Generally, only the exceptional antiques move -- those blessed with impeccable provenance, splendid color and flawless carving.
There was a display of framed photographs on the wall, one was a splendid color snapshot of Pache's late father, Chief John Pache, Sr.
Prince Charles's new book, "The Elements of Organic Gardening" (Kales Press), written with Stephanie Donaldson, sets forth his horticultural philosophy and buttresses it with splendid color photographs, many of them featuring the prince and his wife, a spade or both.
No. Gatsby showed his splendid colors in a quieter gesture, when he decided to stand watch outside Daisy's house after the hit and run, thinking to protect her from Tom — dear Daisy, who at that same moment was sitting across from Tom, over a plate of cold fried chicken, the two of them in the "natural intimacy" of their eternal conspiracy.
The robes are displayed as art, and their finely embroidered decorative symbols and splendid colors -- brilliant yellow for the emperor, more muted yellow for his underlings -- tell much about life and rank in the almost 300 years of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
Technically the Franco-British-Italian co-production released by Paramount is uneven, crudely matching studio sets with the sometimes splendid location color photography.Yet Mr. Ray's highly individualistic preoccupation with moral tensions expresses itself in a series of unusually provocative scenes.
Throughout "Gong" — which again features Ms. Abrera, Ms. Murphy, Mr. Gomes and Mr. Whiteside alongside the illustrious Herman Cornejo and others — the splendid individual colors of Isaac Mizrahi's costumes are a keen source of pleasure: perfect for the wonderful sonorities of the McPhee score (conducted by Charles Barker).
Even with her sooty vision, she was struck by the fractured beauty of the moment, the rim of the stadium with its hanging flags, the splendid flashes of color, the brightness and crispness of the track.
Gorgeous sunsets cast a splendid array of colors over the landscape, and at almost any coastal spot, a picnic is a treat.
In Schubert's "Winterreise" a year ago at Carnegie Hall, Mr. Goerne proved intrusively finicky, manipulating every splendid syllable, tone and color.
Pieces of folded cloth hang in front of doors, transforming dusty street roads into beautiful sceneries of splendid patterns and breathtaking colors, a sight worthy of admiration.
