Biography Category
(yä´k p d l´lä kw r´chä) (KEY) , c.1374–1438, Italian sculptor. His work shows the transition from medieval to Renaissance art. He is especia...
(y hän´ s h v ´l s) (KEY) , 1611–87, Polish astronomer, b. Danzig. From a finely equipped observatory in his house at Danzig, assisted by his wi...
(p l´´ gn ´t s) (KEY) , fl. c.460 B.C.–447 B.C., Greek painter, b. Thasos. He later became an Athenian citizen. He painted the Capture of Troy an...
1732–96, American astronomer and instrument maker, b. near Germantown, Pa., self-educated. A clockmaker by trade, he developed great skill in the ma...
(s k´r t z) (KEY) , 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intellige...
(äth s´l änt ´ny päl m ´n th kä´str v läs´k ) (KEY) , 1655–1726, Spanish historical painter and writer on art, called the Spanish Va...