Word: filippino
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...Florentine artist filippino Lippi was the product of a scandalous 15th century love affair: his father, Filippo, an artist and Carmelite friar, was chaplain of Santa Margarita convent in Prato when he ran off with a beautiful nun named Lucrezia Buti. Their illegitimate son, coached by a Florentine painter, became one of the most famous artists of his age, known for the imagination and versatility of his work and patronized by the rich and powerful. The twist in the tale came four centuries later: Filippino's fame had long since faded when England's Pre-Raphaelites "discovered" the genius...
Here, where Cambridge, Prospect and Hampshire Streets collide to create what one resident calls "a screwed-up intersection," Portuguese, Chinese and Filippino are heard as often as English...
...Umberto Baldini and Ornella Casazza (Abrams; $125). Now, after years of dedicated labor, the frescoes in the Florentine chapel look as they did in the Renaissance. The biblical figures painted by Masaccio, Masolino and Filippino Lippi glow anew in this testament to religious faith, artistic genius and scientific restoration...
...Philippines have more than tripled in size, from 60,000 to at least 200,000. The size of the officers' corps has grown at an even higher rate, and retired military officers have gained numerous positions in the civilian bureaucracy. Cardinal Jaime Sin, the leader of 40 million Filippino Catholics, described the ramifications of this shift of power to the military in a letter that was published in September...
Peace Forum: On July 31 Barbara Court of the Friends of the Filippino People will present a new slide show depicting the critical situation which exists under martial law in the Philippines. The slide show, sponsored by Arlington Peace Action Committee, shows how the United States supports the Marcos dictatorship as well as portrays the development of opposition to the Marcos regime. The program will be held at the Edith Fox library, corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Cleveland St., Arlington, at 8:00 p.m. Attend and learn more about how our taxes are used in support of the Marcos dictatorship...