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Bertolucci, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Bertolucci, Bernardo bĕrnärˈdō bĕrˌtōlo͞otˈchē [key], 1940–2018, Italian film director and screenwriter, considered one of the finest Italian directors of his generation. The son of poet A...Morricone, Ennio
(Encyclopedia)Morricone, Ennio, 1928–2020, Italian composer. Most famous for his film scores for 1960s spaghetti westerns, he also composed for comedies, historical dramas, and thrillers. Combining music with hau...Daddi, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Daddi, Bernardo bārnärˈdō dädˈdē [key], fl. 1312–48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted the delicate line and lyrical expre...Castello, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Castello or Castelli, Bernardo bārnärˈdō kästĕlˈlō, –tĕlˈlē [key], 1557–1629, Italian painter of the Genoese school; pupil of Cambiaso, whose style he imitated. He was a friend of Tasso...Strozzi, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Strozzi, Bernardo strôtˈtsē [key], 1581–1644, Italian painter, b. Genoa. He is considered one of the greatest of the generation of early 17th-century Italian painters who made the transition fro...Bellotto, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Bellotto, Bernardo bĕrnärˈdō bāl-lôtˈtō [key], 1720–80, Venetian architectural and landscape painter, also called Canaletto, after his uncle and teacher Canaletto. His paintings, at first re...Gálvez, Bernardo de
(Encyclopedia)Gálvez, Bernardo de bĕrnärˈᵺō dā gälˈvāth [key], c.1746–1786, Spanish governor of Louisiana. He served in the Spanish army before going to Louisiana in 1776 as the young commandant of the...Houssay, Bernardo Alberto
(Encyclopedia)Houssay, Bernardo Alberto bārnärˈdō älbārˈtō ouˈsī [key], 1887–1971, Argentine physiologist, b. Buenos Aires. He was a child prodigy, entering college at the age of 9 and becoming a hospit...O'Higgins, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)O'Higgins, Bernardo ōēˈgēns [key], 1778–1842, South American revolutionary and ruler (1817–23) of Chile; illegitimate son of Ambrosio O'Higgins. He was chosen in 1813 to replace José Miguel ...Vieira, João Bernardo
(Encyclopedia)Vieira, João Bernardo zhwouN bârnärˈdō vēâˈrə [key], 1939–2009, Guinean political leader, president of Guinea-Bissau (1994–99, 2005–9), b. Bissau. He joined the African Party for the In...Browse by Subject
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