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Bernardo Bellotto
Bernardo Bellotto , 1720-80, Venetian architectural and landscape painter, also called Canaletto, after his uncle and teacher Canaletto . His paintings, at first resembling those of his master, are numerous and may be seen in most of the leading European museums. They usually depict scenes in the c... Read more
Bernardo Daddi
Bernardo Daddi , fl. 1312-48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted the delicate line and lyrical expression of the Sienese painters, especially the Lorenzetti. Among his dated works are a triptych (1328) in the Uffizi and an altarpiec... Read more
Bernardo Strozzi
Bernardo Strozzi , 1581-1644, Italian painter, b. Genoa. He is considered one of the greatest of the generation of early 17th-century Italian painters who made the transition from the mannerist to the baroque style. In 1598, Strozzi became a Capuchin monk, thus earning the names "Il Cappucino" a... Read more
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci , 1940-, Italian film director and screenwriter, b. Parma. The son of poet Attilio Bertolucci and himself a published poet, he began his film career in 1961 as an assistant to director Pier Paolo Pasolini . Bertolucci made his first feature-length film the following year and sco... Read more
Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins , 1778-1842, South American revolutionary and ruler (1817-23) of Chile; illegitimate son of Ambrosio O'Higgins. He was chosen in 1813 to replace José Miguel Carrera as revolutionary leader. After the loss at Rancagua , O'Higgins fled with the remnant of his army to Argen... Read more
Georg Muffat
Georg Muffat , 1645-1704, German organist and composer. Muffat studied in Italy with Arcangelo Corelli and Bernardo Pasquini. He also spent six years in Paris studying Jean Baptiste Lully's music. In 1690 he became kapellmeister at Passau. His compositions advanced the concerto grosso form and the... Read more
Canaletto
Canaletto , 1697-1768, Venetian painter, whose original name was Antonio Canal. He studied with his father, Bernardo Canal, a theatrical scene painter, and spent several years in Rome. Returning to Venice, he devoted himself to painting the linear, dramatic, and topographically accurate Venetian sce... Read more
Ambrosio O'Higgins
Ambrosio O'Higgins , 1720?-1801, Spanish colonial administrator, b. Ballinary, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Educated at Cádiz, Spain, under the care of his uncle, who was a Jesuit, he went to South America as a trader. After an adventurous career he so distinguished himself in campaigns against the A... Read more
Francisco de Miranda
Francisco de Miranda , 1750-1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and adventurer. A hero of the struggle for independence from Spain, he is sometimes called the Precursor to distinguish him from Simón Bolívar , who completed the task of liberation. Before he championed the independence of th... Read more
Santiago
Santiago , city (1990 est. pop. 4,395,000), central Chile, capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. It is the political, commercial, and financial heart of the nation, although Valparaiso has been the seat of the Chilean congress since 1990. Much of Chile's i... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "bernardo"

Bernardo O'Higgins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Bernardo O'Higgins The Chilean soldier and statesman Bernardo O'Higgins (1778-1842) became a leading figure in...and the first head of an independent Chilean Republic. Bernardo O'Higgins was born in Chill á n, the illegitimate...
Bernardo Alberto Houssay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Bernardo Alberto Houssay The Argentine physiologist Bernardo Alberto Houssay (1887-1971) is noted for his research...endocrinology, particularly on the activity of the hypophysis. Bernardo Alberto Houssay was born in Buenos Aires on April 10...
Bernardo de Gálvez
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Bernardo de G á lvez Bernardo de G á lvez (1746-1786), a Spanish colonial administrator...British during the war won him fame both in Spain and in America. Bernardo de G á lvez was born in Macharaviaya in the province...
Bernardo Bertolucci
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (born 1940), director of Last Tango in Paris and The...revolutionary who grew up loving the fine arts and literature, Bernardo Bertolucci revolutionized the art of cinema with his frank films...
Bernardo Bellotto
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo Bellotto , 1720-80, Venetian architectural and landscape painter, also called Canaletto...Dresden and in 1770 painter to Stanislaus II at Warsaw. Bibliography: See S. Kozakiewicz, Bernardo Bellotto (tr., 2 vol. 1972).
Bernardo de Gálvez
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo de Gálvez , c.1746-1786, Spanish governor of Louisiana...Galveston, Tex., was named for him. Bibliography: See J. W. Caughey, Bernardo de Gálvez in Louisiana, 1776-1783 (1934).
Bernardo del Carpio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo del Carpio , hero of medieval Spanish legend. He was supposedly the nephew of Alfonso II of Asturias, against whom he strove...
Bernardo Strozzi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo Strozzi , 1581-1644, Italian painter, b. Genoa. He is considered one of the greatest of the generation of early 17th-century...
Bernardo Daddi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo Daddi , fl. 1312-48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted...
Bernardo Castello
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bernardo Castello , 1557-1629, Italian painter of the Genoese school; pupil of Cambiaso, whose style he imitated. He was a friend...

