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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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hang in all their brilliance

0Those works of art in the Museum of Orsay were completed from 1848 to 1914. These include amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art arranged chronologically. masterpieces by artists like Monet, Renoir and Van Gogh 01b00hang in all their brilliance02b00 just waiting to be viewed.02br
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0 The paintings by these artists are notable for their use of colour, often brilliant in tone. They are also metaphorically brilliant in terms of artistic originality and execution. 02br 00So the brilliant paintings are hanging on the wall, waiting to be looked at.

  • 0 The paintings by these artists are notable for their use of colour, often brilliant in tone.
  • They are also metaphorically brilliant in terms of artistic originality and execution.
  • 02br 00So the brilliant paintings are hanging on the wall, waiting to be looked at.
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0 The paintings by these artists are notable for their use of colour, often brilliant in tone. They are also metaphorically brilliant in terms of artistic originality and execution. 02br
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0 "hang in all their brilliance" : "hang 01b00showing02b00 all their brilliance", "hang 01b00surrounded by02b00 all their 01b00(aura of)02b00 brilliance"0-

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