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Zurbarán

American  
[thoor-bah-rahn, zoor-] / ˌθur bɑˈrɑn, ˌzur- /

noun

  1. Francisco de 1598–1663?, Spanish painter.


Zurbarán British  
/ θurβaˈran /

noun

  1. Francisco de (franˈθisko de). 1598–1664, Spanish Baroque painter, esp of religious subjects

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The program began in March with the loan to Madrid of the Simon’s signature “Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose” by Francisco de Zurbarán.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

Housed in a Beaux-Arts enclave called Audubon Terrace overlooking the Hudson in Washington Heights, its gallery walls are famously hung with paintings by Goya, Velázquez and Zurbarán.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

In art, I am a bit of a sucker for a lemon painted by Zurbarán or an orange by Manet, and I don’t mind coming across the occasional bunch of bananas.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2021

The project drew inspiration from the work of the Baroque Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán, who made images of meditating monks, their faces obscured by the shadows from their hooded robes.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 18, 2017

Zurbarán is by far my favorite painter of all time, along with Picasso.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2015

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