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Yet this strangely compelling work has simultaneously beguiled and baffled art historians for generations, starting with the odd moment that Pontormo chose to depict in his innovative way, isolated from the rest of the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Lang beguiled with common chords that no longer sounded common, with standard rhythms that intertwined, went on and off the beat, creating arrhythmia delight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
It didn’t take long before the collecting passion had seized hold in earnest and I found myself beguiled by the decorative arts of yesteryear.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
Their 8-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, beguiled onlookers in an ivory silk crepe dress by the designer Alexander McQueen — a miniature version of the dress worn by her mother.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
We see straight-arrow Rex Harri- son disdaining Alexandria in the 1963 film Cleopatra, until he is beguiled by Elizabeth Taylor.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
