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Macchiaioli, I

(Encyclopedia)Macchiaioli, I ē mäk-kēīôˈlē [key], a group of Italian artists active primarily in Florence c.1855–65. Influenced by members of the Barbizon school, the Macchiaioli reacted against stilted ac...

Gaudí i Cornet, Antonio

(Encyclopedia)Gaudí i Cornet, Antonio äntôˈnyō goudēˈ ē kōrˈnĕt [key], 1852–1926, Spanish architect. Working mainly in Barcelona, he created startling new architectural forms that paralleled the stylis...

Bentivoglio

(Encyclopedia)Bentivoglio bānˈtēvōˈlyō [key], Italian noble family, one of several powerful clans in the struggle for control of Bologna during most of the 15th cent. Its greatest member was Giovanni II, who ...

Giambologna

(Encyclopedia)Giambologna: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...

Decameron

(Encyclopedia)Decameron: see Boccaccio, Giovanni. ...

Cinthio

(Encyclopedia)Cinthio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Cinzio

(Encyclopedia)Cinzio: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Cyntius

(Encyclopedia)Cyntius: see Giraldi, Giovanni Battista. ...

Bologne, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Bologne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...

Boulogne, Jean

(Encyclopedia)Boulogne, Jean: see Bologna, Giovanni. ...

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