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Cortona, Pietro Berrettini da
(Encyclopedia)Cortona, Pietro Berrettini da pyāˈtrō bār-rĕt-tēˈnē dä kōrtôˈnä [key], 1596–1669, Italian baroque painter and architect, b. Cortona. The Barberini family commissioned him to paint fresc...Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des
(Encyclopedia)Ursins, Marie Anne de la Trémoille, princesse des märēˈ än də lä trāmwäˈyə prăNsĕsˈ dāzürsănˈ [key], 1642–1722, French noblewoman and unofficial diplomat. After the death of her fi...O'Donnell, Leopoldo
(Encyclopedia)O'Donnell, Leopoldo lāōpōlˈdō ōᵺōˈnĕl [key], 1809–67, Spanish general and statesman; member of a branch of the Irish O'Donnells of Tyrconnel. He fought successfully for Isabella II agains...Azores
(Encyclopedia)Azores əzôrzˈ, āˈzôrz [key], Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (2021 pop. 236,657), 905 sq mi (2,344 sq km), and autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic O...Iligan
(Encyclopedia)Iligan ēlēˈgän [key], city, capital of Lanao del Norte prov., W central Mindanao, the Phi...Ituzaingó, battle of
(Encyclopedia)Ituzaingó, battle of ēˌto͞osīn-gōˈ [key], fought in S Uruguay, Feb. 20, 1827. A combined Argentine-Uruguayan force under Carlos María de Alvear decisively defeated Brazil. The United Provinces...Mayerling
(Encyclopedia)Mayerling mīˈərlĭng [key], village, Lower Austria prov., E Austria, on the Schwechat River, in the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods). It is the site of the hunting lodge (now a convent) where Crown Prince...Cosway, Richard
(Encyclopedia)Cosway, Richard kŏzˈwā [key], 1740?–1821, English miniaturist. His work was elegant and modish and became highly popular in his day. There is a collection of his works in Windsor Castle. Perhaps ...Hermosillo
(Encyclopedia)Hermosillo ārmōsēˈyō [key], city, capital of Sonora state, NW Mexico, at the entrance to the ...Giunta Pisano
(Encyclopedia)Giunta Pisano jo͞onˈtä pēzäˈnō [key], fl. 1236–1255, Italian painter of Pisa. Among his signed works are three very large depictions of the Crucifixion executed for the churches of San Ranier...Browse by Subject
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