Sentences with phrase «between opulence»

In a way the High Museum's What is Near: Reflections on Home serves as the perfect intermezzo between the opulence of the Habsburgs and Basquiat's neo-expressionist intensity.

My story may give some an idea of the outcomes of 40 years worth of life events and decisions which have resulted in a retirement lifestyle somewhere between opulence and poverty.

He was taken by the breathtaking lavishness of the church, but he could not ignore the contrast between the opulence of the basilica and the destitution of the beggars outside its doors.

Not exact matches

In part this is due to false propaganda, but it is also the result of contrast between America's fabulous opulence and the poverty of chronically hungry peoples.

The design of the ship is a happy medium between minimalism and opulence, neither boring us nor overwhelming us.

Drawing on numerous film historical references, from Hitchcock to the director's own earlier Movida era work, Almodóvar's twentieth feature, adapted from three short stories by Alice Munro («Chance,» «Soon,» and «Silence»), is a haunting drama that oscillates between disenchanted darkness and visual opulence.

But say you're teetering between the Prestige and Dynamic models up at the top of the range; you want opulence and sportiness in equal measure.

Hand - built in Modena and bearing trademarked go - fast equipment from Ferrari, the Quattroporte Sport GT bends that tenuous relationship between performance and opulence.

All of the guestrooms are richly decorated with a touch of that traditional Turkish opulence, and are separated between three buildings: Elegance, Club and Park.

Budapest is an enchanting city of vibrant contrasts between «Old World» opulence and contemporary lifestyles.

His works are not specifically autobiographical, but express the artist's identity and sexuality through a personal mythology and aesthetic sensibility that oscillates between baroque opulence and minimalist asceticism.

She mentions how her work represents the subtle difference between disgust and desire: the hair and teeth carry a sense of repulsion while the jewels, pearls and gold juxtaposes the gruesomeness, with its opulence and ornamental qualities.

Between gifts, the cost of food, a new outfit, accommodation costs and the ever - growing opulence of stag and hen dos, the average Brit spends over # 600 on the soiree, each!