(Encyclopedia) Pontormo, Jacopo daPontormo, Jacopo dayäˈkōpō dä pōntôrˈmō [key], 1494–1556, Florentine painter, one of the creators of mannerism. His real name was Jacopo Carrucci. He studied with…
(Encyclopedia) Tristan da CunhaTristan da Cunhatrĭsˈtăn də k&oomacr;ˈnə [key], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America, part of the British Saint…
(Encyclopedia) Tommaso da Modena, c.14th–15th cent., Italian painter. He painted 40 panels for a Dominican chapter house (San Nicolo, Treviso) that depicted monks engaged in reading, writing, and…
(Encyclopedia) Vignola, Giacomo daVignola, Giacomo dajäˈkōmō dä vēnyōˈlä [key], 1507–73, one of the foremost late Renaissance architects in Italy. His real name was Giacomo Barozzi or Barocchio.…
(Encyclopedia) Vitoria da ConquistaVitoria da Conquistavētôˈrēə dä k&oobreve;ng-kēˈstə [key], city (1991 pop. 225,091), Bahia state, E Brazil, in the Batalha Mts. It is a major cattle-breeding…