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Gattinara, Mercurino Arborio, marchese di
(Encyclopedia)Gattinara, Mercurino Arborio, marchese di mĕrco͞orēˈnō ärbôˈrēō märkĕˈza dē gätˌtēnäˈrä [key], 1465–1530, Italian statesman and jurist, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Aft...Cione, Andrea di
(Encyclopedia)Cione, Andrea di: see Orcagna.Betto, Bernardino di
(Encyclopedia)Betto, Bernardino di: see Pinturicchio. ...Arnolfo di Cambio
(Encyclopedia)Arnolfo di Cambio ärnôlˈfō dē kämˈbyō [key], b. c.1245, d. before 1310, Italian architect and sculptor. He was Nicola Pisano's chief assistant on the Siena pulpit, but he soon began to work in...Di Rupo, Elio
(Encyclopedia)Di Rupo, Elio āˈlēō dē ro͞oˈpō [key], 1951–, Belgian political leader. Born to Italian immigrant parents, he is a chemist by education and was a lecturer (1977–78) at the Univ. of Leeds, E...Canosa di Puglia
(Encyclopedia)Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē po͞oˈlyä [key], Lat. Canusium, city, Apulia, S It...Beccafumi, Domenico di Pace
(Encyclopedia)Beccafumi, Domenico di Pace dōmĕˈnēkō dē päˈchā bāk-käfo͞oˈmē [key], 1486–1551, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor, also called Il Meccherino. He studied painting in Siena and Rome...Black Shirts
(Encyclopedia)Black Shirts, colloquial term originally used to refer to the members of the Fasci di combattimento, units of the Fascist organization founded in Italy in Mar., 1919, by Benito Mussolini. A black shir...Terranova di Sicilia
(Encyclopedia)Terranova di Sicilia: see Gela, Italy. ...Francesco di Stefano
(Encyclopedia)Francesco di Stefano: see Pesellino, Il. ...Browse by Subject
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