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Bertolucci, Bernardo
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers BERTOLUCCI, Bernardo Nationality: Italian. Born: Parma...Ranvaud and Enzo Ungari, London, 1987. Bernardo Bertolucci: Interviews, edited by...March 1965. "A Conversation with Bernardo Bertolucci," with John Bragin, in...
Rossellino, Bernardo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Rossellino, Bernardo ( b Settignano, c. 1409; d Florence...them seem to have worked together under Bernardo's management. He was an architect...x2013;6)—is based on Bernardo's Bruni tomb. It is more elaborate...
Gianoncelli, Bernardo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Gianoncelli, Bernardo ( d before 1650). It. composer and lutenist in first half of 17th...Little known biographically. In 1650 his widow pubd. Il liuto di Bernardo Gianoncelli in his memory (only surviving copy in Biblioteca Nazionale...
Martorell, Bernardo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Martorell, Bernardo (d. 1452). Spanish painter and miniaturist . He worked in Barcelona (where he is first documented in 1427) and was the outstanding...
Bellotto, Bernardo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–80). Italian painter, draughtsman, and etcher, nephew, pupil, and assistant of Canaletto in Venice...
Cavallino, Bernardo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Cavallino, Bernardo ( bapt . Naples, 25 Aug. 1616; d ?Naples, ?1656). Neapolitan painter. He was the most individual and sensitive Neapolitan...
Dominici, Bernardo de
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Dominici, Bernardo de. See ‘Monsù Desiderio’ .
O'Higgins, Bernardo
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History O'Higgins, Bernardo ( c. 1778–1842) Chilean revolutionary leader and statesman, head of state (1817–23). The son of a...
Vittone, Bernardo Antonio
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Vittone, Bernardo Antonio (1702–70). One of the supreme masters of Piedmontese Baroque . He edited Guarini 's Architettura Civile...
Daddi, Bernardo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Daddi, Bernardo (d. 1348?). Florentine painter, the outstanding painter in Florence in the period after the death of Giotto (who was possibly...

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Bernardo 'should die in jail'.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 4/25/2008; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Michael Oliveira TORONTO -- Paul Bernardo's designs on an early release from...had any say in the matter, a former Bernardo trial juror from Waterloo said yesterday...transcripts of a police interview showing Bernardo hopes to one day use the so-called...
Bernardo hopes for parole; Juror says convicted killer doesn't stand chance of early release.(Canada/World)
Newspaper article from: The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario); 4/25/2008; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Michael Oliveira Toronto -- Paul Bernardo's designs on an early release from...transcripts of a police interview showing Bernardo hopes to one day use the so-called...said he's assured them the only way Bernardo is leaving Kingston Penitentiary is in...
Bernardo's 'faint hope' for freedom dismissed
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 4/25/2008; ; 684 words ; ...Michael Oliveira TORONTO -- Paul Bernardo's designs on an early release from...matter, a former juror from the Bernardo trial said Thursday. With transcripts of a police interview showing Bernardo hopes to one day use the so-called...
Rancho Bernardo doesn't worry, it just grows. (Rancho Bernardo, California)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 9/4/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...leaders in some communities. Not Rancho Bernardo. And they weren't worded a year and...and moved into a new location in Rancho Bernardo. Within six months GDE Systems Inc...and move those 200 jobs out of Rancho Bernardo, Bakke saw no reason for alarm. Some...
Did Paul Bernardo do it?; Notorious sex killer denied murdering Bain, but witnesses saw man fitting his description.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 4/23/2008; 700+ words ; ...Scarborough. The public did not yet know the name Paul Bernardo. When Bernardo was arrested in February of 1993 for the murders...police reopen their investigation of the Bain case. Bernardo fit the description given at the first trial by two...
RPI's Bernardo carries bigger load.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/17/2005; 700+ words ; ...old, and already RPI running back Jay Bernardo has tied an NCAA record that can't be broken. Bernardo, a junior captain from East Greenbush...It's cool when you think about it, Bernardo said. No one can break it. It's something...
Profile: Bernardo plays key role in helping Hispanic PR grow.(Sandra Bernardo of Hispanic Public Relations Association)
Magazine article from: PR Week (US); 9/26/2005; 700+ words ; PR has always excited Sandra Bernardo. As head of the Hispanic Public...keep saying yes?' laughs Sandra Bernardo, remarking on her busy schedule...says. As this year's leader, Bernardo 'has brought a real sense of enthusiasm...
Poland's Bernardo soaring to new heights in high jump
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 2/5/2008; ; 700 words ; POLAND - Success in Chelsea Bernardo's lifelong favorite track and field...winter. So how in the world did Bernardo, a senior at Poland Regional High...really loose and ready to go," Bernardo said. "It's the first meet my...
Bernardo, 3-time Olympian, college star and coach, dies.(Sports News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 12/25/2008; 700+ words ; Narciso Bernardo, whose elegant jumpshot became the stuff of...illness. He was 71. His son, Noel, said Bernardo, bed-ridden since a stroke in 2002, died of cardiac arrest. Bernardo, popularly known as Ciso, was a member of...
Man exonerated by Bernardo confession; Lawyer wonders who else may have served time for killer's crimes.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 6/26/2008; 700+ words ; ...Joshua Clipperton TORONTO -- Paul Bernardo's jailhouse confession to a 1987 knifepoint...of Appeal heard the Crown now believes Bernardo committed the offence. Hanemaayer pleaded...stiffer six- to 10-year term he faced. Bernardo confessed to the crime in a jailhouse...