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Vis·con·ti  (vs-knt, vs-), Gian Galeazzo 1351?-1402.
Milanese leader who conquered Siena (1399), Perugia (1400), and Bologna (1402) and was a noted patron of the arts.

Visconti, Luchino. Duke of Modrone. 1906-1976.
Italian stage and film director considered a founder of the Italian neo-realist style, which focused on ordinary people and postwar social issues. His films include La Terra Trema (1948) and Death in Venice (1971).

Visconti (Italian) [visˈkonti]
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1. (Biographies) the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447
2. (Biographies / Visconti, Luchino (1906-1976) M, Italian, THEATRE: stage director, FILMS AND TV: director) Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906-76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)
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Noun1.Visconti - Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)


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He married Bianca Maria Visconti, a natural daughter of Filippo Visconti, the Duke of Milan, on whose death he procured his own elevation to the duchy.
 
 
 
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