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Cavalcanti

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/ kavalˈkanti /

noun

  1. Guido (ˈɡwiːdo). ?1255–1300, Italian poet, noted for his love poems

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Cavalcanti, Brunelleschi’s adopted son and heir, sculpted the life-like bust from a nearly solid block of clay, in early 1447, before completing the monument later that year, experts said.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

"We clearly show that expanding these three programmes is a viable strategy to mitigate the health impact of the current global polycrisis," says Daniella Cavalcanti, co-first author of the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

As mulatas, a painting by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, was found punctured in seven places.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2023

Eric Cavalcanti of Griffith University in Australia is both impressed by the work and circumspect about it.

From Scientific American • Jul. 2, 2021

“Where are all the good old priest-baiters? Where is Cavalcanti? Where is Brundi? Where is Cesare? Do I have to bait this priest alone without support?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway