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Sangallo
(Encyclopedia)Sangallo säng-gälˈlō [key], three Italian Renaissance architects, two brothers and their nephew. Giuliano da Sangallo, 1445–1516, designed the Church of Santa Maria delle Carceri at Prato and pa...Albertinelli, Mariotto
(Encyclopedia)Albertinelli, Mariotto märyôtˈtō älbārtēnĕlˈlē [key], 1474–1515, Italian painter. A product of the Florentine school of the High Renaissance, Albertinelli was influenced by Leonardo and Ra...Sassoferrato
(Encyclopedia)Sassoferrato säsˌsōfār-räˈtō [key], 1605–85, Italian painter; pupil of Domenichino. His original name was Giovanni Battista Salvi. He is best known for his sentimental Madonnas, reminiscent o...Edelinck, Gérard
(Encyclopedia)Edelinck, Gérard zhārärˈ ādəlăNkˈ [key], 1640–1707, French engraver, b. Antwerp. He is known for his faithful interpretations of the work of Raphael, Le Brun, Champaigne, and other masters a...Bache, Jules Semon
(Encyclopedia)Bache, Jules Semon, 1861–1944, American banker and art collector, b. New York City. He made an immense fortune on Wall St., organized the banking firm of J. S. Bache and Company, and was director of...Annau
(Encyclopedia)Annau or Anau both: ənouˈ [key], town, in S Turkmenistan, 5 mi (8 km) SE of Ashgabat, near the Iranian border. At Annau, Raphael Pumpelly discovered (1903) traces of habitation dating back to c.3000...Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo
(Encyclopedia)Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo jōvänˈnē yäˈkōpō käräˈlyō [key], c.1500–1565, Italian engraver and designer, known also as Jacobus Parmensis and Jacobus Veronensis. He was a pupil of Raimondi ...Maratti, Carlo
(Encyclopedia)Maratti or Maratta, Carlo kärˈlō märätˈtē, –tä [key], 1625–1713, Italian high baroque painter and engraver of the Roman school. He restored Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican and was appoin...Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo
(Encyclopedia)Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo pōmpĕˈō jērôˈlämō bätôˈnē [key], 1708–87, Italian painter. Batoni studied and worked in Rome, learning much from the work of Corregio and Raphael. His paintings ...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...Browse by Subject
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