(Encyclopedia) Eugene IV, 1383–1447, pope (1431–47), a Venetian named Gabriele Condulmer; successor of Martin V. He was of exemplary character and ascetic habits. Gregory XII, his uncle, made him…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Cosimo I de', 1519–74, duke of Florence (1537–69), grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74); son of Giovanni de' Medici (Giovanni delle Bande Nere). In 1537, Lorenzino de' Medici…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Piero de', 1471–1503, Italian merchant prince. He succeeded his father, Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo il Magnifico), as head of the Medici family and as leader of the Florentine…
(Encyclopedia) Della-CruscansDella-Cruscansdĕlˈə-krŭsˈkənz [key] [from the Accademia della Crusca, founded for linguistic purity, Florence, 16th cent.], a group of English poets living in Italy at…
(Encyclopedia) Gounod, Charles FrançoisGounod, Charles Françoisshärl fräNswäˈ g&oomacr;nōˈ [key], 1818–93, French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory and received the Grand Prix de Rome…
(Encyclopedia) Alberti, Leone Battista, 1404–72, Italian architect, musician, painter, and humanist, active at the papal court, Florence, Rimini, and Mantua. Alberti was the first architect to argue…
(Encyclopedia) Finiguerra, Maso or TommasoFiniguerra, Maso or Tommasomäˈzō, tōm–mäˈzō fēnēgwĕrˈrä [key], 1426–64, Florentine goldsmith and engraver during the Renaissance. In the 1450s he joined with…
(Encyclopedia) Spinello di Luca SpinelliSpinello di Luca Spinellispēnĕlˈlō dē l&oomacr;ˈkä spēnĕlˈlē [key], c.1346–1410, Italian painter, usually called Spinello Aretino from his birthplace,…
