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Paul Bril
Bril, Paul (b Antwerp, c.1554; d Rome, 7 Oct. 1626). Flemish landscape painter, active mainly in Rome, where he is first documented in 1582. Early in his career he specialized in large decorative pictures, including frescos, but he turned increasingly to small easel paintings and it is on these... Read more |
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veduta
VEDUTA (VIEW PAINTING) VEDUTA (VIEW PAINTING). The golden age of Vedutismo, the art of painting views of Italian cities, towns, and villages, falls with some precision within the confines of the eighteenth century. The roots of the genre lie in printed and drawn topographical images produced in... Read more |
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Agostino Tassi
Tassi, Agostino ( Agostino Buonamici) (b Ponzano Romano, c.1580; d Rome, 1644). Italian painter, active mainly in Rome. He was one of the outstanding quadratura specialists of the period, his most famous work being the illusionistic architectural setting for Guercino's celebrated Aurora fresco... Read more |
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fibrillation
fibrillation (fy-bril-ay-shŏn) n. chaotic electrical and mechanical activity of a heart chamber, which results in loss of synchronous contraction. The affected part of the heart then ceases to pump blood. atrial f. (AF) a common type of arrhythmia that results in a rapid and irregular pulse... Read more |
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Jan Brueghel
Brueghel, Jan (b Brussels, 1568; d Antwerp, 13 Jan. 1625). Flemish painter and draughtsman, the younger son of Pieter Bruegel. From 1590 to 1596 he worked in Italy, then settled in Antwerp, where he spent the rest of his highly successful career. His specialities were still-lifes, especially... Read more |
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Brill
Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill , 1550-83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Paul Brill, 1554-1626, probably studied in Rome with his brother and succeeded him at the Vatican. His calm, well-observed landscapes... Read more |
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Giovanni Baglione
Baglione, Giovanni (b Rome, c.1570; d Rome, 30 Dec. 1643). Italian painter and writer. He had a fairly successful career as a painter (mainly of religious works), but his pictures are now virtually forgotten and he is remembered rather as the author of Le vite de' pittori, scultori, ed... Read more |
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Hans Rottenhammer
Rottenhammer, Hans (or Johann Rottenhammer) (b Munich, 1564; d Augsburg, 14 Aug. 1625). German painter, active for much of his career in Italy. He moved there in about 1589, worked in Rome in the early 1590s, then settled in Venice, where he lived 1596–1606. He specialized in mythological... Read more |
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Former Jewish boxing champion Ben Bril dies at 91
...Headline: Former Jewish boxing champion Ben Bril dies at 91 Byline: AP Edition; Daily...September 14, 2003 -- AMSTERDAM - Ben Bril, a Holocaust survivor said to be the youngest...where he stayed said Friday. He was 91. Bril died peacefully in his sleep from unknown... |
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12-Time Dutch Boxing Champ Ben Bril Dies
...Dateline: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ben Bril, a 12-time Dutch boxing champion who...as a 15-year-old, has died at 91. Bril died Thursday at the Beth Shalom retirement...Amsterdam, the director of the home said. Bril won the first of his Dutch championships... |
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Bril Barrett opens Ruth Page dance series
Bril Barrett opens Ruth Page dance series The name...Ruth Page Dance Series, that begins with Bril Barrett and the Millennium Rhythm Project...Choreography and a Project 2000 recipient. Bril Barrett, a native of Chicago, has been dancing... |
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Former Jewish boxing champion Ben Bril dies
...Dateline: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Ben Bril, a Holocaust survivor said to be the youngest...where he stayed said Friday. He was 91. Bril died peacefully in his sleep from unknown...of the Beth Shalom home in Amsterdam. Bril, who competed in the 1928 games in Amsterdam... |
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BRIL's unique financial statements.(News)
Business Reporting Ireland Limited (BRIL), the not for profit company established...accounts available to the public in XBRL. "BRIL is a small not for profit organisation...said the CRO has a link on its website to BRIL's XBRL enabled financial statements to... |
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Bailey, Bril Join BNP Paribas From JPM.(Thomas Bailey, Patricia Bril.)(Brief...
...and head of ratings advisory and Patricia Bril as managing director and leader of the high grade team. Bailey and Bril will report to Bucky Khan and Dan Whalen...and emerging market ratings advisory. Bril also worked for JPMorgan, where she was... |
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Igor Bril Quartet
...best mainstream bands is Moscow's Igor Bril Quartet, which performed at Baird Auditorium Friday night. As a pianist Bril isn't easily categorized. Though he...Evans and Keith Jarrett demonstrated. Bril wasn't alone in making a strong impression... |
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Seno A. Bril.(IN PLAY)
The Player: Seno A. Bril, 53, general manager of BNP Paribas...A native of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Bril graduated from the University of Geneva...2000 to take his current job. Ambition: Bril says Miami has a reputation as an undesirable... |
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Research Findings from B. Bril et al Update Understanding of Central Nervous...
...cortico-cerebellar systems," wrote B. Bril and colleagues. The researchers concluded...in each of these two research areas." Bril and colleagues published their study in...information can be obtained by contacting B. Bril, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales... |
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Research Results from V. Bril and Co-Authors Update Knowledge of Diabetes.
...the evidence is negative," wrote V. Bril and colleagues. The researchers concluded...treatment effects on function and QOL." Bril and colleagues published their study in...For more information, contact V. Bril, American Academy Neurology, 1080 Montreal... |