Word: da
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...object of historic importance is a crucifix of agate, gold, and enamel, attributed to the 16th century Italian artist Jacope da Trezzo, and believed to have been given to the famous king Philip II of Spain by his father, Emperor Charles...
...hour in advance. Its airport was evacuated. Within a few minutes bombers from the fleet circled overhead dropping hypothetical explosives. In short time the squadron standing off-shore was firing salvos of blank shells. In half an hour Hilo was in "ruins," the attacker "landing" virtually unopposed. Next da when the main fleet of attackers descended on Oahu, the island of Hawaii served thei as a base...
...diplomat but Jean, already a worshiper of Tintoretto, Mantegna and El Greco, stood them off, earned a living doing posters and sketches of furniture. He first won general notice in 1927 with Nu an trois-mâts (nude and three-masted ship). Of another picture, Léda, a critic said that it delivered the kick in the stomach characteristic of genius. De Botton's portrait of Author Jules Remains (Men of Good Will), his onetime philosophy teacher, was bought by the French Government...
Bookbinder Lahey, a good friend of Morgan Librarian Belle da Costa Greene, did her first work for the elder Morgan in 1911. Employing no assistants, she works seven hours a day at her task, scrapes her own skins, sews pages, pastes, mounts, presses, tools and letters all the bindings. For decoration she uses the purest gold leaf, occasionally platinum. For leather she prefers Cape Levant from the backs of goats that have run wild on the Cape of Good Hope for seven years. A surprise among the priceless rarities in Miss Lahey's exhibition was the original typescript...
...newcomer was Gina Cigna, who has been singing roles at La Scala since Toscanini recommended her there six years ago. The late great Respighi chose her to take the lead in his La Fiamma. Mme Cigna made her Metropolitan debut last month as Aïda. Her singing was so warm and rich, her dramatic sense so keen, that the audience called her before the curtain time after time. Later she sang Ponchielli's La Gioconda, Bellini's Norma, Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore. Though Cigna has a frail lower voice and occasionally forces notes...