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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 Neue Galerie is known for its deep holdings of German and Austrian modernist art, including masterpieces by Gustav Klimt, at least one of which is worth more than $100 million.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Each section of the flower show in Templars Hall, where entries are placed in categories, was adorned with small versions of masterpieces.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Bradley’s film choreography, even in the numbers that Footer deems masterpieces, is above average, clever and assured, but Astaire’s art—inconceivable without the enormous influence of Bradley’s Black contemporaries, like John Bubbles—is in another league.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
The works come from the museum’s large collection of masterpieces of American and European modern art that was acquired by the wife of the former shah in the 1970s.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Families can rent bikes, head to the heated outdoor pool, or pick up a complimentary sandcastle kit for creating masterpieces on the resort’s beach.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Paintings by Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse, Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud are among the dozens of masterpieces being sold by UK billionaire Joe Lewis and his daughter, Vivienne, at Sotheby’s in London in June.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Spanning more than 2,300 works and several centuries, the collection includes masterpieces by van Eyck, Titian, Turner, Velázquez, and Monet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Each section of the flower show in Templars Hall, where entries are placed in categories, was adorned with small versions of masterpieces.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Bradley’s film choreography, even in the numbers that Footer deems masterpieces, is above average, clever and assured, but Astaire’s art—inconceivable without the enormous influence of Bradley’s Black contemporaries, like John Bubbles—is in another league.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
The works come from the museum’s large collection of masterpieces of American and European modern art that was acquired by the wife of the former shah in the 1970s.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Families can rent bikes, head to the heated outdoor pool, or pick up a complimentary sandcastle kit for creating masterpieces on the resort’s beach.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Paintings by Gustav Klimt, Henri Matisse, Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud are among the dozens of masterpieces being sold by UK billionaire Joe Lewis and his daughter, Vivienne, at Sotheby’s in London in June.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Spanning more than 2,300 works and several centuries, the collection includes masterpieces by van Eyck, Titian, Turner, Velázquez, and Monet.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterpieces
Noun
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Right on the beach is Leon’s at Meads Bay, serving Caribbean classics with South Asian flair, and there’s live music on the weekends.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The fawn-like icon, star of classics including Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Sabrina, Two for the Road, Charade, Funny Face, and My Fair Lady, continues to fascinate even 33 years after her early death from a rare abdominal cancer.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The attendees at the British Museum cocktail party, surrounded by masterworks of 20th-century art, couldn’t help but gush about one single gallery show on view in New York City.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The Emiratis were paying the French $1 billion for the rights to the Louvre name, guidance on what art to buy, and loans of masterworks by Da Vinci, Matisse, and Van Gogh.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Masterpieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpieces. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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