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Nattier, Jean-Marc

(Encyclopedia) Nattier, Jean-MarcNattier, Jean-MarczhäN-märk nätyāˈ [key], 1685–1766, French painter; son of the painter Marc Nattier and the miniaturist Marie Courtois. His early works include…

Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Biographies

Royal Biographies: Queen Elizabeth II   by David Johnson     RELATED LINKS Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Golden JubileeRoyal Family TreeQueen Mum Turns 100The Queen…

Warner, Olin Levi

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Olin Levi, 1844–96, American sculptor, b. Suffield, Conn. He studied art in Paris, working for a time as an assistant to J.-B. Carpeaux. He served in the Franco-Prussian War (…

Bordone, Paris

(Encyclopedia) Bordone, ParisBordone, Parispäˈrēs bōrdôˈnā [key], 1500–1571, Venetian painter of the Renaissance; pupil of Titian. Skillful in his use of color, he was particularly interested in…

Pelli, César

(Encyclopedia) Pelli, César, 1926–2019, American architect, b. Tucumán, Argentina. Pelli graduated (1949) from the Univ. of Tucumán, immigrated (1952) to the United States, and subsequently attended…

Évora

(Encyclopedia) Évora Évora ĕˈvôrə [key], town, capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S…

Nemi, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Nemi, LakeNemi, Lakenāˈmē [key], Latin Nemorensis lacus, small, picturesque crater lake, c.1 mi (1.6 km) long, in the Alban Hills, central Italy, SE of Rome. The sacred wood and the…

1997 World History

Hale-Bopp CometNASAMother Teresa (1910–1997)Archive PhotosPrincess Diana (1961–1997)Archive Photos1997Two Hutu sentenced to death in Rwandan genocide (Jan. 3). Floods cause wide damage in U.S. West…

King Charles III | Royal Biographies

Royal Biographies: King Charles III   by David Johnson     Charles Philip Arthur George, the Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the throne, was born in Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948.…

The Teacher From the Black Lagoon

Distributor:Weston Woods A child imagines the very worst on his first day of school in this animated version of Mike Thaler’s and Jared Lee’s book. Diana Canova and Jonathan Lipnicki narrate.…