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71History of painting — The history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts from pre historic humans, and spans all cultures. The history of painting represents a continuous, though disrupted, tradition from Antiquity. Across cultures, and spanning continents and… …
72Étienne Bonnot de Condillac — Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Full name Etienne Bonnot de Condillac Born 30 September 1715 Died 3 August 1780 …
73Friedrich Theodor Vischer — (30 June 1807 14 September 1887) was a German writer on the philosophy of art.Born at Ludwigsburg as the son of a clergyman, Vischer was educated at Tübinger Stift, and began life in his father s profession. He became Privatdozent in aesthetics… …
74Collin de Plancy — Illustration from Diable peint par lui même (1825) depicting Collin de Plancy, reclining on his bed, having a discussion with the devil …
75The Decline of the West — Cover of Volume II, first edition, 1922 The Decline of the West (German: Der Untergang des Abendlandes), or The Downfall of the Occident, is a two volume work by Oswald Spengler, the first volume of which was published in the summer of 1918.… …
76Kjeld Abell — (25 August 1901 ndash;5 March 1961) was a Danish playwright and theatrical designer. Born in Ribe, Denmark, Abell s first designs were seen in ballets directed by George Balanchine at Copenhagen s Royal Danish Theatre and London s Alhambra… …
77Sufism — Sufistic, adj. /sooh fiz euhm/, n. the ascetic and mystical system of the Sufis. Also, Sufiism /sooh fee iz euhm/. [1810 20; SUFI + ISM] * * * Mystical movement within Islam that seeks to find divine love and knowledge through direct personal… …
78Keaton, Buster — orig. Joseph Francis Keaton IV born Oct. 4, 1895, Piqua, Kan., U.S. died Feb. 1, 1966, Woodland Hills, Calif. U.S. film actor and director. He acted with his parents in vaudeville (1899–1917), where he developed his mastery of comic falls and… …
79Nietzsche, Friedrich — ▪ German philosopher Introduction born Oct. 15, 1844, Röcken, Saxony, Prussia [now in Germany] died Aug. 25, 1900, Weimar, Thuringian States German classical scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, who became one of the most influential of… …
80BROWNE, SIR THOMAS — physician and religious thinker, born in London; resided at Norwich for nearly half a century, and died there; was knighted by Charles II.; was, Professor Saintsbury says, the greatest prose writer perhaps, when all things are taken together,… …
