a distinguished painter of the Venetian school, was born at Treviso in 1500. There are many of his works in the churches and public edifices at Venice, Milan, Genoa, and Florence. His most important works are the Ring of St. Mark in St. Mark's at Venice, and the dome of San Vinicenzio, at Treviso, containing in six compartments, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Crucifixion, the Ascension, and the Assumption of the Virgin. He died in 1570. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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