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Albert Bierstadt Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt , 1830-1902, American painter of Western scenery, b. Germany. After traveling and sketching throughout the mountains of Europe, he returned to the United States. He then journeyed (1859) to the West with a trail-making expedition. His immense canvases of the Rocky Mts. and the... Read more
Utah Utah
Utah , Rocky Mt. state of the W United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming (N), Colorado (E), Arizona (S), and Nevada (W), and touches New Mexico in the SE, at the Four Corners. Facts and Figures Area, 84,916 sq mi (219,932 sq km), including 2,577 sq mi (6,674 sq km) of inland water... Read more
Junius Brutus Booth Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth 1796-1852, Anglo-American actor. After experience in the provinces, he appeared at Covent Garden. In 1817, with his portrayal of Richard III, he established himself as a rival of Edmund Kean. In 1821 he emigrated to the United States, where he spent most of his remaining life.... Read more
Christoph Amberger Christoph Amberger
Amberger, Christoph (d Augsburg, 1561/2). German painter (mainly of portraits) and designer. He spent most of his life in Augsburg, which had many cultural and economic ties with Italy (he met Titian when he visited the city in 1548), and his style emulates the grandeur and richness of the Venetian... Read more
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368. Size See also 187. GRANDEUR . acromegaly Medicine. a disease resulting from abnormal activity of the pituitary gland in which bones of the extremities are enlarged. Read more
interior decoration interior decoration
interior decoration adornment of the interior of a building, public or domestic, comprising interior architecture, finishing, and furnishings. Asian and classical cultures used the decorative arts to create elaborate interiors, and they originated forms extensively copied in later times. In Europe... Read more
William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson 1843-1942, American artist and pioneer photographer of the West, b. Keeseville, N.Y. After serving with the Union army in the Civil War he traveled overland to California (1866-67), part of the way on a Mormon wagon train, and then settled in Omaha, Neb. (1868). Engaged in... Read more
Guido Reni 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
Jacques Callot Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot , c.1592-1635, French etcher and engraver, b. Nancy. Callot was an influential innovator and a brilliant observer of his time. In 1612 he went to Florence where he learned to etch and where he developed and introduced the use of a hard varnish ground that allowed both greater... Read more
Jacopo della Quercia Jacopo della Quercia
Jacopo della Quercia , c.1374-1438, Italian sculptor. His work shows the transition from medieval to Renaissance art. He is especially noted for his imposing allegorical figures for the Gaia Fountain in Siena. About 1425 he began to decorate the main portal of San Petronio, Bologna, with scenes from... Read more

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