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Faes, Pieter van der
(Encyclopedia)Faes, Pieter van der: see Lely, Sir Peter. ...Oud, Jacobus Johannes Pieter
(Encyclopedia)Oud, Jacobus Johannes Pieter yäkōˈbəs yōhäˈnəs pēˈtər out [key], 1890–1963, Dutch architect. Oud's interest in abstract painting led him to conceive of buildings composed in terms of pure...Dutch art
(Encyclopedia)Dutch art, the art of the region that is now the Netherlands. As a distinct national style, this art dates from about the turn of the 17th cent., when the country emerged as a political entity and dev...Timmermans, Felix
(Encyclopedia)Timmermans, Felix fāˈlĭks tĭmˈərmäns [key], 1886–1947, Flemish novelist. Among his most successful works are Pallieter (1916, tr. 1924), the story of a lusty Fleming of gigantic appetites, an...Wouwerman, Philips
(Encyclopedia)Wouwerman, Philips fēˈlĭps vouˈvərmän [key], 1619–68, Dutch painter of Haarlem. He is best known for his spirited scenes of battles, encampments, cavalry skirmishes, and hunts. Of these he pai...Bamboccianti
(Encyclopedia)Bamboccianti: see Laer, Pieter van.Bamboccio, Il
(Encyclopedia)Bamboccio, Il: see Laer, Pieter van. ...Campaña, Pedro
(Encyclopedia)Campaña, Pedro: see Kempener, Pieter de. ...Jansenism
(Encyclopedia)Jansenism: see under Jansen, Cornelis. ...Huysmans, Jan Baptist
(Encyclopedia)Huysmans, Jan Baptist: see under Huysmans, Cornelis. ...Browse by Subject
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