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Authentication
Authentication Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of something or someone, often for security purposes, through some unique characteristic. Although the term has a specific meaning in the context of computer use, authentication is something people do on a... Read more |
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abominable snowman
abominable snowman or yeti , humanlike creature so named because it is associated with the perpetual snow region of the Himalayas. A figure unknown except through tracks ascribed to it and through alleged encounters, it is described as being 6 to 8 ft (1.8 to 2.4 m) tall and covered with long,... Read more |
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cinema verite
cinéma vérité a style of filmmaking that attempts to convey candid realism. Often employing lightweight, hand-held cameras and sound equipment, it shows people in everyday situations and uses authentic dialogue, naturalness of action, and a minimum of rearrangement for the... Read more |
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Angry Penguins
Angry Penguins. An Australian avant-garde quarterly journal (1940–6) devoted to art and literature, published first in Adelaide and then from 1943 in Melbourne. It was founded by the poet and critic Max Harris (1921–96), the title coming from a line in one of his poems. Harris was... Read more |
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craquelure
craquelure , hairline surface cracking of paintings into characteristic patterns determined by age, climatic conditions, and the materials used in the work. Cracking was so common in works by 18th-century English painters that it became known as craquelure anglaise. Forgers and restorers often... Read more |
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Authentic Fitness Corp
Authentic Fitness Corporation 6040 Bandini BoulevardCommerce, California 90040U.S.A.Telephone: (323) 726-1262Fax: (323) 721-3613Web site: http://www.speedo.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The Warnaco Group Inc.Incorporated: 1990Employees: 1,100Sales: $311.8 million (2001)NAIC: 315228 Men |
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Attestation
ATTESTATION The act of attending the execution of a document and bearing witness to its authenticity, by signing one's name to it to affirm that it is genuine. The certification by a custodian of records that a copy of an original document is a true copy that is demonstrated by his or her signature... Read more |
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Rembrandt to Rembrandt
Rembrandt to Rembrandt, blank‐verse dramatic monologue by E.A. Robinson, published in Avon's Harvest (1921).The Dutch painter contemplates his self‐portrait, three years after the death of his beloved wife Saskia, and reflects... |
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–69) Dutch...he painted many self-portraits. Rembrandt settled in Amsterdam (1631–32...Guards (or The Night Watch). By 1656 Rembrandt was so deeply in debt that he withdrew... |
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Peale, Rembrandt
Peale, Rembrandt (1778–1860), son of the painter Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827), one of 11 children, all named for painters... |
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Robinson, Edwin Arlington
...stated that “The world is not beautiful to him, but a prison...later replied: “The world is not a ‘prison‐house,’ but a kind...recognizes that there is “not a glimmer” for one who...Rahel to Varnhagen” and “Rembrandt to Rembrandt,” and ... |
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Kneller, Sir Godfrey
Kneller, Sir Godfrey (c.1646–1723). A native of Lübeck who had studied under Rembrandt, Kneller came to England c.1676. He became court portraitist to William and Mary, Anne, and George I, enjoying a reputation... |
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Schmitt, Gladys
...Confessors of the Name (1952); The Persistent Image (1955); and A Small Fire (1957). David the King (1946) and Rembrandt (1961) are historical novels. Electra (1964) is a novel based on the Greek theme. The Godforgotten (1974) is an allegorical... |
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Amsterdam
...has an important stock exchange and diamond-cutting industry. Sights include the Old Church (c.1300), the house of Rembrandt, the Royal Palace, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Anne Frank House. Industries: iron and steel, oil... |
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Hals, Frans
...and his group portraits. His more subdued later works have a dignity and strength approaching those of his contemporary, Rembrandt.http://www.wallacecollection.org; http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk; http://www.metmuseum.org |
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Malamud, Bernard
...unhappy experiences of Jews, are collected in The Magic Barrel (1958, National Book Award), Idiots First (1963), and Rembrandt's Hat (1973); 25 of them are reprinted in a selected Stories (1983). The People (1989) posthumously published an... |
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Padel, Ruth
...the ‘summer snow deep in the mountain’ of Mount Ida), Angel (1993), Fusewire (1996), Voodoo Shop (2002), and Rembrandt Would Have Loved You (1995), an intimate exploration of a love affair. Scholarly works include In and Out of the Mind... |
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Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1606–69) ( Rembrandt Harmensz or Harmenszoon van Rijn), Dutch painter. The son of a wealthy miller of Leiden, he was famous for his portraits by the time he moved to Amsterdam in 1631. His wife died in 1642, financial difficulties... |
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Amirante
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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aren't
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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ascent
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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Chatsworth House
...ceilings by Verrio, Thornhill, and Laguerre, furniture by William Kent, sculpture by Cibber and Canova, and paintings by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Van Dyck, Tintoretto, and Lely. The formal parterres at Chatsworth were designed by George London and Henry... |
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enchant
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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foment
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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forewent
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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forwent
...enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant •confidant • commandant • hierophant •Rembrandt • Amirante •gallivant •aren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, enchant, entente, grant, implant... |
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Gaspard de la nuit
Gaspard de la nuit. Set of 3 pf. pieces by Ravel, comp. 1908: 1. Ondine, 2. Le Gibet, 3. Scarbo. Composite title taken from prose-ballads by A. Bertrand, sub-titled Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot (1842). |
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last
...rearmost, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest (back), final, ultimate.antonyms: first, leading. 2. Rembrandt spent his last years in Amsterdam synonyms: closing, concluding, final, ending, end, terminal; later, latter.antonyms... |
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paint
...gloss, spray-paint, airbrush. 2. painting slogans on a wall synonyms: daub, smear, spray-paint, airbrush. 3. Rembrandt painted his mother synonyms: portray, picture, paint a picture of, depict, represent. 4. you paint a very stark picture... |
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above
...greater than, more than, exceeding, in excess of, over and above, surpassing. 4. above suspicionsynonyms: beyond, not subject/liable/open to. 5. prize honor above lifesynonyms: in preference to, more than, rather than, before, in favor... |
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accord
accord • verb 1. his statement does not accord with herssynonyms: agree, concur, fit, correspond, match, conform, harmonize, be in tune. 2. accord them permission... |
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actuality
...hard to tell actuality from fiction synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life. phrase: in actuality in actuality, she's not my daughter—she's my wifesynonyms: in (actual) fact, actually, really, in reality, in point of fact, in truth... |
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adequacy
...its adequacy rather than its excellencesynonyms: passableness, tolerableness, acceptability, mediocrity, indifference. 3. not disputing his adequacysynonyms: capability, competence, suitability, ability, qualifications, fitness. |
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advantage
...superiority, dominance, ascendancy, supremacy, power, mastery, upper hand, trump card. 3. little advantage in going | not to one's advantagesynonyms: benefit, profit, gain, good.antonyms: disadvantage; handicap; detriment. |
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agree
...proposalssynonyms: concur with, be of the same mind/opinion with, comply with, see eye to eye with. 2. the statements do not agree with each othersynonyms: match, correspond to, conform to, coincide with, fit, harmonize with. 3. the warm climate... |
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almost
...atticsynonyms: nearly, (just) about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, close to, near, not quite, roughly, not far from, for all intents and purposes; approaching, bordering on, verging on; informal pretty near, pretty... |
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alternatively
alternatively • adverb alternatively, you can build your own barbecuesynonyms: on the other hand, as an alternative, or; otherwise, instead, if not, then again, alternately. |
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Rembrandt's religious paintings gathered in D.C. exhibition.
...celebrated 17th century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) here at the...was he thinking? Late in his life, Rembrandt embarked on a body of paintings devoted...rendered and psychologically powerful, Rembrandt's late religious works pose a dilemma... |
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Rembrandt's Reading: The Artist's Bookshelf of Ancient Poetry and...
...biographer, cast Rembrandt as just this kind...for whom art was not a choice but a calling-when he wrote that Rembrandt had "no desire or...Arts, Boston), Rembrandt claimed his motive to be love, not profit or glory... |
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Rembrandt's 400th stirs reflection
...dismisses the notion of Rembrandt as the impoverished artist...inventiveness and originality did not come without hard work...said in an interview. Not only was Rembrandt's character in doubt...paintings that may or may not be his. Recent ... |
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Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus Ed. Lloyd Dewitt.(Book review)
...intimate and focused works. Rembrandt's new naturalism emphasised...iconography, a real person--not a distant figure or idea...artists and friends of Rembrandt complaining about the...This study shows us that Rembrandt did not immediately ... |
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REMBRANDT'S AMSTERDAM TRAVELING EXHIBIT TO HONOR ARTIST'S WORKS.(Travel)
...drawings. But during the big Rembrandt celebration, the museum is presenting...Lastman, The Man Who Taught Rembrandt" (Dec. 7, 1991- Feb. 16...the furnishings on display did not belong to Rembrandt and Saskia, they date from the... |
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Rembrandt's Genius Lies In the Brand, not the Hand
...but because he had a decent business sense. The "Rembrandt/Not Rembrandt" debate spawns more headlines than nearly any other...there's simply no such thing as "Rembrandt" or "not Rembrandt." That these are categories the ... |
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Rembrandt the rebel: New looks at his personality on the occasion of his...
...dismisses the notion of Rembrandt as the impoverished artist...inventiveness and originality did not come without hard work...said in an interview. Not only was Rembrandt's character in doubt...paintings that might or might not be his. ... |
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Rembrandt(R) Oral Health and Beauty Debuts Haven for New Yorkers to Show Off...
...function, teeth and smiles. REMBRANDT(R) Oral Health and Beauty...Nestares, Product Director, REMBRANDT(R). "The power of the mouth should not be underestimated - it is...from an Andy Warhol inspired REMBRANDT(R) installation wall... |
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Defining Rembrandt: art historians are still trying to establish which...
...Golden Helmet was not, as long supposed, a work by Rembrandt Hermanszoon van Rijn...are fairly sure did not come from his hand...630 paintings by Rembrandt, in public and private...more are very likely not by Rembrandt. In ... |
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Rembrandt touts whitening kit's effectiveness. (Marketplace 2003/Corporate...
...MAPJA, Calif. -- Den-Mat Corp.'s Rembrandt Oral Care division, which has expanded...that indicates that the new and improved Rembrandt Plus Superior Whitening Kit performs...a leading competitor. When the new Rembrandt Plus Superior Whitening Kit trays were... |
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