Classicism
91Carolingian art — Art produced in Europe during the reign of Charlemagne and his successors until с 900. The outstanding characteristic of the period was a revival of interest in Roman antiquity. Works of Byzantine art and architecture served as models.… …
92Renoir, Pierre-Auguste — born Feb. 25, 1841, Limoges, France died Dec. 3, 1919, Cagnes French painter. His father, a tailor in Limoges, moved with his large family to Paris in 1844. Renoir began working as a decorator of porcelain at 13 and studied painting at night. He… …
93Sacchi, Andrea — born 1599, Nettuno, Papal States died June 21, 1661, Rome Italian painter. He studied with Francesco Albani in Bologna and in Rome, where he would work all his life. He was employed, with Pietro da Cortona, to decorate the Sacchetti family villa… …
94French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
95French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
96German Literature — • History starting with the pre Christian period to 800 A.D Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. German Literature German Literature …
97Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature …
98Croatian art of the 20th century — Ivan Meštrović, The fountain of life, 1905, bronze in front of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Croatian art of the 20th century, that is visual arts within the boundaries of today s Croatia, can be divided into modern art up to the Second… …
99JEFFERSON, Thomas — (1743 1826) Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, was a self taught architect very much interested in the ideals of the European Enlightenment. By the middle of the 18th century, the British version of Neo… …
100Cultural movement — A cultural movement is a change in the way a number of different disciplines approach their work. This embodies all art forms, the sciences, and philosophies. Historically, different nations or regions of the world have gone through their own… …
