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(Encyclopedia)Canusium: see Canosa di Puglia, Italy. ...Vecchietta, Il
(Encyclopedia)Vecchietta, Il: see Lorenzo di Pietro. ...Stabiae
(Encyclopedia)Stabiae: see Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. ...Lassus, Orlandus
(Encyclopedia)Lassus, Orlandus: see Lasso, Orlando di. ...prison
(Encyclopedia)prison, place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes. At that time, la...Martini, Simone
(Encyclopedia)Martini, Simone dē märtēˈnō [key], c.1283–1344, major Sienese painter. His art is admired for its Gothic spirituality combined with a vibrancy and a great elegance of line. A follower of Duccio...Niccolò d'Arezzo
(Encyclopedia)Niccolò d'Arezzo: see Niccolò di Piero Lamberti. ...Lassus, Roland de
(Encyclopedia)Lassus, Roland de: see Lasso, Orlando di. ...Mulock, Dinah Maria
(Encyclopedia)Mulock, Dinah Maria: see Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock. ...Mino da Fiesole
(Encyclopedia)Mino da Fiesole dē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many tombs and sculptures for churches. Among the best are the altar in the cathedral at Fi...Browse by Subject
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