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Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione , 1610?-1670, Italian painter and engraver of the Genoese school, called Il Grechetto. In his later years Castiglione was court painter at Mantua. He is best known for his landscapes and rural scenes with animals, but he also painted portraits and religious works, such... Read more
Baldassare Castiglione, Conte
Baldassare Castiglione, Conte , 1478-1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman attached to the court of the duke of Milan and later in the service of the duke of Urbino. His famous Libro del cortegiano (1528, tr. The Courtier, 1561), a treatise on etiquette, social problems, and intellectual ... Read more
Montefeltro
Montefeltro , Italian noble family. Its members were noted patrons of art and traditionally opposed the papacy in the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines . The county of Montefeltro (created c.1154) included parts of Romagna, the Marches, and San Marino. Oddantonio Montefeltro (d. 1444) was th... Read more
Masolino da Panicale
Masolino da Panicale , 1383-c.1447, Florentine painter of the early Renaissance, whose real name was Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini. His versatile painting incorporated his feeling for decorative color with strong modeling and spatial organization. He was admitted (1423) to the apothecaries' guild in Fl... Read more
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Conte
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Conte , 1463-94, Italian philosopher and humanist. To many in the age of the Renaissance, Pico was the ideal man, whose physical beauty reflected his inner harmony. He appears in Il Cortegiano of Baldassare Castiglione. In 1484 he went to Florence where he soon becam... Read more
Umbria
Umbria , region (1991 pop. 811,831), 3,265 sq mi (8,456 sq km), central Italy. Perugia is the capital of the landlocked region, which is divided into the provinces of Perugia and Terni (named for their capitals). Crossed by the Apennines in the east, Umbria is almost entirely mountainous or hilly.... Read more
translation
translation [Lat.,=carrying across], the rendering of a text into another language. Applied to literature, the term connotes the art of recomposing a work in another language without losing its original flavor, or of finding an analogous substitute, for example, Scott Moncrieff's Remembrance of Th... Read more
Raphael Santi
Raphael Santi or Raphael Sanzio, Ital. Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio , 1483-1520, major Italian Renaissance painter, b. Urbino. In Raphael's work is the clearest expression of the exquisite harmony and balance of High Renaissance composition. Early Training, Influence, and Work ... Read more
Renaissance
Renaissance [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times. This article is concerned mainly with general developments and their impact in the fields of science, rhetoric, literature, and music. For a discussion... Read more
Italian literature
Italian literature writings in the Italian language, as distinct from earlier works in Latin and French. The Thirteenth Century The first Italian vernacular literature began to take shape in the 13th cent. with the imitation of Provençal lyric poetry at the court of Frederick II in... Read more

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Baldassare Castiglione
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Baldassare Castiglione The Italian author, courtier, and diplomat Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) is known primarily for his...humanism into England and France. Baldassare Castiglione was born on Dec. 6, 1478, in Casatico in...
Castiglione, Baldassare (1478–1529)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE (1478 – 1529) CASTIGLIONE, BALDASSARE (1478 – 1529), Italian writer and diplomat. The fame of Baldassare Castiglione rests with his dialogue-treatise Il cortegiano...
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione , 1610?-1670, Italian painter...Il Grechetto. In his later years Castiglione was court painter at Mantua. He...their colors rich and glowing. Castiglione's etchings are among the best...
Baldassare Castiglione, Conte
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Baldassare Castiglione, Conte , 1478-1529, Italian soldier, author, and statesman...embodied in the person and accomplishments of Sir Philip Sidney. Castiglione's portrait was painted by Raphael (c.1515), his tomb designed...
Castiglione, Baldassare
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Castiglione, Baldassare (1478–1529), Italian humanist, chiefly known for his prose dialogues Il libro del cortegiano (1528...
Advice and Etiquette Books
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...book of the courtier) of Baldassare Castiglione (1478 – 1529). It is far...and without seeming effort, with what Castiglione called sprezzatura. The book's appearance...politics and society was all-important. Castiglione's book seemed to offer the ideal training...
Politian: A Tragedy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...scene is 16th‐century Rome. Castiglione, son of the Duke Di Broglio, seduces...and accepts her demand that he kill Castiglione. Irresolute, he postpones the act...joined by Lalage, who reminds him that Castiglione's marriage is about to take place...
Jean Henri Dunant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...churches and private houses of nearby Castiglione were transformed into hospitals. But...townspeople, and the troops left in Castiglione, were absolutely incapable of dealing...of Don Lorenzo Barzizza, priest of Castiglione, Dunant gathered several hundred women...
Court and Courtiers
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...a new literary genre was Baldassare Castiglione's (1478 – 1529) Il Cortegiano...1513 and 1524 and published in 1528. Castiglione's courtier appears as a true uomo...naturalness in appearance and behavior, Castiglione coined the term sprezzatura (a certain...
Sports
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...ever. In the Book of the Courtier (1528), Baldassare Castiglione (1478 – 1529) set the tone through his admonitions...regard for man, his body as well as his soul. According to Castiglione, the perfect man at court was "well built and shapely of...

