(Encyclopedia) Puvis de Chavannes, PierrePuvis de Chavannes, Pierrepyĕr püvēˈ də shävänˈ [key], 1824–98, French mural painter, b. Lyons. In 1844 he went to Paris, where he studied under Delacroix and…
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(Encyclopedia) Pre-RaphaelitesPre-Raphaelitesprēˌ-răfˈēəlītsˌ [key], brotherhood of English painters and poets formed in 1848 in protest against what they saw as the low standards and decadence of…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861Party: DemocratSLIDELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in New York City in 1793; graduated from Columbia College (later Columbia…
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(Encyclopedia) Bourget, Le, town, Seine–Saint-Denis dept., N central France. A suburb of Paris, it is the site of Le Bourget airport, once Paris's main…
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(Encyclopedia) ErisErisēˈrĭs [key], in Greek religion, goddess of strife. Angered at not being invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, she threw the apple of discord among the wedding guests (…
