5 sentences with 'robes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word robes and other words derived from it.
• « The distinctive robes and hats of graduation ceremonies are directly descended from medieval models. »
• « In this well-known portrait of Erasmus, he is depicted wearing heavy fur-lined robes and hats, a necessity even when in northern Europe for much of the year. Realist portraiture was another great innovation of the Renaissance period. »
• « Among the objects found were tiny gilt-bronze leopards inlaid with silver that were attached to the sleeves of the robes to keep them taut. »
• « In the funerary enclosure there are four female figures in elegant robes and four male figures with staffs and halberds; between the two groups there is a green dragon holding the sun, a white tiger holding the moon, a serpent-turtle, a phoenix and a series of golden stars linked by red lines; these animals are divinities reflecting the conception of the universe. »
• « Images of St John the Baptist and St Stephen were also discovered, wrapped in rich robes and flanked by inscriptions in Greek and the ancient Nubian language. »