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Appiani, Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Appiani, Andrea ändrĕˈä äp–pyäˈnē [key], 1754–1817, Italian neoclassical painter and Italian court painter of Napoleon I, active in Lombardy. His frescoes include work in churches and pala...Ware, Isaac
(Encyclopedia)Ware, Isaac, d. 1766, English architect of the Georgian period. After travels in Italy he was employed in 1729 as clerk of the works at Windsor Castle. For Philip, earl of Chesterfield, he built (1749...Sacchi, Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Sacchi, Andrea ändrĕˈä säkˈkē [key], 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece, an allegory of Divine Wisdom (c.16...Gabrieli, Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Gabrieli, Andrea jōvänˈnē [key], c.1555–1612. Giovanni was for a time a singer in the court choir under Lasso in Munich and became (1585) second organist at St. Mark's, succeeding to first organ...Vittoria, Alessandro
(Encyclopedia)Vittoria, Alessandro älās-sänˈdrō vēt-tôˈrēä [key], 1525–1608, Italian sculptor. A leader of the Venetian Renaissance and a student of Sansovino, Vittoria was influenced by the mannerism o...Caesalpinus, Andreas
(Encyclopedia)Caesalpinus, Andreas ändrĕˈä chāzälpēˈnō [key], 1519–1603, Italian botanist and physiologist. He was physician to Pope Clement VIII. He described, in part and as a theory only, the circulat...Cione, Andrea di
(Encyclopedia)Cione, Andrea di: see Orcagna.Cesalpino, Andrea
(Encyclopedia)Cesalpino, Andrea: see Caesalpinus, Andreas. ...Guarneri
(Encyclopedia)Guarneri gwärnĕrˈēəs [key], family of violinmakers of Cremona, Italy. The first craftsman of the family was Andrea Guarneri, c.1626–1698, a pupil of Niccolò Amati. He designed and built his in...Verrocchio, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia)Verrocchio, Andrea del ändrĕˈä dĕl vār-rôkˈkyō [key], 1435–88, Florentine sculptor and painter, whose real name was Andrea di Michele di Francesco di Cioni. He was a leading figure in the e...Browse by Subject
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