Valentin, Pierre a French painter, was born at Coulommiers-en-Brie, near Paris, in: 1600. He studied painting, and went to Rome at an early age, where he remained during the rest of his life. He painted the Martyrdom of Sts. Processo and Martinicmo (thought to be his best performance): — Decollation of St. John: — St. Peter Denying. — Christ; Judith with the Head of Holofernes: — The Judgment of Solomon: — and many others. He was an artist of great promise, but died in the flower of his life, in 1632. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, 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