth dā pôrˈtōkärāˈrō [key], 1635–1709, Spanish statesman, cardinal of the Roman…Primaticcio, Francesco
(Encyclopedia) Primaticcio, FrancescoPrimaticcio, Francescofränchāsˈkō prēmätētˈchō [key], 1504–70, Italian painter, called Le Primatice by the French. He was influenced by Correggio and by…Pagnol, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Pagnol, MarcelPagnol, Marcelmärsĕlˈ pänyôlˈ [key], 1895–1974, French dramatist and film director. Pagnol gained recognition for his trilogy of sentimental comedies set on the…Ottawa, river, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, largest tributary of the St. Lawrence River, Canada. It rises in the Laurentian Highlands, SW Que., and flows generally W through La Vérendrye…Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte deVolney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte dekôNstäNtăNˈ fräNswäˈ də shäsböfˈ kôNt də vôlnāˈ [key], 1757–1820, French scholar.…Grillparzer, Franz
(Encyclopedia) Grillparzer, FranzGrillparzer, Franzfränts grĭlˈpärtsər [key], 1791–1872, Austrian dramatist. His work combines German classicism and exuberant lyricism. Considered Austria's greatest…Gris, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Gris, JuanGris, Juanhwän grēs [key], 1887–1927, Spanish cubist painter, whose original name was José Victoriano González. After studying in Madrid he settled in Paris in 1906, where he…Bonington, Richard Parkes
(Encyclopedia) Bonington, Richard ParkesBonington, Richard Parkesbŏnˈĭngtən [key], 1802–28, English painter. Moving to Calais at the age of 15, his first art study was with Louis Francia, who taught…Taft, Lorado
(Encyclopedia) Taft, LoradoTaft, Loradolərāˈdō [key], 1860–1936, American sculptor, lecturer, and writer on art, b. Elmwood, Ill., studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1886 he became instructor at…Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné
(Encyclopedia) Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnéBoussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnézhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dyödônāˈ b&oomacr;săNgōˈ [key], 1802–87, French agricultural chemist.…Trending
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