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Many other churches, and the picture gallery (Galleria Martinengo), contain fine works of the painters of the Brescian school, Alessandro Bonvicino (generally known as Moretto), Girolamo Romanino and Moretto's pupil, Giovanni Battista
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Alessandro Bonvicino, called Moretto da Brescia (about 1498-1555), and one of the best imitators of his style.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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"I mentioned to you the last time we somewhat infelicitously met that I intended to appeal to another and probably more closely qualified artistic authority on the subject of your so-called Moretto; and I in fact saw the picture half an hour ago with Bardi of Milan, who, there in presence of it, did absolute, did ideal justice, as I had hoped, to the claim I've been making.
The Outcry Henry James 1879
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Moretto, who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day and arrived in Times Square in his uniform, kissed his friend Margie Zwick, who served in the Women's Army Corps.
Hundreds Re-Enact Iconic Times Square Kiss To Mark 65th Anniversary Of End Of World War II 2010
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For that, participants are taken to a pilot farm, Moretto in Castelvetro, where organic Lambrusco wine is produced under the experimental ORWINE protocols, funded by the EU Commission to bring together scientific knowledge with organic wine-growing practices.
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He was thrashed by one Moretto, a goldsmith of Rome, as he was going out of the amphitheatre, for having played the sharper.
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This duty was given to the lord of Moretto, who carried out the inquiry very quickly, bringing back word that Colonna and his escort were preparing to dine at
Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Christopher Hare
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The beautiful picture of St. Justina by Moretto, where Cyprian is kneeling before her and a white unicorn, the symbol of chastity, is crouching in the foreground, is well known.
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It is probable that Moretto, who, as Morelli suggests, was a Brescian by birth, though his parents originally came from the same valley as
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Edward Hutton 1922
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Moretto is, I think, a greater painter than Moroni, though perhaps we are only beginning to appreciate the latter.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Edward Hutton 1922
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