(Encyclopedia) Dongen, Kees vanDongen, Kees vankās vän dôngˈən [key], 1877–1968, Dutch painter who worked in Paris. After moving to Paris in 1897, he met Matisse and became an exponent of fauvism…
(Encyclopedia) Cleef or Cleve, Joos vanCleef or Cleve, Joos vanyōs vän klāf, klāˈvə [key], c.1485–1540, Flemish portrait painter. Much of his life was spent in Antwerp. He is often identified with…
(Encyclopedia) Hoek van HollandHoek van Hollandh&oobreve;k vän hôlˈänt [key] or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam, with…
(Encyclopedia) Doesburg, Theo vanDoesburg, Theo vantāˈō vän d&oomacr;sˈbûrg [key], 1883–1931, Dutch painter, teacher, and writer. Together with Mondrian he founded the magazine De Stijl and…
(Encyclopedia) Bynkershoek, Cornelius vanBynkershoek, Cornelius vankôrnāˈlĭs vän bĭngˈkərs-h&oomacr;k [key], 1673–1743, Dutch writer on international law. His De dominio maris [on the rule of the…
(Encyclopedia) Van Zeeland, PaulVan Zeeland, Paulpōl vän zāˈlänt [key], 1893–1973, Belgian political leader. He was a professor of law and later director of the institute of economic science at the…
(Encyclopedia) Marnix, Philip vanMarnix, Philip vanfēˈlĭp vän märˈnĭks [key], 1540–98, Flemish patriot, lord of Sainte-Aldegonde. He became a Calvinist in his youth and was the chief author of the…
(Encyclopedia) van Zweden, Jaapvan Zweden, Jaapyäp vän zvāˈdĕn [key], 1960–, Dutch conductor and violonist, b. Amsterdam. An accomplished violonist, he was appointed concertmaster of Amsterdam's…
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