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1803–65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he ...
( ´br mz) (KEY) , 1914–74, U.S. military officer, b. Springfield, Mass. After graduating (1936) from West Point, he served with distinction during ...
(l r n´ts bärt l ´n ) (KEY) , 1777–1850, Italian neoclassical sculptor, studied in Florence and Paris. His most imposing creation is the NiccolÃ...
(h n´dr k vän bä´l n) (KEY) , 1575–1632, Flemish painter, b. Antwerp. Van Balen usually provided the figures for scenes in which another painter...
1736?–1811, Neapolitan statesman of British origin, b. Besançon, France. Called upon by Queen Marie Caroline and King Ferdinand IV of Naples (later...
(jôr´j väzä´r ) (KEY) , 1511–74, Italian architect, writer, and painter. He is best known for his entertaining biographies of artists, Vite de...