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41John the Baptist (Caravaggio) — John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness ) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 ndash;1610).The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John… …
42Mastos Painter — The Mastos Painter (fl. mid 6th century BC) was a painter of ancient Greek vases. He is named for a black figure mastos used by the art historian John Boardman to illustrate the type, which is shaped like a woman s breast (Greek mastos).[1] Works …
43HÉRALDIQUE — L’héraldique est la science historique qui a pour objet l’étude des armoiries. C’est une discipline méconnue qui a longtemps eu mauvaise réputation, notamment en France. À cela de multiples raisons, dont la principale se trouve sans doute dans la …
44Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
45suspension — [ syspɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • suspenciun « délai, incertitude » 1170; lat. suspensio, de suspendere I ♦ Le fait de suspendre (I), d interrompre ou d interdire; son résultat. 1 ♦ Vx ou dr. (sauf dans des loc.) Interruption ou remise à plus tard. La… …
46Benjamin Fondane — (Fundoianu) Barbu Fundoianu Benjamin Wechsler (Wexler, Vecsler) Born November 14, 1898(1898 11 14) Iaşi Died October 2, 1944(1944 10 02) (aged 45) Au …
47Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… …
48Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
49Mircea Nedelciu — Born November 12, 1950(1950 11 12) Fundulea Died July 12, 1999(1999 07 12) (aged 48) Bucharest Occupation novelist, short story writer, journalist, librarian …
50Feminist philosophy (french) — French feminist philosophy De Beauvoir, Kristeva, Irigaray, Le Doeuff, Cixous Alison Ainley INTRODUCTION Although women have been active philosophers for many centuries,1 the development of a specifically feminist viewpoint in the context of… …
