The Andrea Doria A floating museum that hit hard times off Nantucket by Mike Morrison With its ceramic decorations and murals painted by the best Italian artists, the Italian luxury…
(Encyclopedia) Pisano, AndreaPisano, Andreaändrĕˈä pēzäˈnō [key], c.1290–c.1348, Italian sculptor, also called Andrea da Pontedera. His most important work, the first bronze doors of the baptistery…
(Encyclopedia) Sansovino, AndreaSansovino, Andreaändrĕˈä sänsōvēˈnō [key], c.1460–1529, Florentine sculptor and architect of the High Renaissance, b. Monte Sansavino. His real name was Andrea…
(Encyclopedia) Briosco, AndreaBriosco, Andreaändrĕˈä brēôsˈkō [key], 1470?–1532, Italian architect and sculptor, known also as Andrea Riccio [curly-headed], b. Padua. As an architect, he created…
alpine skierBorn: April 19, 1932Died: March 30, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: Skiing gold medalist At the age of 15, Andrea Mead Lawrence placed eighth in…
(Encyclopedia) Appiani, AndreaAppiani, Andreaändrĕˈä äp–pyäˈnē [key], 1754–1817, Italian neoclassical painter and Italian court painter of Napoleon I, active in Lombardy. His frescoes include work in…
(Encyclopedia) Sacchi, AndreaSacchi, Andreaändrĕˈä säkˈkē [key], 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece, an allegory of…
(Encyclopedia) Gabrieli, AndreaGabrieli, Andreaändrĕˈä gäbrēāˈlē [key], c.1510–1586, Italian organist and composer; possibly a pupil of Adrian Willaert. In 1536 he was a chorister at St. Mark's…
