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Gibson, John, English sculptor

(Encyclopedia) Gibson, John, 1790–1866, English sculptor of the classical school. His early promise gained him admirers, and in 1817 he was sent to Rome. There he worked successively in the studios…

Poussin, Gaspard

(Encyclopedia) Poussin, GaspardPoussin, Gaspardgäspärˈ p&oomacr;săNˈ [key], 1615–75, French landscape painter, b. Rome. The son of a Frenchman named Dughet, he adopted the name of his brother-in-…

Arnold of Brescia

(Encyclopedia) Arnold of BresciaArnold of Bresciabrĕshˈə [key], c.1090–1155, Italian monk and reformer, b. Brescia. A priest of irreproachable life, Arnold studied at Paris, where according to…

Reni, Guido

(Encyclopedia) Reni, GuidoReni, Guidogwēˈdō rĕˈnē [key], 1575–1642, Italian painter and engraver, b. Bologna. As a child he entered the studio of the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert. He was for a…

Color and Fashion

A colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols. Here are some of the ways fashion and color have connected.Red The Aztecs of Mexico taught the Spanish how…

Movies and Film: Italian Film History

Italian Film HistoryMovies and FilmItalian Film HistoryTurnin' to TurinRinging the White TelephoneA Few Good FilmsThe Past 20 Years Italy's first fiction film wasn't released until 1905. Filoteo…

amateur

(Encyclopedia) amateur, in sports, one who engages in athletic competition without material recompense. Upper-class Englishmen in the 19th cent. used the concept to help define their social status,…

Truffaut, François

(Encyclopedia) Truffaut, FrançoisTruffaut, FrançoisfräNswäˈ trüfōˈ [key], 1932–84, French film director and critic. Known in his early 20s as a writer for the influential French film journal Cahiers…