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Fra

(Encyclopedia)Fra: see Angelico, Fra; Bartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, Fra; Fra Filippo Lippi under Lippi. ...

Noseda, Gianandrea

(Encyclopedia)Noseda, Gianandrea, 1964–, Italian conductor, b. Milan. He has been principal conductor of the BBC Philharmonic (2002–11), music director of the Teatro Regio di Torino, Italy (2007–), and music ...

Johnson, Edward

(Encyclopedia)Johnson, Edward, 1881–1959, Canadian tenor and operatic manager, b. Guelph, Ont. As Eduardo di Giovanni, he sang in Italian opera houses (1912–19). In 1920 he joined the Chicago Opera Company and ...

Benevoli, Orazio

(Encyclopedia)Benevoli, Orazio ōräˈtsyō bānāvôˈlē [key], 1605–72, Italian composer. From 1646 until his death Benevoli was maestro di cappella at the Vatican. He wrote a large quantity of sacred music, m...

Orcagna

(Encyclopedia)Orcagna ärkäˈnyōlō [key], c.1308–1368, Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect, whose original name was Andrea di Cione. He was one of the leading artists of his day. According to Vasari, w...

Pannini, Giovanni Paolo

(Encyclopedia)Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo jōvänˈnē päˈōlō pänēnˈnē, pänēˈnē [key], 1691–1765, Italian painter. Pannini abandoned the study of architecture for painting, becoming famed for hi...

Tirano

(Encyclopedia)Tirano tēräˈnō [key], town (1991 pop. 8,919), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, in the Valtellina, near the Swiss border. It is an agricultural and silk market. Nearby is the Church of the Mad...

Spagna, Lo

(Encyclopedia)Spagna, Lo lō späˈnyä [key], c.1450–c.1528, Italian painter, b. Spain, whence his nickname. His real name was Giovanni di Pietro. His art belongs to the Umbrian school and reveals his indebtedne...

Sassetta

(Encyclopedia)Sassetta säs-sĕtˈtä [key], c.1400–1450, Italian painter of the Sienese school, whose original name was Stefano di Giovanni. A popular artist, he painted many large altarpieces, scenes from the l...

hydrazine

(Encyclopedia)hydrazine hīˈdrəzēnˌ [key], chemical compound, formula NH2NH2, m.p. 1.4℃, b.p. 113.5℃, specific gravity 1.011 at 15℃. It is very soluble in water and soluble in alcohol. At ordinary tempera...