(Encyclopedia) Coornhert, Dirck VolckertszoonCoornhert, Dirck Volckertszoondûrk vôlˈkərtzōn kôrnˈhârt [key], 1522–90, Dutch humanist. His translation (1561) of the first 12 books of the Odyssey is…
(Encyclopedia) Heem, Jan Davidszoon deHeem, Jan Davidszoon deyän däˈvētsōn də hām [key], 1606–84, Dutch painter of fruit and flower pieces. He studied with his father, David de Heem, and became one…
(Encyclopedia) Melchers, GariMelchers, Garigârˈē mĕlˈchərz [key], 1860–1932, American figure, genre, and portrait painter, b. Detroit, studied in Düsseldorf and Paris. In Holland he painted the…
(Encyclopedia) Lairesse, Gerard deLairesse, Gerard degāˈrärt də lārĕsˈ [key], 1641–1711, Flemish painter of allegorical and religious subjects, b. Liège. Most of his life was spent in Holland, where…
(Encyclopedia) wirehaired pointing griffon, breed of medium-sized sporting dog developed in Holland and France in the late 19th cent. It stands about 22 in. (56 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs…
(Encyclopedia) Vanderlyn, PieterVanderlyn, Pieterpēˈtər [key]Vanderlyn, Pieter vănˈdərlĭn [key], c.1687–1778, American colonial painter, b. Holland. He reached New York c.1718 and became a portrait…
(Encyclopedia) Reformed Church in America, Protestant denomination founded in colonial times by settlers from the Netherlands and formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church. The Reformed Church in…
