As a conservator, she had to resist the urge to clean the old painting too aggressively, knowing she might remove the artist's original glazes., To stop oneself from doing something one strongly wants to do., His face fell when the auctioneer's gavel came down, signaling he had been outbid on his favorite sculpture., To suddenly look disappointed or sad., After climbing the final ramp to see Michelangelo's David in person, it took a moment to regain my breath., To recover physically or emotionally after something shocking or strenuous., The old-school painter held the new digital art movement in contempt, believing it required no real skill., With the feeling that someone or something is worthless or deserving scorn., Objections flew about the museum's decision to sell a masterpiece to cover its debts, with donors and the public decrying the move., For there to be many loud or forceful expressions of disapproval., It's easy to dismiss conceptual art like a blank canvas if you focus only on craftsmanship and ignore the idea behind it., To reject or treat conceptual art as unworthy of consideration., Many visitors perceive no craftsmanship in the readymade bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, questioning its status as art., To be unable to see or acknowledge skilled workmanship., The Baroque period was known for paintings depicting grand themes like divine martyrdom and mortal triumph, often with dramatic lighting., Important, universal, or monumental subjects (e.g., love, death, war, mythology)., Some taxpayers felt the controversial fountain, which sporadically sprayed pedestrians, was just the artist trying to have a laugh at the public expense., To joke or mock, using public funds or the public's trust as part of the joke., He claimed the fake gallery he set up in a subway station wasn't for the sake of the prank, but to challenge where we expect to encounter art., Done only to perform a practical joke or trick., The term "childish" was used in a derogatory way by the critic to describe the artist's use of bright, simple forms., Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude., The decision to paint over a historic mural in the town square caused an uproar among local historians and residents., To create a noisy or violent disturbance, or a surge of angry protest., The architect could envision the derelict warehouse transformed into a soaring, light-filled contemporary gallery., To imagine as a future possibility; to visualize., The portrait's brooding atmosphere, with its deep shadows and the subject's intense gaze, suggested a profound inner conflict., Appearing dark, somber, and thoughtfully troubled., The intricate details in Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights, visible only up close, are truly something to marvel at., An astonishing or wonderful thing., In the crowded biennale, bold, oversized installations often vie for attention with more subtle, intimate works., To compete eagerly with others for notice., Many believed the artist's self-shredding painting was a brilliant commentary on value, while others dismissed it as a cheap publicity stunt., An unusual or outrageous act designed to attract public notice., Whether the artist's intention was profound or purely provocative is anyone's guess, as she refuses to give any interviews., Something that no one knows; uncertain.

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