Greuze

[grœz]

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noun

Jean Bap·tiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/, 1725–1805, French painter.

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"It is hard to say whether she is a Raphael or a Greuze," said Serge.
The Little Russian Servant
Henri Greville
As for Nick and me, we knew nothing of Greuze and Watteau then, and we could only stare in astonishment.
The Crossing
Winston Churchill
The family makes a sentimental group in the style of Greuze.
The Immortal
Alphonse Daudet
Merely clever in all else, Greuze rises above himself when he approaches these.
Greuze
Alys Eyre Macklin
The arrangement of the scarves and draperies is essentially “Greuze.”
Greuze
Alys Eyre Macklin

British Dictionary definitions for greuze

Greuze

noun

Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1725–1805, French genre and portrait painter

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Greuze

Examples from the Web for greuze

Historical Examples

"It is hard to say whether she is a Raphael or a Greuze," said Serge.

As for Nick and me, we knew nothing of Greuze and Watteau then, and we could only stare in astonishment.

The family makes a sentimental group in the style of Greuze.

Merely clever in all else, Greuze rises above himself when he approaches these.

The arrangement of the scarves and draperies is essentially “Greuze.”

Greuze