GIOVANNI BATTISTA CAVALCASELLE
\d͡ʒəvˈɑːni bˈatɪstə kˈavɐlkˌe͡ɪsə͡l], \dʒəvˈɑːni bˈatɪstə kˈavɐlkˌeɪsəl], \dʒ_ə_v_ˈɑː_n_i b_ˈa_t_ɪ_s_t_ə k_ˈa_v_ɐ_l_k_ˌeɪ_s_əl]\
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An Italian historian of art; born at Legnano, Jan. 22, 1820; died November 1897. He became the literary associate of J. A. Crowe, with whom he produced the epoch-making "History of Painting in Italy" (1864-71), the most complete work on the subject; "Early Flemish Painters" (1857-72); "Life of Titian" (1877); and others.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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