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Estrela, Serra da
(Encyclopedia)Estrela, Serra da sĕrˈrə ᵺə əshtrāˈlə [key], mountain range, central Portugal. It rises to 6,532 ft (1,991 m) in Malhão da Estrela, Portugal's highest peak. The range is an important pastor...Altichiero da Zevio
(Encyclopedia)Altichiero da Zevio ältēkyāˈrō dä tsāvˈyō [key], c.1330–c.1395, Italian painter, follower of Giotto. He worked in Verona and then Padua. His frescoes in the churches of Sant' Antonio and Sa...Fiesole, Mino da
(Encyclopedia)Fiesole, Mino da: see Mino da Fiesole. ...Ezzelino da Romano
(Encyclopedia)Ezzelino da Romano ĕtˌsālēˈnō dä rōmäˈnō [key], 1194–1259, Italian Ghibelline leader (see Guelphs and Ghibellines) and soldier. After 1232 a faithful supporter of Holy Roman Emperor Frede...Fabriano, Gentile da
(Encyclopedia)Fabriano, Gentile da: see Gentile da Fabriano. ...Roca, Cabo da
(Encyclopedia)Roca, Cabo da käˈbo͞o ᵺə rôˈkə [key], cape, W Portugal, W of Lisbon. It is the western extremity of Europe. ...Settignano, Desiderio da
(Encyclopedia)Settignano, Desiderio da: see Desiderio da Settignano. ...Pontormo, Jacopo da
(Encyclopedia)Pontormo, Jacopo da yäˈkōpō dä pōntôrˈmō [key], 1494–1556, Florentine painter, one of the creators of mannerism. His real name was Jacopo Carrucci. He studied with Andrea del Sarto, Leonard...Tristan da Cunha
(Encyclopedia)Tristan da Cunha trĭsˈtăn də ko͞oˈnə [key], group of volcanic islands in the S Atlantic, about midway between S Africa and S America, part of the British Saint Helena overseas territory. The on...Todi, Jacopone da
(Encyclopedia)Todi, Jacopone da: see Jacopone da Todi. ...Browse by Subject
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