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The Pawn Shop Symbol

The Question: What do the three balls on a pawn shop signify? The Answer: Pawnbrokers often joke that the three balls represent the motto "Two…

Finiguerra, Maso

(Encyclopedia) Finiguerra, Maso or TommasoFiniguerra, Maso or Tommasomäˈzō, tōm–mäˈzō fēnēgwĕrˈrä [key], 1426–64, Florentine goldsmith and engraver during the Renaissance. In the 1450s he joined with…

Spinello di Luca Spinelli

(Encyclopedia) Spinello di Luca SpinelliSpinello di Luca Spinellispēnĕlˈlō dē l&oomacr;ˈkä spēnĕlˈlē [key], c.1346–1410, Italian painter, usually called Spinello Aretino from his birthplace,…

Perugino

(Encyclopedia) PeruginoPeruginopār&oomacr;jēˈnō [key], c.1445–1523?, Umbrian painter, b. near Perugia. His real name was Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci. Perugino is, after Raphael, the greatest…

Strozzi

(Encyclopedia) StrozziStrozzistrôtˈtsē [key], noble Florentine family. It grew rich through commerce and took an active part in the government of the city after the 13th cent. Later the Strozzi…

Lowden, Frank Orren

(Encyclopedia) Lowden, Frank Orren, 1861–1943, American political leader, b. Chisago co., Minn. He practiced law in Chicago after 1887 and gained extensive agricultural holdings in Illinois. A…

Firenze

(Encyclopedia) Firenze: see Florence, Italy.

Daddi, Bernardo

(Encyclopedia) Daddi, BernardoDaddi, Bernardobārnärˈdō dädˈdē [key], fl. 1312–48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted the delicate…

Pisano, Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Pisano, AndreaPisano, Andreaändrĕˈä pēzäˈnō [key], c.1290–c.1348, Italian sculptor, also called Andrea da Pontedera. His most important work, the first bronze doors of the baptistery…

Bandinelli, Bartolomeo

(Encyclopedia) Bandinelli, BartolomeoBandinelli, Bartolomeobärtölōmāˈō bändēnĕlˈlē [key] or BaccioBacciobätˈchō [key], 1493?–1560, Florentine sculptor and painter; son of a goldsmith. He attempted to…