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masterpiece

[mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌpis, ˈmɑ stər- /


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“This union of artistry and vision transformed the property into a singular masterpiece, embodying the glamour and creative force of Hollywood’s Golden Age,” the description added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lilly Cassirer Neubauer escaped Germany at the dawn of World War II by relinquishing to a Nazi art broker the exquisite impressionist masterpiece “Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon. Effect of Rain,” by Camille Pissarro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

And as a film, it’s a masterpiece that will rattle around your head for days, constantly sparking more affection — and the occasional nightmare.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Eternity Around the Corner” considers the opening section of the 1957 masterpiece “Brilliant Corners” like a repeated mantra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

And there was no way I could take apart every single picture and replicate the masterpiece in another bedroom.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

This is a rare chance to encounter one of the world’s masterpieces, contemplate the origins of the modern monarchy, and learn about medieval life firsthand from a work once more on its home soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

From masterpieces to trash-terpieces, I’m willing to defend most directors against critics who assume they’ve thought more about a movie’s flaws in two hours than the filmmaker did during a year of work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Julian Gascoigne, senior director in Sotheby's paintings department, said it was one of Landseer's great Highland masterpieces.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

How does Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi movie stack up to masterpieces like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

It is one of the undisputed masterpieces of all music for the violin, comprising an astonishing sixty-four continuous variations on a single theme, creating the impression of an orchestra of sound from one single instrument.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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