Painting, in her classical drapery and contemporary face, leans against Architecture's sturdy shoulder.
Swathed in classical drapery, the saint stares up toward a celestial trumpet protruding into the scene.
Renaissance artists had clothed their saints in classical draperies.
I asked, sniffing a purple lilac and admiring a statue of a headless woman in classical drapery.
Not far away is a woman by Muriel Castanis who, though invisible, is defined by classical drapery made of white cloth stiffened with epoxy.
She is represented beside her husband in classical drapery on a high pedestal, seated in an attitude intended to express grief.
Just as the Invisible Man was defined by his bandages, Muriel Castanis's figures are the sum of their classical draperies.
They were direct imitators of ancient Greek sculptors, and emphasized classical drapery and the nude.
The photograph was apparently shot from below, which gives the starving woman grandeur, and the folds of her clothing take on aspects of classical drapery.
Originally depicted naked, the artist was persuaded to clothe her in "classical but revealing drapery".