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Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco

(Encyclopedia)Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco: see Guercino. ...

Sammartini, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia)Sammartini, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä säm-märtēˈnē [key], c.1701–75, Italian composer. Sammartini lived most of his life in Milan. He was influential in the development of t...

Piazzetta, Giovanni Batista

(Encyclopedia)Piazzetta, Giovanni Batista jōvänˈnē bätēsˈtä pēätsĕtˈtä [key], 1682–1754, Italian painter. An exponent of the Venetian school, Piazzetta combined soft colors with a dramatic, chiaroscu...

Sesto San Giovanni

(Encyclopedia)Sesto San Giovanni sĕˈstō sän jōvänˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 86,721), Lombardy, N Italy; an industrial suburb of Milan. Manufactures include iron, machinery, chemicals, aircraft, and textiles...

Cornelius

(Encyclopedia)Cornelius, in the New Testament, centurion of an Italian cohort stationed at Caesarea, one of the first Gentile converts and traditionally first bishop of Caesarea. ...

Chemarims

(Encyclopedia)Chemarims kĕmˈərĭms [key], in the Bible, Gentile priests. ...

Angelico, Fra

(Encyclopedia)Angelico, Fra frä änjĕlˈĭkō [key], c.1400–1455, Florentine painter, b. Vicchio, Tuscany. He was variously named Guido (his baptismal name), or Guidolino, di Pietro; and Giovanni da Fiesole. Af...

Italian art

(Encyclopedia)Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent prod...

Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'

(Encyclopedia)Amato, Giovanni Antonio d' jōvänˈnē äntôˈnyō dämäˈtō [key], 1475–1555, Neapolitan painter, called Il Vecchio [the elder]. He imitated the style of Perugino. Paintings by him are in many ...

Giovanni delle Bande Nere

(Encyclopedia)Giovanni delle Bande Nere: see Medici, Giovanni de'. ...