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Cook has never tired of relaying the lessons he learned from Jobs, but he also taught the old master something new.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Now that it’s an auction house, the public can walk in free and view a regularly revolving slate of offerings, from rare books to old master paintings to dinosaur skeletons, depending on the sale calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

"A glorious painting by an old master would be too striking," she said.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The old master said, ‘Dove, I want to speak to Johnny alone.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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