Define circumvallate. circumvallate synonyms, circumvallate pronunciation, circumvallate translation, English dictionary definition of circumvallate. tr.v. cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ed , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·latÂ·ing , cirÂ·cumÂ·valÂ·lates To surround with or as if with a rampart. adj. 1. Surrounded with or as if with a...
Jan van Eyck (Dutch: [ËjÉn fÉn ËÉik]) (before c. 1390 â 9 July 1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century. Little is known of his early life.
Van Leeuwenhoek and Vermeer. The connection between Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, citizen of Delft and father of microbiology, and Johannes Vermeer has tantalized art historians for at least a generation.