drapery
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But as the Oxford Companion says of Gainsborough, “Unlike most of his contemporaries he employed no drapery painter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
He has given us, instead, a whirlwind of active bodies and body parts, of fluttering wings, limbs and drapery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The large, angled handkerchief is a subtle formal echo of the drapery opening diagonally above Mariana’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
“Certain colors get canceled out. You have to think about wallpapers, upholstery and drapery fabric. Those are the big things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
She came to me at once, a strange rather ludicrous figure in her eastern drapery, the bangles jangling on her wrists.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Heavy draperies hang at the windows instead of venetian blinds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Her paintings contain visual throwbacks to the gilding and draperies of Renaissance paintings, yet also represent stars from films and pop culture.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
There, gleaming gypsum flowers bloom from stone draperies laced with translucent cave pearls.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023
“From an aesthetic standpoint, our guest rooms almost always have wallpaper, printed draperies or a pretty rug,” says Ducsik.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
How was Granny going to stay all around Miss Love if she got new parlor draperies?
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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