exquisite
(adjective)
Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.
Examples of exquisite in the following topics:
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Maurya Dynasty
- These pillars, often exquisitely decorated, are the most widespread example of Mauryan architecture that exists today, with more than 40 spread throughout the Indian subcontinent.
- The most widespread example of Mauryan architecture that exists today are the Pillars of Ashoka, often exquisitely decorated, with more than 40 spread throughout the Indian subcontinent.
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Chance, Improvisation, and Spontaneity
- Surrealists are known for having invented "exquisite corpse" drawing, an exercise where words and images are collaboratively assembled, one after another.
- Many Surrealist techniques, including exquisite corpse drawing, allowed for the playful creation of art through assigning value to spontaneous production.
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English Architecture in the Northern Renaissance
- The chapel at King's College of the University of Cambridge is one of the finest examples of late Gothic (Perpendicular) English architecture, while its early Renaissance rood screen (separating the nave and chancel), erected in 1532-36 in a striking contrast of style, has been called by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner "the most exquisite piece of Italian decoration surviving in England. "
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Kuba
- The Kuba are known for their raffia embroidered textiles, fiber and beaded hats, carved palm wine cups and cosmetic boxes, but they are most famous for their monumental helmet masks, featuring exquisite geometric patterns, stunning fabrics, seeds, beads and shells.
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Pisa, Venice, and Milan
- In addition to exquisite architecture and important paintings, Venice has been since the Medieval period the home to an important community of glass craftsmen.
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Art in the Second Millennium B.C.E.
- The Assyrians, on the other hand, developed a style of large and exquisitely detailed narrative reliefs in painted stone or alabaster.
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Architecture of the Mughal Period
- The Mughals were also renowned for creating exquisite gardens in the Persian charbagh layout, in which the quadrilateral gardens were divided by walkways or flowing water into four smaller parts.
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The Tea Ceremony
- All of the tools for tea ceremony are handled with exquisite care.
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Ottonian Painting in the Early European Middle Ages
- Fine, small-scale sculpture in metals and ivory flourished and exquisite book covers made of ivory and embellished with gems, enamels, crystals, and cameos were produced during this period.
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Mannerist Painting
- Maniera art combines exaggerated elegance with exquisite attention to surface and detail: porcelain-skinned figures recline in an even, tempered light, regarding the viewer with a cool glance, if at all.