Sentences with phrase «great classical examples»

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The best example is the long - enduring and highly stable classical Chinese civilization, where the Sages» writings, which were the source books for instruction, dealt for the most part and in great detail with the behavior appropriate to various persons, positions, and situations.

But it is strange and striking how little else Nietzsche has to say out loud about family, because the classical or pagan pursuit of what it means for a family to be great is perhaps the most significant and enduring example of noble values that a philosopher of noble values could hope to find.

They look great and very modern over straight or A-line skirts as they make these more classical skirts more hip (see some examples below in the leather jacket section).

But one of the most refreshing aspects of The Last Stand, despite its foreign inflection, is its acceptance of both western and action - film conventions on their own terms, refusing to regard itself as operating outside of or superior to the genre; it aspires instead to simply be a great example of classical genre filmmaking, a modest but nevertheless admirable goal.

Simultaneously classical and contemporary in scope, it contains roughly 300 images, how - to diagrams, and information about figurative art movements of the past as well as profiles of some of the greatest practitioners working today... featuring examples of Zeller's own work and also some of his best contemporary peers, who collectively bring the figurative tradition forward into a new era.»

Coinciding with the classical Arcadian landscapes of Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin, working in Rome, the Dutch school began to produce great examples of Baroque landscape painting, of which the finest works were created by Jacob van Ruisdael (c.1628 - 82) and his pupil Meindert Hobbema (1638 - 1703); other top artists included Philips de Koninck (1619 - 88) who specialized in large - size panoramic views; and Aelbert Cuyp (1620 - 91) noted for his soft light and impastoed highlights.