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Givenchy, Hubert de
(Encyclopedia)Givenchy, Hubert de (Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy) übĕrˈ də zhēväNshēˈ [key], 1927–2018, French fashion designer. An assistant designer to Schiaparelli, he opened his own hou...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...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
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