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Hurd, Peter
(Encyclopedia)Hurd, Peter, 1904–84, American painter, b. Roswell, N.Mex. Hurd left West Point to study art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He worked as apprentice to the painter N. C. Wyeth and marr...Nomura, Kichisaburo
(Encyclopedia)Nomura, Kichisaburo kēchēsäbo͝orōˈ nōˈmo͝oˌrä [key], 1877–1964, Japanese admiral and diplomat. A graduate of the Japanese naval academy, he commanded troops at Shanghai in 1932, was made ...Moretto, Il
(Encyclopedia)Moretto, Il ēl mōrĕtˈtō [key], c.1498–1554, Italian painter, whose real name was Alessandro Bonvicino. He was a leading representative of the Brescian school. While following the art of the Ven...Monticelli, Adolphe
(Encyclopedia)Monticelli, Adolphe ädôlfˈ môNtēsĕlēˈ [key], 1824–86, French painter. He worked in Paris and, after 1870, in his native Marseilles. Influenced by Watteau and Delacroix, he portrayed subjects...Maes, Nicolaes
(Encyclopedia)Maes or Maas, Nicolaes both: nēˈkōläs mäs [key], 1632–93, Dutch genre and portrait painter. His earlier genre pictures bear, in their manner and coloring, a certain resemblance to those of his ...College Park
(Encyclopedia)College Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,053), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia Military Academy (1900...Dundalk, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Dundalk dŭnˈdôlkˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 67,796), Baltimore co., NE Md., a suburb of Balt...Bogalusa
(Encyclopedia)Bogalusa bōgəlo͞oˈsə [key], city (2020 pop. 10,659), Washington parish, SE La.; inc. 1914. It ...Wright, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Wright, Joseph, 1756–93, American portrait painter, b. Bordentown, N.J., son of Patience Lovell Wright. He studied under Benjamin West in London, where he painted the prince of Wales (later George I...Bergognone
(Encyclopedia)Bergognone bôr– [key], fl. 1450–1523, Italian painter, known also as Ambrogio Stefani da Fossano. His most important works are the frescoes in the Certosa of Pavia. His luminous and often charmin...Browse by Subject
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