DâAMOURS, Norman Edward, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., October 14, 1937; attended parochial school in Holyoke, Mass., and high school in…
One of opera's most beloved love stories by David Johnson A story by French writer Prosper Mérimée, Carmen is the basis for one of the best-loved operas. Carmen was a fiery gypsy girl who…
DâALESANDRO, Thomas, Jr., (father of Nancy Pelosi), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., August 1, 1903; attended the parochial schools and Calvert Business College,…
DâEWART, Wesley Abner, a Representative from Montana; born in Worcester, Mass., October 1, 1889; attended the public schools of Worcester, Mass., and Washington State College at Pullman;…
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(Encyclopedia) Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vincidə vĭnˈchē, Ital. lāōnärˈdō dä vēnˈchē [key], 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a…
(Encyclopedia) Melozzo da ForlìMelozzo da Forlìmālôtˈtsō dä fōrlēˈ [key], 1438–94, Umbrian painter. His extant works, though few, reveal him as a painter of power and individuality. He is especially…
(Encyclopedia) Mino da FiesoleMino da Fiesolemēˈnō dä fyāˈzōlā [key] or Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovannidē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many…
(Encyclopedia) Liberale da VeronaLiberale da Veronalēbāräˈlā dä vārôˈnä [key], b. c.1445, d. 1526 or 1529, Italian painter of the Veronese school, whose given name was Liberale de Jacopo della Biava…
