(Encyclopedia) eclecticismeclecticismĭklĕkˈtĭsĭzˌəm [key], art style in which features are borrowed from various styles. It was once applied to the Carracci, who incorporated elements from the…
ArtGive to barrows, trays and pans
Grace and glimmer of romance;
Bring the moonlight into noon
Hid in gleaming piles of stone;
On the city's paved street
Plant gardens lined with lilacs sweet…
(Encyclopedia) Timmermans, FelixTimmermans, Felixfāˈlĭks tĭmˈərmäns [key], 1886–1947, Flemish novelist. Among his most successful works are Pallieter (1916, tr. 1924), the story of a lusty Fleming of…
(Encyclopedia) Spanish art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced in what is now the European country of Spain. Open to a wide variety of cultural influences, the art and…
(Encyclopedia) Scandinavian art and architecture, works of art and structures created in the Scandinavian area of Europe.
The Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, who worked extensively in the United…
(Encyclopedia) Sumerian and Babylonian art, works of art and architecture created by the Sumerian and Babylonian peoples of ancient Mesopotamia, civilizations which had an artistic tradition of…
Art CoulterAge: 92 Hall of Fame defenseman who played 11 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks and Rangers: won Stanley Cups in 1934 and 1940; retired in 1942; cause of death not givenDied: Mobile…
Art CooperAge: 65 former editor in chief of GQ who featured such writers as David Halberstam, Peter Mayle, Gore Vidal, and J. Anthony Lucas. He transformed the magazine into a general-…
Art CarneyAge: 85 comic actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Ed Norton, Jackie Gleason's sidekick on The Honeymooners. He created the role of Felix Unger in the Broadway…
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