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980 matches to Medieval Art
Rosa, Salvator. 1615-73. Italian poet, musician, Baroque painter.
Rothko, Mark. 1903-70. Russian/US Abstract Expressionist painter. Large canvases of solid color. Light Earth and Blue 1954.
Round Table. King Arthur and his knights.
Royal Academy of Arts. 1768. 40 members. Based on Hogarth’s Society of Independent Artists.
Royal Artillery. 1716.
Royal Ballet. 1956. Academy of Choreographic Art 1926 + Sadler’s Wells 1930.
Royal Society of Arts. 1754.
Rubens, Peter Paul. 1577-1640. Flemish Baroque painter. Sensuous works. Descent from Cross 1611. Médicis cycle 1621-5. Peace and War c1630.
Rubinstein, Arthur. 1886-1982. Popular Polish/US pianist.
Ruche, La. the Beehive. Montparnasse Avant-garde artist residence and studio, 1900-30. Chagall. Léger.
Ruffo, Fabrizio. 1744-1827. Cardinal. Led successfull rebellion vs Napoleon in Naples, 1799.
Runnymede. Site of 1215 signing of Magna Carta.
Ruskin, John. 1819-1900. English writer and Pre-Raphaelite art critic. Social reformer.
Russell, John. 1792-1878. British Liberal Prime Minister 1846~66. Reform Bill 1832.
Russian Campaign. 1812. Napoleon’s march on Moscow. 10,000 of 100,000 return. Grande Armée.
Russian Social Democratic Party. 1898. Split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, 1903.
Russo-Swedish War. 1614-17. Russia loses access to Baltic. 1741-3. Sweden cedes part of Finland. 1788-90. 1808-9. Sweden cedes Finland + Åland Islands.
SA. 1921-34. Brownshirts. Nazi force for breaking up rival party meetings. Purged on Night of Long the Knives.
Samanids. 819-999. Persian native dynasty. Flourishing of arts.
San Francisco. 1769 Portola discovers bay. 1776 Mission founded. 1835 Yuerba Buena cove settled. 1846 US. 1847 = San Francisco. 1906 Earthquake, fire kill 315.
San Francisco, Conference. 1945. Signing of United Nations charter.
San Juan Hill, Battle. 1898. Part of Battle of Santiago. US defeat Spain in Cuba. Roosevelt. Rough Riders.
San Martin, José de. 1778-1850. South American independence leader with Bolivar vs Spain in Argentina, Chile, Peru.
Sardinia. 6C BC Carthage. 238BC Rome. 435 Vandal. 534 Byzantine Empire. 10C Saracen. 1016 Pisa. 1189 Hohenstaufen +Piedmont. 1326 Aragon. 1713 Austria. 1720 Savoy Kingdom. 1796 France. 1815 +Genoa. 1861 Italy. Sardinian Victor-Emmanuel became king of Italy.