masterpiece

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In his program note, Sharon quotes the doom-laden philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer as an inspiration for Wagner’s nothing-is-real masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Even after donating $100 million from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein masterpiece, the philanthropist Aggie Gund never felt she’d done enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

What is firmly at Tudor's door was that it was his bold decision to drop Vicario and play Kinsky and to say it back-fired is a masterpiece of under-statement.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical masterpiece “Dr. Strangelove” brilliantly parodied the lunacy of the nuclear threat during the Cold War.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Its most important feature, a ceremonial temple shaped in a Norte Chico-style U, was a masterpiece of architectural intimidation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann