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Carême, Marie Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Carême, Marie AntoineCarême, Marie Antoinemärēˈ äNtwänˈ kärĕmˈ [key], 1784–1833, celebrated French cook and gastronomist. He was chef for Talleyrand, Czar Alexander I, George IV, and…Desiderio da Settignano
(Encyclopedia) Desiderio da SettignanoDesiderio da Settignanodāzēdĕˈrēō dä sĕtˌtēnyäˈnō [key], c.1429–64, Florentine sculptor, a follower of Donatello. His exquisitely delicate marble carving is best…Davies, Arthur Bowen
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Arthur BowenDavies, Arthur Bowendāˈvĭs, –vēz [key], 1862–1928, American painter and lithographer, b. Utica, N.Y., studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students…Daddi, Bernardo
(Encyclopedia) Daddi, BernardoDaddi, Bernardobārnärˈdō dädˈdē [key], fl. 1312–48, Italian painter of the Florentine school. First influenced by his contemporary Giotto, he soon adopted the delicate…Domenico Veneziano
(Encyclopedia) Domenico VenezianoDomenico Venezianodōmāˈnēkō vānātsyäˈnō [key], c.1400–1461, Italian painter. His origin is unknown, although his name suggests that he came from Venice. His art, with…Herrera, Carmen
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Carmen, 1915–, Cuban-American abstract painter, b. Havana. After studying architecture at the Univ. of Havana (1938–39), she trained at the Art Students League, New York (1942…Schmidt-Rottluff, Karl
(Encyclopedia) Schmidt-Rottluff, KarlSchmidt-Rottluff, Karlshmĭt-rŏtˈl&oobreve;f [key], 1884–1976, German painter and woodcut artist. Schmidt-Rottluff cofounded and named the Brücke in 1905.…figurehead
(Encyclopedia) figurehead, carved decoration usually representing a head or figure placed under the bowsprit of a ship. The art is of extreme antiquity. Ancient galleys and triremes carried rostrums…Coffin, William Anderson
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, William Anderson, 1855–1925, American landscape and figure painter and art critic, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts and under Léon Bonnat in Paris. His landscapes were…cameo
(Encyclopedia) cameocameokămˈēō [key], small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored…Trending
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