Ernst, Max. 1891-1976. German Dada artist.

Erté, Roman. 1892-1990. Russian/French Art Deco artist.

Escher, M.C. 1898-1971. Dutch graphic artist. Optical illusion, surrealistic effects.

Eustachio, Bartolomeo. -1574. Italian anatomist. Eustachian tube. Anatomy of Ear 1552.

Evans, Arthur. 1851-1941. British Excavated Knossos.

Evatt, Herbert. 1894-1965. Australian statesman. Major influence on UN charter.

Exarchate of Ravenna. 6-8C. Part of Italy belonging to Byzantine Empire. Ravenna.

Excaliber. Sword of King Arthur.

Executive Branch. Department of US government which carries out laws, under supervision of President.

Existentialism. Philosophy. Existence is concrete. Man has choice. Responsibility, freedom. Anti-conformism. Kierkegaard. Sartre. Heidegger.

Expressionism. 20C Simplified style of modern art expressing emotions with color and distortion. Munch. Toulouse-Lautrec. Van Gogh. Gauguin. Roualt.

Exuperantius, St. 3C Zurich martyr.

Fabian Society. 1883. English non-revolutionary socialist movement. Founded Labour Party. Shaw.

Falange. 1933-37. Spanish Fascist party founded by Primo de Rivera. Merged with Franco 1937. Won civil war.

Federalist Party. 1787-1825. US first party founded by A. Hamilton for strong central government. In power 1791-1801.

Fellow Travellers. 1917. Russian writers not actively supporting the revolution. Communist sympathizers who are not party members.

Fianna Fáil. 1926-. Irish political party vs 1921 treaty. De Valera.

Fillmore, Millard. 1800-74. US President 1850-3. Delayed Civil War. Know Nothing Party 1856.

Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.

Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.

Fontainebleau. School of Art. 1528-1600. Classical style of painting precipitated by above. Later, allegorical style.

Fontainebleau, Treaty. 1807. Established Napoleon’s right to march on Portugal through Spain.

Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.

Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.

Foucault, Léon. 1819-68. Proved rotation of the earth in an experiment at the Pantheon, Paris, 1851. Gyroscope, 1852.

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