Barbiani, Andrea an Italian painter, was born at Ravenna about 1680. Lanzi says he studied under P. Cesare Pronti, in whose style he painted subjects of history. Some of his works are to be seen in the churches and public edifices at Ravenna and Rimini. The best of them are the four evangelists, in the vault of the cathedral of Ravenna. He died in 1754. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More