Sentences with phrase «romantic grandeur»

He praised the «tranquil, penetrating and studious» art of Poussin, «the lofty energy» of the Caracci, the «sentiment and romantic grandeur» of Domenichino, the «serene beauty» of the «inimitable» Claude, the «wild and terrific» conceptions of Salvator Rosa, and the «freshness and dewy light» of Rubens.

Multilayered yet possessing a classical order, the resulting paintings marry the immediacy of collage with Romantic grandeur.

The tropical garden, the white stone colonnades, the marble and wooden floors and the unique air of romantic grandeur will transport you back to a more elegant age, while the seamless service, contemporary technology and attention to detail is completely of our time.

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Though the space colonies would likely have been much more like shopping malls, O'Neill and the painters hoped these romantic depictions would convey the grandeur of the proposed colonies, according to Don Davis, who painted this scene.

It's a throwback to romantic war epics stretching as far back as Casablanca but despite its grandeur can't help but feel tired and rote.

Aged twenty, brought up in an academic environment and a relative comfortable and stable background, I was also equipped with a rich and romantic notion of Great Britain; grandeur of Theatrical traditions, graceful and elegant lifestyles of the «upper - classes», associated with King Arthur, the Tudors, beautiful gardens and estates, such as recently shown in successful series like Downton Abbey etc. etc., the actual reality of life would prove differently.

The book's long, numbered paragraphs mimic academic writing but give way to humorous accounts of U.'s romantic exploits, detailed tangents on the properties of petroleum, and flights of delusional grandeur, as anxiety mounts over whether his ambitious project will ever find its shape.

As a result, the town is full of grandeur and sophistication, from the majestic palaces and Romantic architecture to the ruins of ancient Moorish castles.

One of the best landscape artists in America during the first half of the 19th century, and a founder of the Hudson River School, the melancholic Thomas Cole was noted for his style of romantic realism in the way he depicted the grandeur and rugged natural beauty of the American wilderness.