Word: 16th
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...16th century Italian painter Dosso Dossi (1486?-1542) isn't a big name in America, unlike his contemporaries Titian, Raphael and Michelangelo. In fact, the show of his work that has just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City--it was shown late last year in his home city of Ferrara, and will go to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in April--is the first retrospective he has ever had. It comes on the 400th anniversary of the dispersal of most of his work, which was taken from Ferrara by papal edict...
Dosso's job was hardly simple. A 16th century court painter was expected to turn out anything and everything, from ceremonial portraits to painted coach panels, from large allegorical paintings to banners for tourneys, costumes for masques, sets for the theater (which Alfonso delighted in) and perhaps the occasional crucifix or emblem of chastity for the ducal mistress's bedroom. Dosso had to second-guess the veering tastes of his boss--flatter him, keep him interested. And then there were the courtiers to deal with...
...trouble started on January 15, when Howard, then the liaison between Mayor Williams and the community, described a fund he supervised as "niggardly." The 16th-century word, which means "stingy," traces its origins to Old Norse. But other members of the mayor's staff were offended by what they thought was a racist remark. Howard, who is white, apologized immediately, but a stream of angry phone calls from citizens made it clear that the controversy would not go away, and he resigned Tuesday. Most troubling in the campaign of misinformation was Williams' acquiescence to the whole charade: In his comment...
...finished fifth, Waters claimed sixth and Kurmakov came in eight. Not only did Harvard claim most of the top eight, but it also swam for the key top 16 points. Junior Jan Sibbersen was 10th, Rosen 11th, junior Brian Swinteck 14th, sophomore Chris Park 15th and sophomore Dan Barnes 16th to round out the places...
...foreign aircraft deals away from Boeing, thus displacing even more American workers than cited in your article. A small percentage difference in an interest rate can mean millions of dollars of savings to foreign customers, which can make or break an export deal. DONALD A. MANZULLO U.S. Representative 16th District, Illinois Washington...