Word: pose
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reign of Louis-Philippe, a press lord--the owner of an influential newspaper, the Journal des debats. His belly strains against the confines of a wrinkled waistcoat; he leans slightly forward, fixing you with a sharply assessing stare; his hands are planted immovably on his knees. It is a pose of total self-confidence. He looks so massive that a cannonball wouldn't budge him, and yet a bit rumpled. Bertin's gray hair is disordered, and none of the smooth continuous curves Ingres favored are to be seen in the silhouette of his body, only in the enclosing chair...
...intelligibility and mysteriousness. On one hand it is an intensely material painting: the care Ingres took with every last detail of her costume and massive jewelry--the cascading rose-embroidered fabric, the tassels on the bodice--almost defies belief. On the other it harks back in time. Her pose is taken from that of the goddess of Arcadia in an antique mural from Herculaneum that Ingres saw in Naples; whence her bizarre hand, that pampered starfish of flesh. Then there is the profile reflection of her face in the mirror, one of the most discreetly enigmatic "presences" in all painting...
Although Coach Tim Murphy expected Princeton and Yale to pose a legitimate threat to the undefeated Harvard squad, his swimmers showed him his calculations were wrong...
Although Coach Tim Murphy expected Princeton and Yale to pose a legitimate threat to the undefeated Harvard squad, his swimmers showed him his calculations were wrong...
...team finished fourth overall, the highest in the school's history. And although they are ranked fourth going into this year's tournament, they hope to--and are certainly capable of--exceeding last year's performance. Ranked ahead of them are Lehigh, Penn and Cornell, respectively. Though all pose strong competition for the Crimson, Coach Weiss considers the Quakers especially tough because of their thorough lineup...