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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...

Verrazano, Giovanni da

(Encyclopedia)Verrazano, Giovanni da: see Verrazzano, Giovanni da. ...

Verrazzano, Giovanni da

(Encyclopedia)Verrazzano, Giovanni da jōvänˈnē dä vĕrˌrätsäˈnō; vĕrˌəzäˈnō [key], c.1480–1527?, Italian navigator and explorer, in the service of France, possibly the first European to enter New ...

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...

Viotti, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia)Viotti, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä vyôtˈtē [key], 1755–1824, Italian violinist, considered the greatest of his day. He made public appearances until 1783, and the next year he ...

Beltraffio, Giovanni Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Beltraffio, Giovanni Antonio: see Boltraffio. ...

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'. ...

Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della

(Encyclopedia)Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della: see Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte. ...

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

(Encyclopedia)Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da jōvänˈnē pyārlo͞oēˈjē päˌlāstrēˈnä [key], c.1525–1594, Italian composer whose family name was Pierluigi; b. Palestrina, from which he took his name. ...