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Catena, Vincenzo di Biagio
(Encyclopedia)Catena, Vincenzo di Biagio vēnchĕnˈtsō dē byäˈjō kätāˈnä [key], c.1470–1531, Venetian painter. His early work, reflecting the influence of Giovanni Bellini, includes the two paintings of...Santarosa, Santorre Annibale De Rossi di Pomarolo, conte di
(Encyclopedia)Santarosa, Santorre Annibale De Rossi di Pomarolo, conte di säntôrˈrā än-nēˈbälā dā rôsˈsē dē pōmärôˈlō kônˈtā dē sänˌtärôˈzä [key], 1783–1825, Italian revolutionary. Ho...Aloysius, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Aloysius, Saint ălōĭˈshəs [key], 1568–91, Italian Jesuit, b. Luigi Gonzaga, heir to the marchese de Castiglione. Highly devout from childhood, he renounced his title and entered (1585) the Soci...La Marmora
(Encyclopedia)La Marmora lä märˈmōrä [key], distinguished Italian noble family. Its best-known member was Alfonso Ferrero, marchese della Marmora, 1804–78, general and political leader. He fought for Sardini...Machiavelli, Niccolò
(Encyclopedia)Machiavelli, Niccolò nēk-kōlôˈ mäkyävĕlˈlē [key], 1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, b. Florence. Machiavelli's best-known work, ...Colonna, Vittoria, marchesa di Pescara
(Encyclopedia)Colonna, Vittoria, marchesa di Pescara vētôˈrēä kōlônˈnä märkāˈzä dē pāskäˈrä [key], 1492–1547, Italian poet; daughter of Fabrizio Colonna (see under Colonna). Her love for her hus...Nanni d'Antonio di Banco
(Encyclopedia)Nanni d'Antonio di Banco nänˈnē däntônˈyō dē bängˈkō [key], c.1384–1421, Florentine sculptor. After study with his father, Antonio di Banco, who worked on the cathedral of Florence, Nanni...Avogadro, Amedeo, conte di Quaregna
(Encyclopedia)Avogadro, Amedeo, conte di Quaregna ämādāˈō kônˈtā dē kwärāˈnyä ävōgäˈdrō [key], 1776–1856, Italian physicist, b. Turin. He became professor of physics at the Univ. of Turin in 182...Parma, Alessandro Farnese, duca di
(Encyclopedia)Parma, Alessandro Farnese, duca di: see Farnese, Alessandro. ...Rosso di San Secondo, Piermaria
(Encyclopedia)Rosso di San Secondo, Piermaria pyĕrˌmärēˈä rôsˈsō dē sän sēkônˈdō [key], 1887–1956, Italian writer, b. Sicily. His sophisticated plays include Marionette, che passione! (1918) and La...Browse by Subject
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