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| | From Dutch "Meesterstuk", and German "Meisterstück". It is a consummate example of skill or excellence, as in an [[art]]. | | From Dutch "Meesterstuk", and German "Meisterstück". It is a consummate example of skill or excellence, as in an [[art]]. |
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| − | Some masterpieces reach outstanding high prices. | + | Some masterpieces reach outstanding high prices. They embellish the walls of [[museum]]s and places of private collectors. |
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| | [[Theodore Rousseau]], Mont-Saint-Michel, 1832. | | [[Theodore Rousseau]], Mont-Saint-Michel, 1832. |
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| | + | [[File:Boulanger Rehersal the Flute Player.jpg|thumb|340px|[[Gustave Boulanger]], A Performance of The Flute Player..., 1861.]] |
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| | + | [[File:Velázquez La rendición de Breda 1635.jpg|thumb|center|380px|[[Diego Velázquez]], La Rendición de Breda, 1635.]] |
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| | + | :::: [[File:Ivan Shishkin, Autumn Forest 1876.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Ivan Shishkin, Autumn Forest 1876.]] |
| | + | [[File:Murillo - Adoration of the Magi.jpg|thumb|center|260px|[[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]], Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1655-1660.]] |
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| | Masterpieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts with greatest value. | | Masterpieces at the Detroit Institute of Arts with greatest value. |
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| | + | File:Henri Matisse The Window 1916.jpg|[[Henri Matisse]], The Window, 1916. Estimated value: $150 million. |
| | File:Breugel The Wedding Dance ca 1566.jpg|[[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]], The Wedding Dance, ca. 1566. Estimated value: $100 million. | | File:Breugel The Wedding Dance ca 1566.jpg|[[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]], The Wedding Dance, ca. 1566. Estimated value: $100 million. |
| | Image:Church Cotopaxi.jpg|[[Frederic Edwin Church]], Cotopaxi. Estimated value: $70 million. | | Image:Church Cotopaxi.jpg|[[Frederic Edwin Church]], Cotopaxi. Estimated value: $70 million. |
| | File:Van Gogh Self Portrait 1887.jpg|[[Vincent van Gogh]], Self Portrait, 1887. Estimated value: $60 million. | | File:Van Gogh Self Portrait 1887.jpg|[[Vincent van Gogh]], Self Portrait, 1887. Estimated value: $60 million. |
| | </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| | + | A masterpiece at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. |
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| | + | [[File:Giambattista Tiepolo, The Immaculate Conception, 1767 - 1769.jpg]] |
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| | + | [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo|Giambattista Tiepolo]], The Immaculate Conception, 1767 - 1769. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| − | | + | [[File:Antonio Canova Cupids Kiss Hermitage.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Antonio Canova]], Cupids Kiss [[State Hermitage Museum|Hermitage]].]] |
| | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] | | *[[Painting Masterpieces]] |
| | *[[Painting Schools]] | | *[[Painting Schools]] |
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| | *[[World famous paintings]] | | *[[World famous paintings]] |
| | *[[Painting Galleries]] | | *[[Painting Galleries]] |
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| | + | [[File:Willem Kalf Still life with silver jug 1634-1693 WC PD.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Willem Kalf, Still life with silver jug, ca. 1655-1657.]] |
| | + | [[File:Renoir, Jardin de la rue Cortot, 1876.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Renoir]], Jardin de la rue Cortot, 1876.]] |
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| | + | [[File:The Rooks Have Come Back was painted by Alexei Savrasov 1871.jpg|center|thumb|240px|The Rooks Have Come Back by Alexei Savrasov, 1871.]] |
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| | + | [[File:Fragonard Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752.jpg|thumb|center|370px|[[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol, 1752.]] |
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| | + | == External links == |
| | + | [[File:Pierre Dupuis Nature morte aux prunes et aux abricots XVII.jpg|thumb|280px|Pierre Dupuis, Nature morte aux prunes et aux abricots, XVII.]] |
| | + | *[http://www.wetcanvas.com/ArtSchool/Hagan/what_makes_a_masterpiece.htm WHAT MAKES A MASTERPIECE?] |
| | + | *[https://www.museodelprado.es/en/visit-the-museum/15-masterpieces 15 Masterpieces.] Museo Nacional del Prado. |
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| | + | [[File:Fragonard Blind Man s Bluff 1773-1776.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], Blind Man's Bluff, 1773-1776.]] |
| | + | [[File:Joseph von Fuhrich, Waldesruh, 1835.jpg|thumb|left|Joseph von Führich, Waldesruh, 1835.]] |
| | + | [[File:Giorgione - The Tempest.jpg|thumb|center|270px|Giorgione, The Tempest, ca. 1507- 1508.]] |
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| | + | <big><big>''MAKING ART WITH ART''</big></big> |
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| | [[Category:Artistic Movements]] | | [[Category:Artistic Movements]] |
| | [[Category:Painting]] | | [[Category:Painting]] |
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