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Bentivoglio
(Encyclopedia)Bentivoglio bānˈtēvōˈlyō [key], Italian noble family, one of several powerful clans in the struggle for control of Bologna during most of the 15th cent. Its greatest member was Giovanni II, who ...Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count
(Encyclopedia)Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count käˈpō dēˈstrēä [key], Gr. Joannes Antonios Capodistrias or Kapodistrias, 1776–1831, Greek and Russian statesman, b. Corfu. After administrative work in ...Giambologna
(Encyclopedia)Giambologna: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...Decameron
(Encyclopedia)Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni. ...Cyntius
(Encyclopedia)Cyntius: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cinthio
(Encyclopedia)Cinthio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cinzio
(Encyclopedia)Cinzio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Boulogne, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Boulogne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...Bologne, Jean
(Encyclopedia)Bologne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...Vivarini
(Encyclopedia)Vivarini vēvärēˈnē [key], Italian family of painters originating in Murano. They executed innumerable altarpieces that reflect the trends of the 15th cent. in northern Italian painting, from Gent...Browse by Subject
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