Zurbarán
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Rediscovered and appropriately acclaimed, Zurbarán is spoken of today as an equal of his compatriot and contemporary Diego Velázquez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Where David’s painting captures the eternal exasperation of modern life inherent in “My Year,” the Zurbarán fools us into expecting a different novel altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
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
While curating the current exhibit, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” Bolton was particularly drawn to Piccioli’s 2017 couture collection, inspired by the 17th-century Spanish ecclesiastical painter Francisco de Zurbarán.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
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
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