Ingres
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noun
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Certain that Ingres had used something optical to achieve that quality, Hockney bought himself a camera lucida, a small device that works like a prism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Competitors like Ingres, Ashton-Tate, Sybase, and Informix have come and gone, but Oracle remains the leader in this business, though SAP, IBM, and Microsoft also have significant shares.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
In the third gallery, 53 pencil-only drawings from 2021 have a delicacy reminiscent of Ingres and frequently seem to give glimpses of mountain ranges and forests.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
What the eye sees was as important to Picasso as it was to Ingres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
I have named this one Torontodalisque: Homage to Ingres, because of the pose, and the rubber plant like a fan behind her.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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