Word: finests
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY-29 East 36th. The Morgan Library has dug up a jewel: Catherine of Cleves' Book of Hours. Considered the finest Dutch manuscript in existence, it was painted about 500 years ago for Catherine's wedding by an artist known only as the Arenberg Master. Its two volumes became separated and one was thought to be the complete work until last year, when the library discovered the second half in a private European collection. His exquisitely executed miniatures, 157 in all, depict saintly themes with delightful rusticity: the Holy Family supping by a cozy fireplace...
Assistant coach Jim Lents added after the game that Dockery had played his finest game of the year on defense...
...farthest thing possible from being anti-Kennedy; I was deeply hurt by President Kennedy's death. In fact, this emotion is the reason that I am troubled by Robert Kennedy's ill-advised use of his brother's name in this campaign. The Kennedy name, representative of the finest qualities to be found in this country, should not be dragged all over New York state like a pet seal, brought out to perform at will...
Yesterday's winner, of course, was Walt Hewlett. In his finest Waltesque form, the junior ace went out fast and finished faster, crossing the line 1:10 before second-place Dave Allen...
...longa, vita brevis to the contrary, most "immortal" paintings are all too perishable. Oil paintings in particular suffer from uneven temperatures, direct sunlight, or smog. Some of the finest works of Rembrandt, a meticulous craftsman, have darkened and yellowed after three centuries; several Van Gogh canvases are in danger of disintegration after only 75 or 80 years. As for abstract expressionist paintings, which are characteristically encrusted with heavy, hastily applied impastos-often by artists who are relatively untutored in the complexities of oil technique-museums find that they should be periodically turned upside down so that errant paint will ooze...