Biography Category
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(yä´k p d bärbä´r ) (KEY) , c.1440–1516, Germano-Dutch painter and engraver, b. Venice. Barbari was a major link between North European and I...
(äk´r , äk´r ) (KEY) , state (1990 est. pop. 1,125,100), 58,915 sq mi (152,590 sq km), W Brazil, on the borders of Peru and Bolivia. Rio Branco is...
( k´ l r n´sh ,–sh ) (KEY) or Acca Larentina (–t ´n ) (KEY) , in Roman mythology, wife of the shepherd Faustulus and foster mother of Romulu...
(both: d n ´ käl´värt) (KEY) , 1540–1619, Flemish mannerist painter in Italy, where he was known as Il Fiammingo. He studied in Antwerp and late...
(both: är´nôlt bök´l n) (KEY) , 1827–1901, Swiss painter. Most of his life was spent in Italy. With Feuerbach he led the group of painters know...