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Carlos
Carlos (Carlos María Isidro de Borbón), 1788-1855, second son of Charles IV of Spain. He was the first Carlist pretender. After his father's abdication (1808) he was, with the rest of his family, held a prisoner in France until 1814. A conservative and a devout Catholic, he was suppor... Read more
San Carlos
San Carlos , residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. ... Read more
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of ... Read more
Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi , 1611-91, Italian architect of the high baroque. He followed in the steps of the great Roman masters of baroque building, Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona. Largely dependent upon them for his designs, Rainaldi developed a heavier and more austere style that was widely imitated. Most o... Read more
Carlo Dolci
Carlo Dolci , 1616-86, Florentine painter. Among his best-known paintings are the heads and half-figures of Jesus and the Mater Dolorosa, in which he emphasized expressions of suffering and sorrow. His works are best studied in Florence in the Uffizi and Pitti galleries and the Corsini Palace. Among... Read more
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa, c.1560-1613, Italian composer. Gesualdo's later madrigals are striking for their time in their harmonic and dramatic boldness. They are contained in the last two (1611) of his six published books of madrigals. Gesualdo was a flamboyant personality: he had many love... Read more
Carlo Maratti
Carlo Maratti , 1625-1713, Italian high baroque painter and engraver of the Roman school. He restored Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican and was appointed curator of the Vatican paintings. Maratti created a number of allegorical pictures in which he attempted to reconcile the baroque and classical tr... Read more
Carlo Fontana
Carlo Fontana , 1634-1714, Italian architect. During his early years he worked for three of the most important architects of the high baroque period—Rainaldi, Cortona, and Bernini. His works include various palaces, fountains, tombs, and the Church of San Marcello al Corso (1682-83) in Rome an... Read more
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes , 1928-, Mexican writer, editor, and diplomat. He was head of the department of cultural relations in Mexico's ministry of foreign affairs (1956-59) and Mexican ambassador to France (1975-77). Much of his fiction, which generally deals with themes of Mexican identity and history and o... Read more
Carlo Broschi Farinelli
Carlo Broschi Farinelli , 1705-82, Italian male soprano, greatest of the castrati (see castrato ), pupil of Niccolò Porpora , in whose operas he sang (1734-37) in London. Farinelli's real name was Carlo Broschi. Having won fame in France and Italy, he became (1737) official singer to Philip... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "carlo"

Monte Carlo Experiments
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Monte Carlo Experiments Monte Carlo experiments consist of statistical resampling techniques usually...implementations. The technique is named after the city of Monte Carlo, renowned for its casino, because it is based on a random number...
Borromeo, Carlo (1538–1584)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BORROMEO, CARLO (1538 – 1584) BORROMEO, CARLO (1538 – 1584), cardinal, archbishop of Milan...Reformation. Born on 2 October 1538 at Rocca d'Arona, Carlo Borromeo was the son of Count Giberto Borromeo and Margherita...
Carlo Goldoni
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Carlo Goldoni The plays of the Italian dramatist, poet, and librettist Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) brought new realism and more...French. Born to a prosperous middle-class family, Carlo Goldoni displayed a theatrical inclination from early...
Don Carlo Gesualdo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Don Carlo Gesualdo Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa (ca. 1560-1613), was an Italian composer...writing music so removed from traditional modal theory and practice. Carlo Gesualdo was born in Naples. He studied music at the academy founded...
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Gian-Carlo Menotti , 1911-2007, Italian composer...Gruen (1978) and D. L. Hixon, Gian Carlo Menotti: A Bio-Bibliography (2000...L. Grieb, ed., The Operas of Gian Carlo Menotti, 1937-1972: A Selective Bibliography...
Carlo Maderno
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Carlo Maderno The Italian architect Carlo Maderno (1556-1629) was the creator of the early baroque style in architecture. Carlo Maderno was born at Capolago on Lake Lugano. He went to Rome...
Goldoni, Carlo (1707–1793)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World GOLDONI, CARLO (1707 – 1793) GOLDONI, CARLO (1707 – 1793), Italian dramatist. Carlo Goldoni was born in Venice to a family that had immigrated from Modena and that had members in both the professional class and the nobility...
Carlo Levi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Carlo Levi The Italian writer and painter Carlo Levi (1902-1975), noted as an anti-Fascist leader during...success with his book "Christ Stopped at Eboli" in 1945. Carlo Levi was born on Nov. 29, 1902, in Turin, Italy. Although...
Gian Carlo Menotti
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti (born 1911), Italian-born American composer, wrote highly melodramatic operas that mixed lyricism with atonality. Gian Carlo Menotti, born in Cadegliano, Italy, to Alfonso and Ines (Pellini...
Carlo Rainaldi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Carlo Rainaldi , 1611-91, Italian architect...Campitelli (1663-67). With the assistance of Carlo Fontana, he completed during this period...Andrea della Valle, which had been begun by Carlo Maderno. His greatest project was the planning...

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Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Monte Carlo a resort in Monaco, forming one of the four communes of the principality...famous as a gambling resort and as the terminus of the annual Monte Carlo rally. Monte Carlo method a technique in which a large quantity of randomly generated...
Castellamonte, Carlo Conte di
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Castellamonte, Carlo Conte di (1550/60–1639...development of Turin, where his Churches of San Carlo (1619) and Santa Cristina (1635...festive entrance to his handsome Piazza San Carlo, a grand square enlivened by elegant palazzi...
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Ballet co. formed in 1932, and orig. called Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo, in effort to continue Diaghilev's work...under the name Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, went to USA at outbreak of World War II...
Carlo, Giancarlo de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Carlo, Giancarlo de (1919–2005). Genoa-born Italian architect...redevelopment of the Piazza della Mostra, Trento (1990). Bibliography Carlo (1965, 1970); Colombo (1964); Kalman (1994); Zucchi (1993)
de Carlo, Giancarlo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture de Carlo, Giancarlo (19192005 ). See Carlo .
Maratta, Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Maratta, Carlo (or Carlo Maratti ) ( b Camerano, 15 May 1625; d Rome, 15 Dec. 1713). Italian painter, the leading painter in Rome in the latter part of the 17th century. A pupil of Andrea Sacchi , he continued the classical tradition of...
Crivelli, Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Crivelli, Carlo ( b ?Venice, c. 1430/5; d Ascoli Piceno, 1493/5). Italian painter...much reproduced Annunciation (1486). Vittore Crivelli ( d 1501/2), Carlo's younger brother, was a faithful but pedestrian follower.
Ponti, Carlo
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers PONTI, Carlo Producer. Nationality: French. Born: Magenta, Milan, Italy, 11 December...actress Sophia Loren, 1957 (second marriage) (annulled, 1962), sons: Carlo Jr. and Eduardo; 2) Sophia Loren, 1966. Career: Producer from early...
Barabino, Carlo Francesco
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Barabino, Carlo Francesco (1768–1835). Italian Neo-Classical architect, who became City Architect of Genoa in 1818. His Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa (1825–32), is an important early example...
Rainaldi, Carlo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Rainaldi, Carlo (1611–91). Rome-born architect who adopted aspects of...Borromini took over in 1653, but was sacked in 1657, after which Carlo Rainaldi was recalled, although Bernini and Cortona were consultants...

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Carlo Environmental Technologies and Wastech, Inc. form partnership.
PR Newswire; 2/12/1990; 700+ words ; CARLO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WASTECH...CLEMENS, Mich., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlo Environmental Technologies (CET) and Wastech...companies. The announcement was made by Joe Carlo, executive vice president of Carlo Environmental...
Carlo's health registry opens amid criticism. (News).
Magazine article from: RCR Wireless News; 3/18/2002; ; 700+ words ; WASHINGTON--Dr. George Carlo, the epidemiologist who caused an uproar two years ago after publicizing...important public health measure to be implementing right now," said Carlo. Carlo, hand-picked by Cellular Telecommunications & Internet...
Carlo Aquino fronts his own band.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...VILLAGOMEZ In a not so unlikely twist, Carlo Aquino and his band Kollide launched their...Records. To the showibiz and pop worlds, Carlo had the early makings of a musician when...the limelight. Not many were aware that Carlo persevered. With talent that could shift...
Carlo J. Caparas, ABS-CBN's highest paid talent?(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/10/2005; 700+ words ; ...Donna Villa, acclaimed director and writer Carlo J. Caparas Jr. will soon be ABS-CBN...Krusada Kontra Krimen (KKK)." About Carlo's talent fee, Donna told the media...ipinangako sa akin ni Charo Santos na si Carlo ang magiging highest paid na talent ng...
Carlo J. Caparas to run for senator?(Showbiz)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 8/27/2009; 700+ words ; ...the newly proclaimed National Artists, Carlo J. Caparas who feels the most beleaguered...maging National Artist,” Carlo expressed during the recent press conference...ng Busabos.” Manny said Carlo, with all his achievements, is deserving...
Monte Carlo wins the bets: does Monte Carlo technology offer more than pretty pictures? (Tax and Financial Planning).
Magazine article from: Accounting Technology; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; My Monte Carlo simulation can beat up your Monte Carlo simulation." That is not a statement that would appear on...bragging rights about who has the best implementation of Monte Carlo. Because almost any vendor who is serious about selling financial...
-GM: Monte Carlo Z34 set to pace Brickyard 400
M2 Presswire; 7/10/1998; 700+ words ; ...M2 PRESSWIRE-10 July 1998-GM: Monte Carlo Z34 set to pace Brickyard 400 (C)1994...for fifth consecutive year -- Team Monte Carlo Thunder Tour and Silverado Mobile Launch...race INDIANAPOLIS -- The Chevrolet Monte Carlo, the winningest car in NASCAR Winston...
Monte Carlo market returns to its roots. (television industry)
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...the facts: As of last month, the Monte Carlo TV Market anticipated more than 220 distributors...other acquisition executives. The Monte Carlo market is contracting and is now the size...the ideal size for a venue such as Monte Carlo, which is organized by the tiny principality...
GMA to serialize Carlo J. Caparas' 'Bakekang'.(Celebrity World)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 7/30/2006; 700+ words ; ...will soon serialize on television one of Carlo J. Caparas' top-selling komiks novels...because "ipinaglihi siya sa unggoy," Carlo said. (Earlier, when it was reported...project, after "Panday," another of Carlo's popular creations, it was rumored...
Monte Carlo TV market in need of a facelift?
Magazine article from: Video Age International; 2/1/1993; 700+ words ; ...distributor was asked whether or not the Monte Carlo market was important to him, he replied...and the Latins will be attending Monte Carlo?" Unfortunately, the answer was no...business. So where does this leave Monte Carlo? Those who go to Monte Carlo are sharply...