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Noble savage — For the Virgin Steele album, see Noble Savage (album). A detail from Benjamin West s heroic, neoclassical history painting, The Death of General Wolfe (1771), depicting an idealized Native American. The term noble savage (French, bon sau … Wikipedia
Odd Nerdrum — Early Morning, oil on canvas, 206cm x 175.5cm, painting by Odd Nerdrum Born April 8, 1944 (1944 04 08) (age 67) Helsingborg, Sweden … Wikipedia
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sentimentalize — sentimentalization, n. sentimentalizer, n. /sen teuh men tl uyz /, v., sentimentalized, sentimentalizing. v.i. 1. to indulge in sentiment. v.t. 2. to view (someone or something) sentimentally: He sentimentalized the relationship until all real… … Universalium
sentimentalize — UK [ˌsentɪˈment(ə)ˌlaɪz] / US [ˌsentɪˈment(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sentimentalize : present tense I/you/we/they sentimentalize he/she/it sentimentalizes present participle sentimentalizing past tense sentimentalized… … English dictionary
poesy — noun (plural poesies) Etymology: Middle English poesie, from Middle French, from Latin poesis, from Greek poiēsis, literally, creation, from poiein Date: 14th century 1. a. a poem or body of poems b. poetry c. artificial or sentimentalized poetic … New Collegiate Dictionary
Norman Rockwell — Birth name Norman Percevel Rockwell Born February 3, 1894(1894 02 03) New York City … Wikipedia
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Thomas Eakins — Self portrait, National Academy of Design, New York. In 1894 the artist wrote: My honors are misunderstanding, persecution neglect, enhanced because unsought. [1] … Wikipedia
Watercolor painting — For other uses, see Watercolors (disambiguation). An artist working on a watercolor using a round brush Watercolor (US) or watercolour (UK and Commonwealth), also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the … Wikipedia
