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Guido Reni
Guido Reni , 1575-1642, Italian painter and engraver, b. Bologna. As a child he entered the studio of the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert. He was for a short time (c.1595) a pupil of the Carracci, who were then at the height of their popularity. By 1598 he had been commissioned by the government to... Read more |
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Lubin Baugin
Baugin, Lubin (b Pithiviers, c.1610; d Paris, 11 July 1663). French painter. He specialized in religious works and has earned the nickname ‘Le Petit Guide’ (Little Guido) because he was strongly influenced by Guido Reni. This suggests that he visited Italy, but there is no... Read more |
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Denis Calvaert
Denis Calvaert , 1540-1619, Flemish mannerist painter in Italy, where he was known as Il Fiammingo. He studied in Antwerp and later in Bologna under Prospero Fontana. While a student he assisted in the execution of frescoes in the Vatican. On returning to Bologna he established a school, where he... Read more |
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Conte Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani, Conte , 1628-1719, Italian historical painter of the Bolognese school. He was a pupil of Francesco Albani. The influence of Guido Reni, Carracci, and particularly of Correggio is apparent in much of his fresco work. His notable paintings include The Entry of Paul III into Bologna ... Read more |
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Massimo Stanzione
Stanzione, Massimo (b ?Orta di Atella, nr. Caserta, ?1585; d ?Naples, ?1656). Neapolitan painter. Like so many artists in his city at this time, he was strongly influenced by Caravaggism, but his style has a distinctive refinement and grace that has earned him the nickname ‘the Neapolitan ... Read more |
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Carracci
Carracci , family of Italian painters of the Bolognese school, founders of an important academy of painting. Lodovico Carracci, 1555-1619, a pupil of Tintoretto in Venice, was influenced by Correggio and Titian. He also studied in Bologna, Padua, and Parma. With his cousins, Agostino and Annibale,... Read more |
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Guido of Siena
Guido of Siena , fl. 13th cent., Italian painter. All that is known of him is an inscription on a large and almost completely repainted Virgin and Child Enthroned, formerly in San Domenico at Siena, now in the Palazzo Pubblico, that reads "Guido de Senis" and bears the date 1221. If this... Read more |
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Guido dArezzo
Guido d'Arezzo or Guido Aretinus , c.990-1050, Italian Benedictine monk, known for his contributions to musical notation and theory. His theoretical work Micrologus (c.1025) is one of the principal sources of our knowledge of organum , an early form of polyphony. His work in musical notation... Read more |
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Guido Cavalcanti
Guido Cavalcanti , c.1255-1300, Italian poet; friend of Dante, whose work was greatly influenced by Cavalcanti's style. He belonged to the White faction in the struggle of the Guelphs in Florence and was exiled to Sarzana. There he fell ill with malaria and died soon after his recall. Much of his... Read more |
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Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe Sebastian Coe (born 1956) was one of Britain's greatest runners. He twice won Olympic gold medals in the 1,500-meter race, and was the second man ever to hold simultaneous records in the 800 meter, 1,500 meter, and mile races. Sebastian Coe was born on September 29, 1956 in... Read more |
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