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Zurbarán

[ thoor-bah-rahn, zoor- ]

noun

  1. Fran·cis·co de [f, r, ahn-, thees, -kaw , th, e, -, sees, -], 1598–1663?, Spanish painter.


Zurbarán

/ θurβaˈran /

noun

  1. ZurbaránFrancisco de15981664MSpanishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Francisco de (franˈθisko de). 1598–1664, Spanish Baroque painter, esp of religious subjects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

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.

“Lapvona” tries a similar trick with Francisco de Zurbarán’s “Agnus Dei,” its subject matter a bound lamb presenting itself for sacrifice.

The confiscation by Napoleon’s generals of Spanish masterpieces by Velázquez, Ribera, Zurbarán, Murillo and Goya sparked a rage for Spanish art among French artists.

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.

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.

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