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Vecchietta, Il

(Encyclopedia)Vecchietta, Il: see Lorenzo di Pietro. ...

Stabiae

(Encyclopedia)Stabiae: see Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. ...

Canusium

(Encyclopedia)Canusium: see Canosa di Puglia, Italy. ...

prison

(Encyclopedia)prison, place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes. At that time, la...

Martini, Simone

(Encyclopedia)Martini, Simone dē märtēˈnō [key], c.1283–1344, major Sienese painter. His art is admired for its Gothic spirituality combined with a vibrancy and a great elegance of line. A follower of Duccio...

Niccolò d'Arezzo

(Encyclopedia)Niccolò d'Arezzo: see Niccolò di Piero Lamberti. ...

Mino da Fiesole

(Encyclopedia)Mino da Fiesole dē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many tombs and sculptures for churches. Among the best are the altar in the cathedral at Fi...

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