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51Fugger — Fugger, Fürsten und Grafengeschlecht im bayr. Schwaben, dessen erstes bekanntes Glied Ulrich 1368 aus Graben auf dem Lechfeld in Augsburg einwanderte. Bereits er und sein Sohn Johann (gest. um 1409) waren schon vor 1400 ganz wohlhabende… …
52Raffaël — (eigentlich R. Santi, irrtümlich Sanzio), der berühmteste Meister der neuern Malerei, geb. 6. April 1483 in Urbino, gest. 6. April 1520 in Rom. Er war Sohn des Malers, Goldschmieds und Dichters Giovanni Santi, der ihn bis zu seinem Tode (1494) in …
53Athens — /ath inz/, n. 1. Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. 2. Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. 3. a city in N Georgia. 42,549. 4.… …
54museums, history of — Introduction history of the institutions that preserve and interpret the material evidence of the human race, human activity, and the natural world. As such, museums have a long history, springing from what may be an innate human desire to… …
55Andreas Pozzo — Andreas Pozzo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Andreas Pozzo (PUTEUS) Italian painter and architect of the Baroque period, b. at Trent, 1642; d. at Vienna, 1709. The greater part of his life was spent at Genoa, Rome, Turin, and Vienna.… …
56Il Parmigiano — Il Parmigiano † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Il Parmigiano (THE PARMESAN) The current name of FRANCESCO MAZZUOLA, MAZZOLA, MAZZUOLI, or MAZZOLI, Italian painter, born at Parma, 1504; died at Casal Maggiore, 1540. He was the son of… …
57Niccolo Alamanni — NiccolÒ Alamanni † Catholic Encyclopedia ► NiccolÒ Alamanni A Roman antiquary of Greek origin, b. at Ancona, 12 January, 1583; d. in Rome, 1626. He was educated in Rome at the Greek College, founded by Gregory XIII, but was ordained… …
58Platina — Bartolomeo Platina † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bartolomeo Platina Originally named SACCHI, b. at Piadena, near Mantua, in 1421; d. at Rome, 1481. He first enlisted as a soldier, and was then appointed tutor to the sons of the Marquis… …
59pinacothek — noun pinacotheca …
60Clóvis Graciano — (Araras January 29, 1907 São Paulo June 29, 1988) was a Brazilian artist that worked with painting, drawing, scenography, costume design, engraving and illustration. In 1927 he was hired by the Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana (or Sorocabana Railroad …
