drapery

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Restorations of unknown date have resulted in the exposure of under drawing in certain areas, like the drapery of Salome, and a blurring of the line distinguishing the Virgin’s pillow from the gilded ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The gleaming surface of the projecting figure and a background of sleeping soldiers, angels, drapery and clouds embody the inexplicable moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

The darkness of the woods and muddy terrain was just as effective scenery as any of the bedsheet drapery or wooden flats that had been set up.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

The drapery slyly recalls Renaissance artist Hans Holbein’s famous double portrait of “The Ambassadors,” rife with undertones of deadly religious discord during the reign of the much-married Henry VIII.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

I drew back the drapery and inspected the spot where I'd concealed myself the day before.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood