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81Harry Bates (sculptor) — Harry Bates (April 26 1850 January 30 1899) English sculptor, was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Bates was elected to the Royal Academy in 1892 as A.R.A. and was an active, if intermittent, member of the Art Workers Guild. He was a central… …
82Pierre Gouthière — (1740 1806), French metal worker, was born at Troyes and went to Paris at an early age as the pupil of Martin Cour.During his brilliant career he executed a vast quantity of metal work of the utmost variety, the best of which was unsurpassed by… …
83Chair of Saint Peter — The Chair of Saint Peter (bottom, center), by Bernini in St. Peter s Basilica, Rome …
84Tori Busshi — (止利仏師) was a Japanese sculptor active in the late 6th and early 7th century. He was from the Kuratsukuri (鞍作, saddle maker ) clan, and his full title was Shiba no Kuratsukuri be no Obito Tori Busshi (司馬鞍作部首止利仏師); Busshi is a title meaning the… …
85Gold Crown Tomb — Infobox Korean name hangul=금관총 hanja=金冠塚 rr=Geumgwanchong mr=Kŭmgwanch ongThe Gold Crown Tomb (Kŭmgwan ch ong), is a Silla tumulus located in modern day Gyeongju, South Korea, the former capital of the ancient Silla Kingdom. Believed to date from …
86Martin Desjardins — For the hockey player, see Martin Desjardins (ice hockey). The portrait of Martin Desjardins was the reception piece for Hyacinthe Rigaud to the Académie royale, 1692 Martin Desjardins, born Martin van den Bogaert (1637 – 2 May 1694) was a French …
87ormolu — /awr meuh looh /, n. 1. Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold. 2. Also called bronze doré, gilt bronze. gilded metal, esp. cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for… …
88Kuratsukuri Tori — ▪ Japanese sculptor flourished 7th century, , Japan the first great Japanese sculptor of the Asuka period (552–645). Tori belonged to the hereditary kuratsukuri be (“saddlemakers guild”), and, as an ardent Buddhist, he applied his… …
89Vermeil — Ver meil, n. [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr. L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis a worm. See {Worm}, and cf. {Vermicule}.] 1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.] [1913… …
90Enceladus (mythology) — This article is about the mythological giant; for the moon of Saturn, see Enceladus (moon). In Greek mythology, Enceladus (or Enkelados, Ἐγκέλαδος/ Trumpeter to Arms ) was one of the Gigantes, the enormous children of Gaia (Earth) fertilized by… …
