Albani, Cardinal Alessandro
Albani, Cardinal Alessandro (
b Urbino, 15 Oct. 1692;
d Rome, 11 Dec. 1779). Italian churchman, collector, and art patron, a dominant figure in the art world of Rome for half a century. He came from a distinguished family that included several cardinals and also Pope Clement XI (his uncle), but he led a worldly life and was notorious for his lucrative dealings in the art market, not hesitating to have
antique sculptures heavily restored if it made them sell better. His own superb collection (much of which is now in the Glyptothek at Munich) was housed in a sumptuous villa he had built in Rome (now the villa Torlonia); the decoration included
Mengs's famous ceiling painting
Parnassus (1761), one of the key works of
Neoclassicism.
Winckelmann was Albani's friend and protégé.
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Usuman dan Fodio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Usuman dan Fodio 1754-1817. Fulani religious and political leader. Beginning as an...following for his syncretic visions, establishing a base in Gudu. After Usuman successfully conducted jihād (holy war) against the king of...
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Uthman dan Fodio
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Uthman dan Fodio (or Usuman dan Fodio ) (1754–1817) West African religious and political leader. A Muslim Fulani, he began teaching in about 1775 among the Hausa and established the Emirates of Northern Nigeria (1804–...
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Sokoto
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...industries. Sokoto was founded in 1809 by Usuman dan Fodio, the Fulani leader who established...the 1820s by Muhammadu Bello, dan Fodio's son. In 1903, Sokoto fell to...Frederick Lugard . The tomb of dan Fodio and other shrines in the city have...
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Sokoto Caliphate
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Sokoto Caliphate see Usuman dan Fodio .
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Niger
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...cent. Fulani gained control of S Niger as a result of the holy war waged against the Hausa by the Muslim reformer Usuman dan Fodio. At the Conference of Berlin (1884-85) the territory of Niger was placed within the French sphere of influence...
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