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Claude glass — Painting by Claude Lorrain (1655 1660) shows the gradation of tone that artists hoped to emulate with the help of a Claude glass. A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour … Wikipedia
claude glass — noun see claude lorraine glass * * * [klôd; klōd] n. a convex dark or colored glass that reflects a small image in subdued colors, used by landscape painters to show the tonal values of a scene … Useful english dictionary
claude lorraine glass — |klȯdlə|rān , ōd , lȯ|r noun or claude glass ˈ ̷ ̷ Usage: usually capitalized C&L Etymology: Claude Lorraine (earlier English spelling of Lorrain) pseudonym of Claude Gellée died 1682 French landscape painter; from the similarity of the effects … Useful english dictionary
Claude Horan — (born 1917) is an American sculptor who was born in Long Beach, California. He received a BA from San Jose State University in 1942 BA and an MA degree in art from Ohio State University in 1946. His wife Suzi Pleyte Horan collaborated on many of… … Wikipedia
Claude Bettinger — Birth name Lyon Born 1942 Died 1998 Quebec Nationality Canadian … Wikipedia
Claude Lorraine glass — Claude Lor*raine glass [Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine).] A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Claude A. Swanson — Claude Augustus Swanson 45th United States Secretary of the Navy In office March 6, 1933 – July 7, 1939 … Wikipedia
Claude Lor|rain glass — or Claude Lor|rain mirror «KLD luh RAYN», a dark or colored, slightly convex mirror for bringing into small compass the features of a landscape, so called from the fancied similarity of its effects to the pictures of Claude Lorrain, 1600 1682, a… … Useful english dictionary
Claude Lemaréchal — is a French applied mathematician. In mathematical optimization, Claude Lemaréchal is known for his work in numerical methods for nonlinear optimization, especially for problems with nondifferentiable kinks. Lemaréchal and Phil. Wolfe pioneered… … Wikipedia
Claude Hudelot — (né le 20 juillet 1942 à Chanceaux, en Côte d’Or) est un sinologue, un historien de la Chine contemporaine, un producteur de radio (France Culture), un réalisateur de documentaires pour la télévision et un commissaire d’exposition… … Wikipédia en Français