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1834–96, English poet, artist, craftsman, designer, social reformer, and printer. He has long been considered one of the great Victorians and has be...
(j vän´n bät-t ´stä m rô´n ) (KEY) , c.1525–1578, Italian portrait painter of the Brescian school; pupil of Il Moretto. Surpassing his teach...
(m lr d´ ) (KEY) , 1786–1863, Irish genre painter. He began as a drawing master and an illustrator of children’s books. After 1809 he devoted him...
(m s´k l n) (KEY) , 1732–1811, English astronomer. Maskelyne received his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Appointed...
(älfôNs´ m kh´ä) (KEY) , 1860–1939, Czech artist. Mucha’s art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set ...
in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother...