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Narváez, Pánfilo de
(Encyclopedia)Narváez, Pánfilo de pänˈfēlō ᵺā närväˈĕth [key], c.1470–1528, Spanish conquistador. After service in Jamaica, he aided Diego de Velázquez in conquering Cuba and was sent (1520) to Mexi...Musset, Alfred de
(Encyclopedia)Musset, Alfred de (Louis Charles Alfred de Musset) älfrĕdˈ də müsāˈ [key], 1810–57, French romantic poet, dramatist, and fiction writer. His first collection of poems, Contes d'Espagne et d'I...Aubry de Montdidier
(Encyclopedia)Aubry de Montdidier ōbrēˈ də môNdēdyāˈ [key], in French legend, a French courtier of King Charles V, murdered c.1371 near Montargis by one Macaire. The animosity of Aubry's dog toward Macaire ...Hauts-de-Seine
(Encyclopedia)Hauts-de-Seine ōt-də-sĕn [key], department, N central France, W of Paris. Nanterre is the capital. ...Hooch, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia)Hooch or Hoogh, Pieter de both: pēˈtər də hōkh [key], b. c.1629, d. after 1677, Dutch genre painter. He worked in Delft, Leiden, and Amsterdam, painting intimate interiors that may have been infl...Hoogh, Pieter de
(Encyclopedia)Hoogh, Pieter de: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...Anne de Beaujeu
(Encyclopedia)Anne de Beaujeu də bōzhöˈ [key], c.1460–1522, regent of France, daughter of the French King Louis XI. With her husband, Pierre de Beaujeu, duc de Bourbon, she acted as regent for her brother, Ch...Herrera, Fernando de
(Encyclopedia)Herrera, Fernando de fārnänˈdō ᵺā ārāˈrä [key], 1534–97, Spanish poet. One of the outstanding poets of the 16th cent. and the leader of the Seville school, he earned the name Herrera el D...Herrera, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia)Herrera, Francisco de ᵺā ārāˈrä [key], c.1576–1656, Spanish painter, engraver, miniaturist, and draftsman. He worked in Seville most of his life, executing religious and genre subjects. His ...Hesdin, Jacquemart de
(Encyclopedia)Hesdin, Jacquemart de zhäkmärˈ də ādăNˈ [key], fl. c.1384–1411, Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminator. Jacquemart illustrated numerous books of hours, including a number of manuscripts for Je...Browse by Subject
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