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Castello, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Castello, Giovanni Battista kästĕlˈlō [key], c.1509–c.1569, Italian painter and architect; called Il Bergamasco to distinguish him from Bernardo Castello, who also worked in Genoa. Giovanni was...Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Piranesi, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä pēränāˈzē [key], 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect. The greater part of his life was spent in Rome, where he made etchings of the bui...Vico, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Vico, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēˈstä vēˈkō [key], 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and historian, also known as Giambattista Vico, b. Naples. In 1699, Vico became professor of rhetor...Cyntius
(Encyclopedia)Cyntius: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cinthio
(Encyclopedia)Cinthio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cinzio
(Encyclopedia)Cinzio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Baciccio, Il
(Encyclopedia)Baciccio, Il: see Gaulli, Giovanni Battista. ...Cerano, Il
(Encyclopedia)Cerano, Il: see Crespi, Giovanni Battista. ...Conegliano, Cima da
(Encyclopedia)Conegliano, Cima da: see Cima, Giovanni Battista. ...Civitali, Matteo
(Encyclopedia)Civitali, Matteo mät–tĕˈō chēvētäˈlē [key], 1436–1501, Italian sculptor and architect, born and worked in Lucca, where his work is best represented. Trained in Florence, he executed elabo...Browse by Subject
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