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Carreño, Teresa

(Encyclopedia) Carreño, TeresaCarreño, Teresatārāˈsä kärāˈnyō [key], 1853–1917, Venezuelan pianist; pupil of L. M. Gottschalk and Anton Rubinstein. Her debut was made in New York in 1862. She…

Varley, John

(Encyclopedia) Varley, John, 1778–1842, English painter in watercolor; one of the founders of the Old Water Colour Society. He is best known for his paintings of Welsh mountain country. He was also…

Bertoldo di Giovanni

(Encyclopedia) Bertoldo di GiovanniBertoldo di Giovannibārtôlˈdō dē jōvänˈnē [key], c.1420–91, Italian sculptor. A pupil and assistant to Donatello and later the teacher of Michelangelo, Bertoldo was…

White, Clarence Cameron

(Encyclopedia) White, Clarence Cameron, 1880–1960, American composer and violinist, b. Clarksville, Tenn., studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and in Europe. In addition to activities as violinist…

Badrinath

(Encyclopedia) BadrinathBadrinathbŭdˈrĭnät [key], peak, 23,210 ft (7,074 m) high, in the central axis of the Himalayas, Uttarakhand state, N India. The peak has several glaciers. At a height of c.10,…

Basilides

(Encyclopedia) BasilidesBasilidesbəsĭlˈĭdēz [key], fl. 120–145, Gnostic teacher of Alexandria. He wrote Exegitica (his personal gospel with 24 books of commentary) and poems. He claimed to possess a…

Ogata Korin

(Encyclopedia) Ogata KorinOgata Korinōgäˈtä kōˈrēn [key], 1658–1716, Japanese decorator and painter. He is renowned for his lacquer work and paintings on screens, decorated with bold designs and…

Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Pestalozzi, Johann HeinrichPestalozzi, Johann Heinrichyōˈhän hīnˈrĭkh pĕsˌtälôtˈsē [key], 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer, b. Zürich. His theories laid the foundation of modern…

Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich

(Encyclopedia) Glazunov, Aleksandr KonstantinovichGlazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovichəlyĭksänˈdər kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch gläz&oomacr;ˈnôf [key], 1865–1936, Russian composer, director of the St.…