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still life still life
still life a pictorial representation of inanimate objects. The term derives from the 17th-century Dutch still-leven, meaning a motionless natural object or objects. Evolution of Still Life Until the Renaissance, elements of still life, often imbued with symbolic or ritual significance, appeared... Read more
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Turgot, Anne Robert JacquesWORKS BY TURGOTSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYAnne Robert Jacques Turgot, baron de l’Aulne, French economic thinker, was born in Paris in 1727 and died there in 1781. His father had been prévôt des marchands (something like head of the guilds), and this led Turgot to an early... Read more
Saint Jamess palace Saint Jamess palace
St James's palace, though still nominally the headquarters of the British monarchy, since ambassadors are accredited to the court there, is not well known and has been much patched. Originally it was the leper hospital of St James's. Henry VIII purchased the property, still in the fields outside... Read more
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Sir William Francis Patrick Napier Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier . He served in the Peninsular War and wrote a famous and still authoritative History of the War in the Peninsula (6 vol., 1828-40).... Read more
Gerard Depardieu Gerard Depardieu
DEPARDIEU, Gérard Nationality:French. Born:Châteauroux, 27 December 1948. Education:Attended École communale; Cours d'art dramatique de Charles Dullin; École d'art dramatique de Jean Laurent Cochet. Family:Married Elisabeth Guignot, 1970, children:... Read more
marquis marquis
marquis. The title of marquis, second to duke in rank, was the last to be introduced into the peerage and was slow to catch on. The first marquis, Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford, was made marquis of Dublin in 1385 by Richard II, but within a year had been promoted duke of Ireland. The next, ... Read more
Rogier van der Weyden Rogier van der Weyden
Weyden, Rogier van der (c.1399–1464). The outstanding Netherlandish painter of the mid-15th century. He was one of the greatest and most influential European artists of his time, but there is little secure knowledge about his career. None of the surviving paintings associated with him are... Read more
Juan Pantoja de la Cruz Juan Pantoja de la Cruz
Pantoja de la Cruz, Juan (b Valladolid, c.1553; d Madrid, Oct./Nov. 1608). Spanish painter. He was a pupil of Sánchez Coello and succeeded him as the leading portraitist at the court of Philip II (see Habsburg) and later Philip III. His style was stiff and stately, well expressing the... Read more
Jean-Marie Le Pen Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen , 1928-, French politician. He graduated from law school, was elected (1956) a parliamentary deputy, and criticized President de Gaulle 's Algerian policy. Since 1972 he has led the extremely right-wing National Front. His views against immigration and his support for national... Read more

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