In depictions of pankration and wrestling from ancient Greece, you will see recognizable body locks and trips".
In depictions of the Crucifixion, there is always the need to find an appropriately expressive spot somewhere between alienating idealisation at one extreme and a near-pornography of suffering at the other.
In depictions of Revolutionary War battles, Western exploration and adventure, we see the formation of a national mythology at work, one that helped Americans to define themselves and their young nation.
It is sometimes seen in depictions of the Virgin Mary through association with the lily.
Islamic painting abounds in depictions of prophets, kings, and political dignitaries whose crowns of hair are fully covered.
"Salt of the Earth" surveys the monumental work of Sebastião Salgado, a photographer specialising in depictions of humanity in extremis.
The massive dome ceiling is covered in depictions of the indigenous workers who died in the Bolivian mine of Potosí.
It revels in depictions of vengeful ghosts, unabashedly sensual women and nature as an emblem of personal heartbreak.
A hallmark of Mr. Kelley's shows is often the thinnest application of logic or reason in depictions of a world dedicated to logic and reason.
Today anti-Semitism still makes only flickering appearances in a television universe awash in depictions of religious biases, racial conflicts and cultural collisions.
With her pearls, perfect posture and Daughters of the American Revolution pedigree, she basked in depictions of herself as the perfect wife and mother.
