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- List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ..., ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ..., ([[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
33: *[[Jacques-Laurent Agasse]] ([[1767]]-[[1848]])
42: *[[Mikolas Ales]] ([[1852]]-[[1913]]) - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ...]]'' and ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. He is also known for designing many inventions that anticipated modern tec...
7: ... most likely a peasant girl. It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[M...
9: ...r to his works as "Leonardos", not "da Vincis". Presumably he did not use his father's name because of...
11: ...ted [[drawing]] and [[painting]]. His early sketches were of such quality that his father soon showed ...
12: ...rea's pupils was Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of person never sufficiently admired and... - Ludovico Ariosto (4416 bytes)
3: ...y Gregorio's removal to France as tutor of [[Francesco Sforza]]. Ariosto thus lost the opportunity of ...
6: ... just compensation for the poet's running like a messenger, with the work of his life yet to accomplis...
8: ...it would have been disgraceful to leave. His excuses were not well received, and even an interview was...
10: ...or to [[Pope Julius II]]. The fatigue of one of these hurried journeys brought on a complaint from whi...
12: ...logized for not having immediately shown him the respect which was due to his rank. - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...], in which he became the [[patron saint]] of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians.
5: ...s More was the eldest son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer who served as a judge in the [[King's ...
7: ...life he continued to observe many monastic practices, including self-punishment in the form of wearing...
9: ...ucation at a time when such learning was usually reserved for men.
12: ...an Emperor]] [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], More was knighted and made undertreasurer in... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the...
5: ...de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diog...
7: ..., Magellan continued his education, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some specu...
9: ... conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: Magellan next journeyed to the [[East Indies]] in [[1506]], taking part in expeditions to the ... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cortes-Hernando-LOC.jpg|thumb|250px|Hernán Cortés]]
7: ...in Italy, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New World]].
10: ...ds|Canaries]] (eliminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would prove devastating in the New World.
12: ...pedition, but Cortés' brother-in-law killed the messenger and told him what the letter said. Thus war...
15: ...://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/international/pages/SECOLAS/CAFryer.htm] - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...]] (such as the [[caste system]] and [[purdah]], respectively). Sikhism was influenced by reform movem...
4: ...s no Muslim." [[Guru Gobind Singh]] reinforced these words by saying "Regard the whole human race as ...
6: ...d Ones), who in turn baptised the Guru at his request.
8: ...n in [[Gurmukhi]] script but contains many languages including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskri...
10: ...st in many ways, many places and known by many names, is eternally One, the Sovereign and omnipotent G... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
12: ...urch to return to the teachings of the [[Bible]] resulted in the formation of new traditions within Ch...
14: ...the [[German language]] and added several principles to the art of [[translation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s...
17: ...px|The "Luther house" where Luther boarded from ages 14 to 17 while attending private school at [[Eise...
21: ...degree in [[1505]]. According to his father's wishes, Martin enrolled in the law school of that univer...
26: ...it seemed, the more aware he became of his sinfulness. - Duffy Lewis (1516 bytes)
1: ...910-17), [[New York Yankees]] (1919-20) and [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] (1921).
3: ...shed in the top ten in most offensive categories despite a short career which was interrupted by [[Wor...
5: ...l)|triples]], and 113 [[stolen base]]s in 1459 games. - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...]]'' who led an expedition that caused the [[conquest of the Aztec Empire|fall of the Aztec empire]] a...
4: ...qués del Valle de [[Oaxaca]]'', while the more prestigious title of [[New Spain|Viceroy]] was given t...
6: ...ividual. As a result of these historical trends, descriptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and ei...
10: ...th the Spanish and English languages in modern times, and is the name which many people know him by to...
14: ... distant relative of [[Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres]], the third Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal...
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