Word: superbness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...little to the right of this larger work is a small 14th Century painting of the Italian school representing the mourning over the body of Christ. It is a piece, brilliant of color and particularly striking in composition. Against the wall of the print room partition hangs the superb 17th Century Spanish painting of "St. Jerome" by Ribera. This recently purchased canvass was well known for years in the Portalis Collection. Before one passes into the print room, two Italian paintings, the gift of Mr. Bernhard Berenson '87, a distinguished art critic, attract the attention. These pictures were given...
...divide their Government in the midst of a world crisis, the American people now find themselves without a Government that can function. Partisanship has paralyzed its members. The commanding prestige that the United States won in the war has been frittered away, and the country, after all its superb achievements, stands before the world today discredited and without a real friend. This is the penalty of that betrayal of faith which is all concentrated in the repeated refusal to ratify the treaty of peace. So far as the United States Senate is concerned, the dead of this war have died...
...would make such a claim for it." Let me quote Mr. Philip Hale (Boston Herald; October 11, 1919) "Nor was the hearty applause merely by way of compliment, it was spontaneous, a willing tribute to the indisputable talent of the leader and to the equally indisputable proficiency of the superb, unrivalled orchestra.." Also Mr. Richard Aldrich (New York Times, February 6, 1920) "Mr. Monteux's admirable musicianship and technical mastery were shown in his reading and performance of the difficult and abstruse symphony. The orchestra acquitted itself with distinction...
...first great German engraver; several by Martin Schongauer, and six by Albrecht Durer. The Durer group includes a wonderful silvery impression of St. Jerome in his Cell, a fine impression of the enigmatical Melancholia, who still ponders as she has been doing for 400 years, and a superb Knight of Death. A drawing by Durer for a wood-cut adds especial interest to the little group of works by this great...
...Hamenway Gymnasium yesterday afternoon by a score of 14-10. Only three falls were made in the seven bouts, one each by B. B. Corson '21 and J. F. Browne '22 both of the University and one by Jenest of Tufts. The feature of the meet was a superb head scissors hold by Corson of the 125-pound class, which won him his bout 15 seconds, before the gong. His opponent was McArthur...