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Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio
(Encyclopedia)Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio skyäpärĕlˈlē [key], 1835–1910, Italian astronomer. He was director (1862–1900) of the Brera Observatory, Milan. He is especially noted for having detected (18...Salvi, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Salvi, Giovanni Battista: see Sassoferrato. ...Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco
(Encyclopedia)Barbieri, Giovanni Francesco: see Guercino. ...Sammartini, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia)Sammartini, Giovanni Battista jōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä säm-märtēˈnē [key], c.1701–75, Italian composer. Sammartini lived most of his life in Milan. He was influential in the development of t...Piazzetta, Giovanni Batista
(Encyclopedia)Piazzetta, Giovanni Batista jōvänˈnē bätēsˈtä pēätsĕtˈtä [key], 1682–1754, Italian painter. An exponent of the Venetian school, Piazzetta combined soft colors with a dramatic, chiaroscu...Sesto San Giovanni
(Encyclopedia)Sesto San Giovanni sĕˈstō sän jōvänˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 86,721), Lombardy, N Italy; an industrial suburb of Milan. Manufactures include iron, machinery, chemicals, aircraft, and textiles...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 ...Giovanni delle Bande Nere
(Encyclopedia)Giovanni delle Bande Nere: see Medici, Giovanni de'. ...Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della
(Encyclopedia)Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della: see Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, Conte. ...Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
(Encyclopedia)Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da jōvänˈnē pyārlo͞oēˈjē päˌlāstrēˈnä [key], c.1525–1594, Italian composer whose family name was Pierluigi; b. Palestrina, from which he took his name. ...Browse by Subject
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