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" LeoX., cannot be uninteresting. He was born at his family villa of Casatico, in the territory of Mantua, in the year 1478, and was the son of the Count Cristoforo Castiglione, by his wife Louisa Gonzaga, a near relation of the sovereign family of that... "
The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth - Page 111
by William Roscoe - 1827
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A guide to Burghley house, Northamptonshire [by T. Blore].

Thomas Blore - 1815 - 320 pages
...spent several years in such close application, that at last he was accounted superior to his master. He devoted a great part of his time to the study of the antiques, Raphael, and other illustrious artists; and was allowed to have no superior in fresco. Pietro...
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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Artists: Comprising Painters ..., Volume 2

John Gould - 1835 - 444 pages
...was accounted superior to his master in his taste of design, and in the correctness of his drawing. He devoted a great part of his time to the study of the antiques ; he designed after them industriously, and also added to his improvement, by making himself...
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Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and ..., Volume 2

John Gould - 1838 - 444 pages
...was accounted superior to his master in his taste of design, and in the correctness of his drawing. He devoted a great part of his time to the study of the antiques ; he designed after them industriously, and also added to his improvement, by making himself...
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The life and pontificate of Leo the tenth, 4th ed., revised by T ..., Volume 2

William Roscoe - 1846 - 654 pages
...Cristoforo Castiglione, by his wife Louisa Gonzaga, a near relation of the sovereign family of that name. In his early years he was sent to Milan, where he...softness and elegance of Petrarca, and the facility and natural expression of Lorenzo de' Medici, and of Politiano.56 The death of his father, which was...
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Russia, Volume 2

Donald Mackenzie Wallace - 1877 - 488 pages
...answer. It may be naturally supposed that any one who has lived for several years in Russia, and has devoted a great part of his time to the study of the agrarian relations before and after the Emancipation — who has had abundant opportunities of consulting...
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Russia. Popular ed

sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace - 1885 - 666 pages
...answer. It may be naturally supposed that any one who has lived for several years in Russia, and has devoted a great part of his time to the study of the agrarian relations before and after the Emancipation — who has had abundant opportunities of consulting...
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Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, Volume 28

Berthold Seemann - 1890 - 426 pages
...February last, was born April 10th, 1805, at that place, and always resided there. From early life he devoted a great part of his time to the study of Natural History, and waa one of the promoters of the Saffron Walden Museum, which was one of the best...
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge ..., Volume 10

Johann Jakob Herzog, Albert Hauck, Samuel Macauley Jackson, Charles Colebrook Sherman, George William Gilmore - 1911 - 261 pages
...Marburg. His vivacious manner and geniality made him extremely popular with the students. Meanwhile he devoted a great part of his time to the study of theology. In 1643 he was chosen preacher at the Elizabethkirche, a position he filled while performing...
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Report by His Majesty's High Commissioner on the Finances, Administration ...

Great Britain. High Commissioner for Mesopotamia - 1922 - 124 pages
...and Ba'quba, and Testing Stations established in the latter areas. In Mosul the Agricultural Officer devoted a great part of his time to the study of the local breeds of sheep. This officer had special training in the Australian wool industry and the administration...
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