Burini, Giovanni Antonio a reputable Italian historical painter, was born at Bologna in 1660, and died about 1730. He studied under Domenico Canuti, and painted a number of pictures for the churches of Bologna, among which are The Crucifixion. in San Tommaso del Mercato; the Martyrdom of St. Catherine, in Santa Caterina de Saragozza; David with the Head of Goliath, in the sacristy of San Salvatore. 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