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Boccaccio, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Boccaccio, Giovanni jōvänˈnē [key], 1313–75, Italian poet and storyteller, author of the Decameron. Born in Paris, the illegitimate son of a Tuscan merchant and a French woman, he was educated a...

Boccaccino, Boccaccio

(Encyclopedia)Boccaccino, Boccaccio bōk-kätˈchō bōk-kätchēˈnō [key], c.1465–1525. Italian artist, b. Cremona. He probably made several trips to Venice, for his numerous paintings of the half-length Madon...

Decameron

(Encyclopedia)Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni. ...

Basile, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia)Basile, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä bäsēˈlā [key], 1575–1632, Italian writer. Basile held several important official positions, devoting his spare time to the study of folklore...

humanism

(Encyclopedia)humanism, philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers in the Renaissan...

Lanfranco, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Lanfranco, Giovanni jōvänˈnē länfrängˈkō [key], 1582–1647, Italian painter. Lanfranco is considered one of the foremost artists of the High Baroque. He was trained by the Carracci and worked...

Martinelli, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Martinelli, Giovanni jōvänˈnē märtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1885–1969, Italian-American operatic tenor. He made his debut in Milan in 1910 and sang (1913–46) at the Metropolitan Opera. His repertoir...

Gronchi, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Gronchi, Giovanni jōvänˈnē grônˈkē [key], 1887–1978, Italian political leader. He entered parliament in 1919 as a member of the new Popular party. When Benito Mussolini seized power in 1922 a...

Gondola, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Gondola, Giovanni: see Gundulić, Ivan. ...

Goria, Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Goria, Giovanni, 1943–94, Italian political leader, premier of Italy (1987–88). A Christian Democrat, he was first elected to parliament in 1976. Goria served as treasury minister (1982–87), bud...