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  • 41Chalk carving — is essentially carving in chalk. This article covers some methods, types of chalk, tools used and the benefits (and ramifications) of this material. The benefits of this material are also its drawbacks. Its main benefit, its softness, makes it… …

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  • 42Ludwig Emil Grimm — (March 14 1790 in Hanau, 4 April 1863 in Kassel) was a painter and engraver. He was the younger brother of Brothers Grimm: Jacob and Wilhelm, who had taken care of him after their parents died in 1798 and supported his education. He went to… …

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  • 43Amé Bourdon — (1636 or 1638 December 21, 1706) was a French physician and anatomist. Bourdon was born in Cambrai, France, in 1636 or 1638, the son of an engineer in the service of the Spanish crown. Having studied science extensively, he decided to attend the… …

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  • 44Egon von Vietinghoff — (February 6, 1903, The Hague – October 14, 1994, Zurich) was a German Swiss painter, author, philosopher and creator of the Egon von Vietinghoff Foundation. He reconstructed the lost painting techniques of the Old Masters, and created some 2.700… …

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  • 45Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach — was a German painter; born Potsdam May, 1756, died Breslau April 8, 1829 (according to some sources in 1826). As his father was a merchant and an elder ( Landesältester ) of the Brandenburg Jewry, Karl was enabled to obtain from the Potsdam… …

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  • 46drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil …

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  • 47Sebastiano de Herrera Barnuevo —     Sebastiano de Herrera Barnuevo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sebastiano de Herrera Barnuevo     A painter, architect, sculptor and etcher; born in Madrid, 1611 or 1619; died there, 1671; son of Antonio Herrera, a sculptor of fair ability, who …

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  • 48style — I. n. 1. Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing. 2. Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern. 3. Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address. 4.… …

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  • 49point — [[t]pɔɪnt[/t]] n. 1) a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger 2) a projecting part of anything: a point of land[/ex] 3) something having a sharp or tapering end (often used in combination): a penpoint[/ex] 4) math. something that has position but… …

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  • 50point — I. /pɔɪnt / (say poynt) noun 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. projecting part of anything. 3. something having a sharp or tapering end. 4. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 5. (plural) Shearing the parts of a sheep …