Biography Category
( k´y p ng´´ch r) (KEY) , technique of traditional Chinese medicine, in which a number of very fine metal needles are inserted into the skin at spe...
(dä´n l n ´k lous khôdôvy ts´k ) (KEY) , 1726–1801, German painter and engraver, b. Danzig. He was the most popular illustrator of his day in...
(käm´p n) (KEY) , 1378–1444, Flemish painter who with the van Eycks ranks as a founder of the Netherlandish school. This artist has been identifie...
(täm-mäm´ häb b´ ´b n ous) (KEY) , c.805–c.845, Arab poet, compiler of the Hamasa. His poems of valor, often describing historical events, ar...
(py ´tr käväl-l ´n ) (KEY) , c.1250–c.1330, Italian painter and mosaicist. Working in a classical style, he had an important influence on the a...
(fräNswä´ b sh ´) (KEY) , 1703–70, French painter. Boucher’s art embodied the spirit of his time; it was elegant, frivolous, and artificial. H...