The survival of elements of the sacred kingship in the Christian West is especially depicted in coronation rites.
This ideal-reality paradox connects to his paintings, especially those depicting ballet.
Mr. Ramos's 1962 drawing of the superhero character Dr. Midnight is especially alluring, depicting the masked crusader leaping into battle.
"Ocean Scene, Henrietta Scudding" is especially evocative, depicting the fast-sailing schooner Henrietta battling some treacherous midocean sailing conditions during the first trans-Atlantic yacht race in December 1866.
He adds that the First World War hasn't been especially well depicted on film in recent years and that Birdsong remains as topical as ever.
The "Nutcracker" mice are especially vividly depicted — in mouse heads, attire and performances — and, as in 2010, Justin Souriau-Levine as the Little Mouse is a particular winner.
But his pages have become less and less cartoonish over the years -- to the point where they now verge on a kind of realism, especially when depicting interiors and street scenes.
In fact the dung was never Ofili's great innovation, and many of his colorful young paintings, especially those depicting his comic book hero Captain Shit, come across today as one-note exercises.
A row of small, cast plaster reliefs, perhaps used for making silver decorations, are exquisite, especially one depicting a helmeted youth seen in profile, with his back partly turned to us.
"Hay Cart Along a River" (1865-70) is especially memorable, depicting a group of peasants coming together at day's end by a river on the edge of a vast, open field.
