(Encyclopedia) De Sica, VittorioDe Sica, Vittoriovēt-tôrˈyō də sēˈkə [key], 1901–74, Italian film director and actor. His Shoeshine (1946), The Bicycle Thief (1948), and Umberto D. (1952) are…
(Encyclopedia) Ercole de' RobertiErcole de' Robertiārkôˈlā dā rōbĕrˈtē [key], 1456?–1496, Italian painter of the Ferrarese school. He probably began his career by assisting Francesco Cossa in the…
(Encyclopedia) Andrade, Mário deAndrade, Mário deändräˈthā [key], 1893–1945, Brazilian author. Through his fiction, poetry, and wide-ranging essays, Andrade became a leading representative of…
(Encyclopedia) Iriarte, Tomás deIriarte, Tomás detōmäsˈ dā ēryärˈtā [key], 1750–91, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Canary Islands. He spent most of his life in Madrid, where, like many of his…
(Encyclopedia) Sponde, Jean deSponde, Jean dezhäN də spôNd [key], 1557–95, French poet and humanist. He held various posts in the court of Henry IV but died destitute because of his reckless nature.…
(Encyclopedia) Witte, Emanuel deWitte, Emanuel deāmäˈn&oomacr;ĕl də vĭtˈə [key], 1617–92, Dutch painter. Witte's paintings of architecture, genre scenes, seascapes, and portraits were influenced…
(Encyclopedia) Céspedes, Pablo deCéspedes, Pablo depäˈblō dā thāsˈpāᵺās [key], 1538–1608, Spanish artist, poet, and scholar. He studied for the priesthood and subsequently studied painting with…
(Encyclopedia) Flahaut de La Billarderie, Auguste Charles Joseph, comte deFlahaut de La Billarderie, Auguste Charles Joseph, comte deōgüstˈ shärl zhōzĕfˈ kôNt də fläōˈ də lä bēyärdərēˈ [key], 1785–…
(Encyclopedia) Lally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte deLally, Thomas Arthur, baron de Tollendal, comte detômäˈ ärtürˈ bärôN də tôläNdälˈ kôNt də lälēˈ [key], 1702–66, French general; son of…
(Encyclopedia) Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deCaylus, Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte deän klōd fēlēpˈ də tübyĕrˈ kôN də kālüsˈ [key], 1692–1765, French archaeologist and…
