(Encyclopedia) Van Gogh, VincentVan Gogh, Vincentvăn gō, Dutch vĭnsĕntˈ vän khôkh [key], 1853–90, postimpressionist painter, b. the Netherlands. Van Gogh's works are perhaps better known generally…
(Encyclopedia) Deyssel, Lodewijk vanDeyssel, Lodewijk vanlōˈdəvĭk vän dēˈsəl [key], pseud. of Karel Joan Lodewijk Alberdingk Thijm, 1864–1952, Dutch novelist, critic, and essayist. He was editor of…
(Encyclopedia) Huysum, Jan vanHuysum, Jan vanyän vän hoiˈs&oobreve;m [key], 1682–1749, Dutch painter of still life and landscapes. His father was Justus van Huysum (1659–1716), a successful…
(Encyclopedia) Christus or Cristus, PetrusChristus or Cristus, Petrusboth: pēˈtrəs krĭsˈtəs [key], fl. 1444–c.1473, Flemish painter; a follower and probably a pupil of the Van Eycks. In 1444 he…
(Encyclopedia) Ruisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanRuisdael or Ruysdael, Jacob vanboth: yäˈkōp vän roisˈdäl [key], c.1628–1682, Dutch painter and etcher, the most celebrated of the Dutch landscape…
(Encyclopedia) Bouts, Dierick, Dirk, or ThierryBouts, Dierick, Dirk, or Thierrydēˈrĭk, dĭrk, tyĕˈrē bouts [key], c.1420–1475, early Netherlandish painter, b. Haarlem, active in Louvain. Bouts was…
(Encyclopedia) Blaue Reiter, derBlaue Reiter, derdĕr blouˈə rīˈtər [key] [Ger.,=the blue rider], German expressionist art movement, lasting from 1911 to 1914. It took its name from a painting by…
(Encyclopedia) Mander, Karel vanMander, Karel vankäˈrəl vän mänˈdər [key], 1548–1606, Flemish painter and humanist. He wrote plays on biblical themes and translated from the classics. He is known…
(Encyclopedia) Coehoorn, Menno vanCoehoorn, Menno vanmĕˈnō vän k&oomacr;ˈhôrn [key], 1641–1704, Dutch military engineer and nobleman. He invented a portable bronze siege mortar called the coehorn…
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