Alberto Moravia, pseudonimo di Alberto Pincherle, è stato uno scrittore, giornalista, sceneggiatore, saggista, drammaturgo, poeta, reporter di viaggio, critico cinematografico e politico italiano.
Albrecht Dürer der Jüngere war ein deutscher Maler, Grafiker, Mathematiker und Kunsttheoretiker. Mit seinen Gemälden, Zeichnungen, Kupferstichen und Holzschnitten zählt er zu den herausragenden Vertretern der Renaissance.
Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelled in English as Durer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini, and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I.
Albrecht Dürer, né le 21 mai 1471 à Nuremberg (Saint-Empire), où il est mort le 6 avril 1528, est un dessinateur, graveur, peintre allemand de la Renaissance, également connu comme théoricien de la géométrie et de la perspective linéaire. Né à Nuremberg, Dürer établit sa réputation et son influence à travers l'Europe dans sa vingtaine grâce à ses gravures sur bois de haute qualité. Il est en contact avec les grands artistes italiens de son temps, dont Raphaël, Giovanni Bellini et Léonard de Vinci, et à partir de 1512, il est patronné par l'empereur Maximilien Ier.
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems.
Alexander Raban Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh, uncle of Auberon Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs, his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill.
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.
Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, más conocido como Alexandre Dumas, y en los países hispanohablantes como Alejandro Dumas, fue un novelista y dramaturgo francés, al que no hay que confundir con su hijo homónimo, que fue también un escritor conocido y famoso por obras como Los tres mosqueteros.
