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Boccaccio, Giovanni
(Encyclopedia)Boccaccio, Giovanni jōvänˈnē [key], 1313–75, Italian poet and storyteller, author of the Decameron. Born in Paris, the illegitimate son of a Tuscan merchant and a French woman, he was educated a...Amato, Giovanni Antonio d'
(Encyclopedia)Amato, Giovanni Antonio d' jōvänˈnē äntôˈnyō dämäˈtō [key], 1475–1555, Neapolitan painter, called Il Vecchio [the elder]. He imitated the style of Perugino. Paintings by him are in many ...Cinthio
(Encyclopedia)Cinthio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cinzio
(Encyclopedia)Cinzio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Cyntius
(Encyclopedia)Cyntius: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...Baciccio, Il
(Encyclopedia)Baciccio, Il: see Gaulli, Giovanni Battista. ...Cerano, Il
(Encyclopedia)Cerano, Il: see Crespi, Giovanni Battista. ...Conegliano, Cima da
(Encyclopedia)Conegliano, Cima da: see Cima, Giovanni Battista. ...Sacchis, Giovanni Antonio de
(Encyclopedia)Sacchis, Giovanni Antonio de: see Pordenone. ...Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte
(Encyclopedia)Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte jōvänˈnē kōnˈtā pēˈkō dĕlˈlä mēränˈdōlä [key], 1463–94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age of the Renaissance, Pico was the ...Browse by Subject
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