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Word: guardi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...love with, and bought, the original of the popular old chromo, September Morn, a fact which embarrasses him nowadays. But few experts could criticize the taste, or the diversity, of a collection which included prime examples of Hals, Gainsborough, Degas and Manet. His crystalline views of Venice by Francesco Guardi were matched against a soft, misty one by Corot. He contrasted Stefan Lochner's strict, gothic Presentation in the Temple with a tasty chunk of cheesecake by Francois Boucher, entitled Cupid and the Graces. Clearly, Collector Gulbenkian's appetite was wide and deep as his wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Appetite | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

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