masterpieces

noun

plural of masterpiece
as in classics
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces

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Recent Examples of masterpieces The next day, thieves in Sicily managed to nab four more masterpieces. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 The work, considered one of the masterpieces of the Sicilian Renaissance, was the only by the painter to have never left his home city of Messina. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 And though some of these accessible murals, primarily located in South and West Side neighborhoods, continue to be periodically restored, other street masterpieces are endangered due to funding pressures, neglect and potential redevelopment. — Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Sotheby’s has secured the collection of the late Argentine collectors Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier, a group of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces said to be worth around $450 million, according Artnet News. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Many modern styles include bold color, experimental designs, and innovative takes on timepieces that turn them into mini masterpieces. — Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Born in 1906, Visconti was older than either collaborator, and his high-toned, overripe style, expressed in his masterpieces Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), arguably renders him an even more remote figure. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 Painting and drawing aren’t about producing museum-worthy masterpieces. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 July 2026 Respected directors are diving into the genre and creating masterpieces, but none of them seem interested in outer space. — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 26 July 2026
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  1. classics
  2. masterworks
Noun
  • Breakfast is served in The Orangery, where à la carte classics shine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For seven days, the Monterey Peninsula fills with historic racers, priceless classics, new hypercars, concepts and enough auction money to finance a small country.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Pettit will perform on a Ruckers-style harpsichord built in 1987 by the late San Diego builder Ronald Haas, bringing an authenticity and intimacy to masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach and François Couperin, a news release states.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • These prelude performances are short, without intermission and showcase selected pieces from musical masterworks.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
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