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De Piero is a determined person and she will exact her revenge, later if not sooner.
Arts funding cuts: the artless, the tactless and the absurd Simon Hoggart 2010
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The presence of the virtues in Piero's diptych, in which Federico is accompanied by the cardinal virtues while Battista Sforza is attended by the theological virtues, reflects a figural tradition in which virtù and fortuna are represented at times as allies and at others as adversaries.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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"Ovum Struthionis: Symbol and Allusion in Piero della Francesca's Montefeltro Altarpiece."
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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At that point, Mr. Guadagnino called Piero and said "You might as well help me design this set"—and I assume he followed this by an "And you might as well appear in the film while you're at it," since Piero does.
Touching the Fabric of Italian Life Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2011
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“That will do,” called Piero; “like Deity, you make things in your own image.”
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
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Now I did not choose to neglect my Perseus, and at the same time I wished to serve the Duke, so I entrusted the metal, together with my designs and models in wax, to a rascal called Piero di Martino, a goldsmith by trade.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910
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Now I did not choose to neglect my Perseus, and at the same time I wished to serve the Duke, so I entrusted the metal, together with my designs and models in wax, to a rascal called Piero di Martino, a goldsmith by trade.
LXV 1909
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"That will do," called Piero; "like Deity, you make things in your own image."
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Elbert Hubbard 1885
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In the phone call Piero Fassino, then Berlusconi's main political rival as leader of the biggest centre-left party, can be heard asking the head of Unipol: "So, do we own a bank?"
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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He was succeeded by his son, Piero, known as Piero il
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