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Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (called Il Grechetto) (1609–64...fantasy recalling Salvator Rosa , notably the etching The Genius of Castiglione (1648). In addition to being one of the finest Italian etchers and...
Castiglione, Giuseppe
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Castiglione, Giuseppe (Chinese name Lang Shih-ning ) ( b Milan, 19 July 1688; d Peking [Beijing], 16 July 1766). Italian Jesuit...
Accattone
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Conti (Il Moicano ); Luciano Gonino (Piede d'Oro ); Gabriele Baldini (Intellectual ); Adrianno Mazelli and Mario Castiglione (Amore's clients ); Dino Frondi and Tommaso Nuevo (Cartagine's friends ); Romolo Orazi (Accattone's father-in...
liberal arts
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...1500 painting and sculpture were generally accepted as liberal arts by Italian humanists (significantly so in Baldassare Castiglione's influential Book of the Courtier of 1528, which was translated into English in 1561). However, as Anthony Blunt points...
monotype
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...although they will often differ considerably from the first. Various modifications of the principle are known. G. B. Castiglione is generally credited with the invention of the monotype in the 1640s. William Blake and Edgar Degas are among the artists...
Castillon, Johann (Giovanni Francesco Melchiore Salvemini)
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Castillon, Johann (Giovanni Francesco Melchiore Salvemini) ( b . Castiglione, Tuscany, Italy, 15 January 1704; d . Berlin, Germany, 11 October 1791), mathematics . The son of Giuseppe Salvemini and...
Heurne, Jan Van (or Johannes Heurnius)
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Universiteit in de 18 ° Eeuw, ” in Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis der geneeskunde , 14 (1934), 4; A. Castiglione, Memoralia Herman Boerhaave optimi medici (Haarlem, 1939), in Italian; J. Kroon, “ Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis...
Ruffini, Angelo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography RUFFINI, ANGELO ( b. Pretare, near Arquata del Tronto, Italy, 17 July 1864; d. Baragazza, near Castiglione dei Pepoli, Italy, 7 September 1929), histology, embryology . Ruffini, son of Giacomo Ruffini, a magistrate, and of Vincenza...
Sommaruga, Giuseppe
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...architect. With Basile and d'Aronco he was a major Art Nouveau designer in Italy. His works include the spectacular Palazzo Castiglione, Milan (1900–3), one of the most important Stile-Liberty buildings, elaborately ornamented. He also designed...
Testa, Pietro
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...drawings, but his bizarre imagination brings him closer in spirit to his contemporaries of romantic temperament such as Castiglione and Rosa . Although he had little success as a painter and spent much of his career in poverty, he was recognized as an...

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Castiglione strong in middle relief
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/2/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...It is Red Sox radio announcer Joe Castiglione, who describes the action in detail...Starr does play-by-play, Starr and Castiglione converse, with the latter often touching...every player in the league, although Castiglione often improvises with recall powers...
Castiglione has Sooners going places.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL); 12/27/2004; 700+ words ; ...Mell NORMAN, Okla. _ Oklahoma's Joe Castiglione didn't score a touchdown, make a...racking negotiations last spring. Castiglione, 47, a St. Thomas High graduate who...State scheduled to come to Norman, Castiglione was wary of the potential negative impact...
Castiglione reports for work as AD
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/1/1998; ; 518 words ; ...Okla. -- New OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione begins his first official day of work...number of different staff members," Castiglione said. "I will also be dealing with...David Boren said OU is fortunate to have Castiglione. "The entire university family welcomes...
Sox baseball talk warms up fans Castiglione, Trupiano highlight event
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 1/14/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...evening with Jerry Trupiano and Joe Castiglione. About 250 fans filled the seats to...Waaaaayyyyyyyyy back" of Trupiano and a replay of Castiglione's call of the final out in Derek Lowe...call of the Aaron Boone home run," Castiglione said as the crowd laughed. "I sounded...
Tulsa World, Okla., Dave Sittler column: Hits not slowing Castiglione down.
Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK); 4/15/2006; 700+ words ; ...been nearly three decades since Joe Castiglione last played football as a walk-on...administrative version of the Oklahoma Drill," Castiglione said Friday in a telephone interview...Both personally and professionally, Castiglione has played the role of the defender...
Castiglione e il mito di Urbino: studi sull'elaborazione del 'Cortegiano'.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Castiglione e il mito di Urbino: studi sull'elaborazione...summary history of the composition of Castiglione's masterpiece, Part I, subtitled...of the attitudes of Machiavelli and Castiglione), and an analysis of Castiglione...
Castiglione avoids circus in Indianapolis.
Newspaper article from: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK); 4/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...Justin Harper Apr. 1--NORMAN -- Joe Castiglione held up his cellular phone, smiled...because its ring tone has echoed in Castiglione's ears nonstop for the past four days...varied reports of his whereabouts, as Castiglione has labored through the process of finding...
The Daily Oklahoman Berry Tramel column: Castiglione should stay with Sooners.(Column)
Newspaper article from: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK); 6/15/2007; 700+ words ; ...us to Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione. Joe C. came to Norman in April 1998...calls his nine years a long time, but Castiglione has been in his pressure cooker post...comes calling? No, I say. The job Castiglione has is better than the job Weiberg leaves...
SUNDAY SPECIAL: Hamden Call: Voices of Baseball; Castiglione, Grande travel different paths en route to same place on diamond
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 3/25/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...from home? What are the odds that Joe Castiglione, about to begin his 25th season in...of Fame each summer? "The odds," Castiglione admits, "are pretty slim." No slimmer...back in the 1920s and '30s. But Frank Castiglione and Carlo Grande did just that -- Carlo...
Sox's Castiglione once a Yanks fan
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 1/23/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...first Boston Red Sox game, but Joe Castiglione has a confession to make. "I was a...Yankees games all the time," said Castiglione. "I'm not at all a Yankees fan anymore...organization, but I'm a Red Sox fan now." Castiglione, who ventured to Bangor two weeks ago...