BORGHESE

Meaning of BORGHESE in English

/bawrdd ge"ze/ ; Eng. /bawr gay"zee, -zay/ , n.

a member of a noble Italian family, originally from Siena, that was important in Italian politics and society from the 16th to the early 19th century.

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BORGHESE GALLERY — Italian Galleria Borghese, state museum in Rome distinguished for its collection of Italian Baroque painting and ancient sculpture. It is …
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BORGHESE FAMILY — a noble Italian family, originally from Siena, who first gained fame in the 13th century as magistrates, ambassadors, and other …
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BORGHESE GALLERY — Borghese Gallery BrE AmE a small but important ↑ art gallery in Rome which contains works by ↑ Raphael , …
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PAUL V — ( Camillo Borghese ) 1552-1621, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1605-21.
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SCULPTURE, HISTORY OF — history of Western sculpture from its beginnings in the Metal Age to the 20th century. Like painting, Western sculpture has …
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TIBALDI, PELLEGRINO — born 1527, Puria, Duchy of Milan died May 27, 1596, Milan also called Pellegrino Pellegrini, Pellegrino Da Bologna, or Peregrinus …
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RENI, GUIDO — born Nov. 4, 1575, Bologna, Papal States died Aug. 18, 1642, Bologna early Italian Baroque painter noted for the classical …
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POUR LE MRITE — English Order for Merit distinguished Prussian order established by Frederick II the Great in 1740, which had a military class …
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PETRUCCI, PANDOLFO — born c. 1452, , Siena, Republic of Siena died May 21, 1512, San Quirico d'Orcia Italian merchant and politician who …
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PAUL V — born Sept. 17, 1552, Rome died Jan. 28, 1621, Rome original name Camillo Borghese Italian pope from 1605 to 1621. …
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DOMENICHINO — original name Domenico Zampieri born October 1581, Bologna, Papal States died April 6, 1641, Naples Italian painter who was a …
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COUSTOU, NICOLAS — born Jan. 9, 1658, Lyon, France died 1733, Paris French sculptor whose style was based upon the academic grand manner …
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CANOVA, ANTONIO, MARCHESE (MARQUESS) D'ISCHIA — born , Nov. 1, 1757, Possagno, Republic of Venice died Oct. 13, 1822, Venice Italian sculptor, one of the greatest …
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BONAPARTE, (MARIE-)PAULINE — born Oct. 20, 1780, Ajaccio, Corsica died June 9, 1825, Florence original Italian Maria Paola Buonaparte second sister of Napoleon …
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BERNINI, PIETRO — born 1562, Tuscany died 1629, Rome Italian late Mannerist sculptor who was invited to Rome in 1605/06 to work for …
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BECCAFUMI, DOMENICO — born c. 1486, , Cortina, Republic of Venice died May 1551, Siena, Republic of Siena also called Domenico Di Pace, …
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BACCIO D'AGNOLO — born May 15, 1462 died March 6, 1543, Florence byname of Bartolomeo D'agnolo Baglioni wood-carver, sculptor, and architect who exerted …
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AGASIAS — flourished 1st century BC, , Ephesus [now in Turkey] sculptor of Ephesus, known for his Borghese Warrior, a statue of …
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REOPEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN case ▪ Cleveland Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in …
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BALUSTRADE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All four stood just behind the balustrade . ▪ Brownstones, balustrades, bay windows, wrought-iron. ▪ …
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