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Zeeland, Paul van
(Encyclopedia)Zeeland, Paul van: see Van Zeeland, Paul. ...Coninxloo, Gillis van
(Encyclopedia)Coninxloo or Koninksloo, Gillis van both: gĭlˈĭs vän kōˈnĭngkslō [key], 1544–1607, Flemish landscape painter. His Judgment of Midas (Dresden), Latona (Hermitage, St. Petersburg), and above a...Cleef, Joos van
(Encyclopedia)Cleef or Cleve, Joos van yōs vän klāf, klāˈvə [key], c.1485–1540, Flemish portrait painter. Much of his life was spent in Antwerp. He is often identified with the Master of the Death of the Vi...Dongen, Kees van
(Encyclopedia)Dongen, Kees van kās vän dôngˈən [key], 1877–1968, Dutch painter who worked in Paris. After moving to Paris in 1897, he met Matisse and became an exponent of fauvism eight years later. A precoc...Nguyen Van Thieu
(Encyclopedia)Nguyen Van Thieu: see Thieu, Nguyen Van. ...van de Velde
(Encyclopedia)van de Velde: see Velde, van de. ...Van Doren, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Van Doren, Charles: see under Van Doren, Mark. ...Duong Van Minh
(Encyclopedia)Duong Van Minh: see Minh, Duong Van. ...Pham Van Dong
(Encyclopedia)Pham Van Dong: see Dong, Pham Van. ...Barker, James Nelson
(Encyclopedia)Barker, James Nelson, 1784–1858, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. In 1838, Van Buren appointed him comptroller of the Treasury, and with slight interruptions he worked in the Treasury Dept. unt...Browse by Subject
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