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Cavalieri, Francesco Bonaventura
(Encyclopedia)Cavalieri, Francesco Bonaventura fränchāsˈkō bōnävānto͞oˈrä kävälyāˈrē [key], 1598–1647, Italian mathematician, a Jesuit priest. Professor at Bologna from 1629, he invented the method...Berlinghieri, Bonaventura
(Encyclopedia)Berlinghieri, Bonaventura bôˌnävĕnto͞oˈrä bĕrˌlĭng-gyāˈrē [key], fl. 1235–44, Italian painter. Originally from Lucca, he was the most gifted of a family of Lombardian painters. His Scen...Cavalieri, Lina
(Encyclopedia)Cavalieri, Lina lēˈnä kävälyĕˈrē [key], 1874–1944, Italian operatic soprano. After her debut in Lisbon in 1900 she achieved great success throughout Europe and in the United States in the ly...Genelli, Bonaventura
(Encyclopedia)Genelli, Bonaventura bōnävānto͞oˈrä jānĕlˈlē [key], 1798–1868, German painter and illustrator. He studied at the Berlin Academy and in Rome. Genelli painted mythological and biblical subje...Bonaventura, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bonaventura, Saint: see Bonaventure, Saint. ...Landini, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Landini, Francesco fränchāsˈkō ländēˈnē [key], c.1325–97, Italian composer. Although Landini was blinded from smallpox in childhood, he learned to play the lute, guitar, flute, and organ. Hi...Morosini, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Morosini, Francesco fränchĕsˈkō mōrōzēˈnē [key], 1618–94, Italian soldier, doge of Venice (1688–94), of a family distinguished in Venice for five centuries. Made (1657) captain general of...Mochi, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Mochi, Francesco fränchĕsˈkō môˈkē [key], 1580–1654, Italian sculptor. Mochi's attraction to the baroque aesthetic led him to create dramatic sculptures notable for swirling drapery (e.g., Ar...Mazzola, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Mazzola, Francesco: see Parmigianino. ...Guardi, Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Guardi, Francesco fränchāsˈkō gwärˈdē [key], 1712–93, Venetian landscape and architectural painter. A follower of Canaletto, he developed a freer style of great brilliance. Guardi's work rang...Browse by Subject
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