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Dutch Masters
For writing about the painters of the Dutch Golden Age: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, portrait, still life, commission, colour, shadow...
created: 27 Jan 2007
words: 1000
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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  Edward Elgar
For writing about the composer Sir Edward Elgar: orchestral, organist, honour, Pomp and Circumstance, Worcestershire…
created: 1 August 2007
words: 250
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Impressionism
For writing about Impressionism: outdoors, landscape, Claude Monet, Salon, scandal, sketch, colour, Edgar Degas, nightlife, dancer…
created: 17 August 2008
words: 700
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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  Leonardo da Vinci
For writing about the great artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci: drawing, paint, Florence, Mona Lisa, sketch, design, observation...
revised: 13 Oct 2005
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Mozart
For writing about the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: music, instrument, opera, commission, compose, Don Giovanni, Prague...
created: 18 Aug 2004
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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  Pablo Picasso
For writing about the artist Pablo Picasso: Rose Period, colour, Cubism, sculpture, Georges Braque, printmaking, Guernica…
created: 7 September 2007
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Pop Music
For writing about teen music (both current and past)—Outkast, No Doubt, Beyonce, N Sync, hit single, concert, rap, Grammy, CD.
created: 25 Aug 2004
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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 Renaissance Art
For writing about the Renaissance in Italy and northern Europe: fresco, the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo, perspective, colour, Albrecht Durer, altarpiece...
created: 29 Jan 2007
words: 800
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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Symphony Orchestra
For writing about classical orchestras: conductor, symphony, percussion, violin, trumpet, string...
created: 9 Dec 2004
words: 500
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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 Vincent van Gogh
For writing about the life and work of Vincent van Gogh: painter, artist, Provence, Dutch, sunflower, suicide...
created: 15 Jun 2004
words: 600
author: Don Johnston Incorporated
use with: 6K Main Dictionary or higher
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