(Encyclopedia) fauvismfauvismfōˈvĭzəm [key] [Fr. fauve=wild beast], name derisively hurled at and cheerfully adopted by a group of French painters, including Matisse, Rouault, Derain, Vlaminck,…
(Encyclopedia) manor house, dwelling house of the feudal lord of a manor, occupied by him only on occasional visits if he held many manors. Although not built specifically for fortification as…
(Encyclopedia) Lauren, RalphLauren, Ralphlôrˈən, lərĕnˈ [key], 1939–, American fashion designer, b. New York City as Ralph Lipschitz. He began his career by creating neckties under the name Polo for…
(Encyclopedia) passionflower, any plant of the genus Passiflora, mostly tropical American vines having pulpy fruits. Some species are grown in greenhouses for their large, unusual flowers of various…
(Encyclopedia) Wynkyn de WordeWynkyn de Wordewĭngˈkĭn də wôrd, wûrd [key], d. 1535, English printer, whose original name was Jan van Wynkyn. He was born at Wörth in Alsace and probably accompanied…
(Encyclopedia) Burlington, Richard Boyle, 3d earl of, 1694–1753, English patron and architect of the Neo-Palladian movement. Even before age 21, when he became a member of the Privy Council and Lord…
(Encyclopedia) Brouwer or Brauwer, AdriaenBrouwer or Brauwer, Adriaenboth: äˈdrēänˌ brouˈər [key], c.1606–1638, Flemish painter who worked in Haarlem. He studied with Hals at the same time as did the…
(Encyclopedia) Scruggs, Earl Eugene, 1924–2012, American banjo player, b. Flint Hill, N.C. He developed a distinctive syncopated, three-finger style on the five-string banjo that changed the way it…
