(Encyclopedia) Van Curler or Van Corlaer, ArentVan Curler or Van Corlaer, Arentärˈənt văn kûrˈlər, vän kôrˈlär [key], 1619–67, Dutch colonist in New Netherland. He came (1637) to the colony to assist…
(Encyclopedia) Balen, Hendrik vanBalen, Hendrik vanhĕnˈdrĭk vän bäˈlən [key], 1575–1632, Flemish painter, b. Antwerp. Van Balen usually provided the figures for scenes in which another painter,…
(Encyclopedia) Orley, Bernard vanOrley, Bernard vanbĕrˈnärt vän ôrˈlī [key], or Barend van OrleyBarend van Orleybäˈrənt [key], c.1491–1542, Flemish painter. In 1515 he was settled in Brussels, where…
(Encyclopedia) Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim an der Ruhrmülˈhīm än dĕr r&oomacr;r [key] or Mülheim, city (1994 pop. 177,175), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Ruhr River. It is an…
(Encyclopedia) Rothenburg ob der TauberRothenburg ob der Tauberrōˈtənb&oomacr;rkh ôp dĕr touˈbər [key], town (1994 pop. 12,001), Bavaria, S Germany, on the Tauber River. One of the best-preserved…
(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, KiliaenVan Rensselaer, Kiliaenkēˈlēän văn rĕnˈsələr, rĕnˈsəlērˌ [key], c.1580–1644, Dutch merchant and patroon, b. Amsterdam. He was a wealthy diamond and pearl…
(Encyclopedia) Oost, Jacob vanOost, Jacob vanyäˈkōp vän ōst [key], the elder, 1601–71, Flemish portrait and religious painter, b. Bruges. He spent most of his life in Bruges, with the exception of…
