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Remarque, Erich. 1898-1970. German/US writer. All Quiet on the Western Front 1929.
Rembrandt van Rijn. 1606-69. Dutch painter of bold realism. Chiaroscuro. Engraver. Antomy Lesson 1632. Night Watch 1642.
Remington, Frederic. 1861-1909. US artist of western subjects.
Remonstrants. 1610-. Persecuted Dutch Arminians’ remonstrance vs Calvinism.
Remus. Twin brother of Romulus; legendary founders of Rome. Killed by Romulus after jumping over town wall.
Renaissance. 13-16C Rebirth of the arts, under classical influence. Humanism. Spread from Italy. Art. Architecture. Music.
Renaissance Architecture. Italy 15C-. England 1558-1702. Intellectual search for harmony with Roman and mathematical proportions. Michelangelo. Bramante. Brunelleschi. Manetti.
Renaissance Art. 14-15C. Approaches ideal depiction of nature. Perspective, proportion, sfumato. Florentine. Venetian.
Renaissance Music. c16C. Freer, flexible polyphony; steady, predictable rhythm. Palestrina. Gabrieli. English madrigals.
Renan, Ernest. 1823-92. French writer: Future of Science, Origins of Christianity. Life of Jesus 1863.
Renart, le Roman de. Group of French adventure romances written in the 12-13C.
Renaudot, Théophraste. 1586-1653. Physician to Louis XIII. Huguenot. Founder of first periodical, Gazette de France 1631.
Reni, Guido. 1575-1642. Italian Baroque painter. Aurora and the Hours 1613.
Renner, Karl. 1870-1950. Austrian republican leader and president. Supported union with Germany before WWII.
Rennie John. 1761-1821. British architect of Waterloo Bridge, 1811.
Renoir, Pierre A. 1841-1919. French Impressionist painter. Moulin de la Galette 1876. Bathers.
Repartimiento. c1500-1820. Spanish-American colonists recruit Indians for forced labour.
Representation of the People Acts. England. 1918 Women over 30 and men over 21 enfranchised. 1928 Women over 21. 1948 Plural voting abolished. 1969 Age of majority reduced to 18. Reform Bills.
Republic. Government vesting power in representatives who govern for the good of the people.
Republic, Council of the. 1917. Russian provisional government. Eliminated by Bolsheviks.
Republic, Second Spanish. 1931-9. President Zamora, Azaña. Spanish Civil War.
Republic French. 1792-1804 First. 1848-52 Second. Napoleon III. 1870-1940 Third. 1946-58. Fourth. 23 governments in 12 years. 1958-. Fifth. DeGaulle.
Republican Party. 1792 Jefferson’s agrarian party. 1820 Whigs. 1854. Anti-slavery party. Lincoln. = Grand Old Party. vs Democratic Party.
Republican People’s Party. Turkey 1923-50. Founded by Ataturk.
Resistance. WWII underground paramilitary groups in German-occupied countries, notably France. Partisans. Maquis.