Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pinturicchio, Bernardino an Italian painter of much celebrity, was born at Perugia in 1454. His real name was Betti Biagi, but he was often called Sordicchio, from his deafness and insignificant appearance, but Pinturicchio was his usual name. He was a disciple of Pietro Perugino (q.v.). His earlier works no longer exist. He never perfected … Continue reading “Pinturicchio, Bernardino”

Pinturicchio (BERNARDINO DI BETTO, surnamed PINTURICCHIO) Born at Verona, about 1454; died at Siena, 11 December, 1513. He studied under Fiorenzo di Lorenzo; and his fellow students, perhaps because of his great facility, surnamed him Pinturicchio (the dauber). Pinturicchio did an immense amount of work. His principal easel pictures are : “St. Catherine” (National Gallery, … Continue reading “Pinturicchio”

Pinto, Josias, ben-Joseph a Jewish rabbi, was born at the beginning of the 17th century at Lisbon, and settled at Damascus. He is also called 8, i.e. Rabbi Josias Pinto, and wrote , Light of the Eyes, annotations on the Fountain of Jacob, , by R. Jakob ibn-Chabib (Venice, 1643, and often since): , Purified … Continue reading “Pinto, Josias, ben-Joseph”

Pinto, Isaac a Portuguese moralist of Jewish descent, was born in 1715. He first settled at Bordeaux, then went to Holland. He was a learned man, but commenced to write only at the age of about fifty, when he gained some reputation by defending against Voltaire his Jewish brethren, or at least, among them, the … Continue reading “Pinto, Isaac”

Pinto, Fernatilde;o Mendes A Portuguese traveller, born at Montemor-o-Velho near Coimbra, c. 1509; died at Almada near Lisbon, 8 July, 1583. After serving as page to the Duke of Coimbra, he went to the East Indies in 1537, and, for twenty-one years, travelled, chiefly in the Far East. In the course of his adventurous career … Continue reading “Pinto, Fernatilde;o Mendes”

Pinto de Fonseca, Emmanuel grand-master of the Order of Malta, born May 24, 1681, belonged to one of the first families of Portugal. Elected grandmaster Jan. 18,1741, after discharging the functions of vice-chancellor and bailli de grace, he won by his firmness of conduct the esteem of the sovereigns of Europe, to whom he had … Continue reading “Pinto de Fonseca, Emmanuel”

Pintelli, Baccio a noted Italian architect, is supposed to have been a Florentine. He was very active in Rome in the pontificate of Sixtus IV (1471-1484), for whom he built, in 1473, the Capella Sistina, which contains some of the greatest works of modern painting. It is a simple rectangular oblong, with a vaulted roof: … Continue reading “Pintelli, Baccio”

Pinsker, Simcha a noted recent Hebraist, was born at Tarnopol, Austrian Poland (Galicia), in 1801. He was the son of a rabbi [see SHEBACH], and was well trained in Hebrew lore. Becoming interested in the doctrines of the Chasidim (q.v.), he joined the ranks of the so-called Kotzker-Chasidim, who, in the theory of mystic views, … Continue reading “Pinsker, Simcha”

Pins, Jean de a French prelate noted for his diplomatic career, was born at Toulouse towards 1470. He was the third son of Gaillard de Pins, and studied under the guidance of his eldest brother at Toulouse, Poitiers, Paris, and in Italy, where he became proficient in Greek and Latin letters through the lessons of … Continue reading “Pins, Jean de”

Pinon (Heb. Pinon’, . prob. i. q. Punon; Sept. ; Vulg. Phinon), one of the dukes of Edom; that is, head or founder of a tribe of that nation (Gen 36:41; 1Ch 1:52). By Eusebius and Jerome (Ononzasticon, , and Fenon) the seat of the tribe is said to have been at Punon, one of … Continue reading “Pinon”