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Examples

  • The Met had seemed to achieve a happy balance between the solemnity of its Raphaels and Rembrandts, and the exhausting energy of institutions such as MoMA.

    American Idyll Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012

  • Did you make them black to be the yin to the yang of Raphaels 'wing?

    Q & A Nalini Singh 2009

  • Purists are sure to raise the "slippery slope" argument: that once you start selling off youthful, crummy Edward Hoppers to pay for backup quarterbacks, soon you'll be selling off first-rate Raphaels to fund Ben Roethlisberger's legal expenses.

    Trading a Monet for a Solid Southpaw Joe Queenan 2011

  • The stars are two Raphaels — "Portrait of a Young Man" (1503-04) and a "Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist" — along with other superb Italian works, including Bernardino Luini's stunning "Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Barbe" (circa 1522-25).

    Inspiring Imperial Collections Judy Fayard 2011

  • Did you make them black to be the yin to the yang of Raphaels 'wing?

    Q & A Nalini Singh 2009

  • They stand there, glum and gloomy, surrounded by Raphaels, Bronzinos and Goyas, staring morosely at the carpet or up at the ceiling, trying to pay attention to the preening weenie on the art phone.

    Three Tips for Surviving the Art Museum Joe Queenan 2011

  • She could hear the rhythmic thump-thump of Raphaels spade hitting the dirt and the shoveled dirt hitting the ground.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • He sat back a little, still holding the blade at Raphaels throat.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • Jace stood, hauling Raphael upright, jamming the tip of his knife between Raphaels shoulder blades.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • He writes: "It would be one thing if such a revolution produced Mozarts, Einsteins, or Raphaels, but it doesn't."

    Lawrence Lessig: The Solipsist and the Internet (a Review of Helprin's Digital Barbarism) 2009

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