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Giambono, Michele

(Encyclopedia)Giambono, Michele mēkĕˈlā jämbōˈnō [key], fl.1420–62, Venetian mosaicist and painter, whose original name was Michele Giovanni Boni. One of the last exponents of the international Gothic sty...

Gernreich, Rudi (Rudolph)

(Encyclopedia)Gernreich, Rudi (Rudolph) gĕrnˈrīkh [key], 1922–85, American fashion designer, b. Vienna. In 1938, he fled to California, where he studied in Los Angeles. He worked as a dancer and costume design...

Forster, Johann Reinhold

(Encyclopedia)Forster, Johann Reinhold, 1729–98, German naturalist and teacher. His Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1772–73) on zoology, ornithology, and ichthyology established him as one of t...

Friesz, Othon

(Encyclopedia)Friesz, Othon (Achille Émile Othon Friesz) ôtôNˈ frēˈĕs, äshēlˈ āmēlˈ [key], 1879–1949, French painter. He studied under Bonnat at the École des Beaux-Arts, along with Matisse, Marquet...

Ercole de' Roberti

(Encyclopedia)Ercole de' Roberti ārkôˈlā dā rōbĕrˈtē [key], 1456?–1496, Italian painter of the Ferrarese school. He probably began his career by assisting Francesco Cossa in the decoration of the Schifan...

Janesville

(Encyclopedia)Janesville, city (1990 pop. 52,133), seat of Rock co., S central Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1853. It is an industrial and commercial center in a grain, dairy farm, and tobacco area. Manufactures in...

Kaigetsudo

(Encyclopedia)Kaigetsudo kīgĕtˈso͞odō [key], school of Japanese artists painting in the ukiyo-e style (see Japanese art). Kaigetsudo was founded by Kaigetsudo Ando in the early 18th cent. Characterized by broa...

Aub, Max

(Encyclopedia)Aub, Max mäks oup [key], 1903–72, Spanish author, b. Paris. He was educated in Spain where he lived until 1942, when he emigrated to Mexico. His style combines realism with fantasy. He used the Spa...

Munkácsy, Mihály

(Encyclopedia)Munkácsy, Mihály mĭˈhälyə mo͝onˈkächĭ [key], 1844–1909, Hungarian genre and historical painter, whose original name was Michael Lieb. In 1868 he went to Düsseldorf, where he painted The L...

Mombert, Alfred

(Encyclopedia)Mombert, Alfred älˈfrĕt mômˈbĕrt [key], 1872–1942, German poet. He was briefly a lawyer and public official. His works, characterized by mysticism, fantasy, and simplicity of style, include Di...