This was also the heyday of the "capriccio," or architectural and landscape fantasy, established by Marco Ricci and developed by Canaletto and Tiepolo. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Jacquet also appears to have been the first to use ‘capriccio’ as a musical title. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
This is not a 100% historically accurate rendering, by the way, just a little capriccio. From Wordnik.com. [Veniceblog:] Reference
He trembled lest he should have been the plaything of a whim, for he had heard what a capriccio might mean in an. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Savarus] Reference
Not a strict depiction of an actual locale, it is more in the Italian tradition of the capriccio, or imaginary scene. From Wordnik.com. [When They Were in Rome] Reference
Cole painted this capriccio on commision for an architect famous for his Greek and Gothic Revival buildings, Ithiel Town. From Wordnik.com. [Capriccio in Art] Reference
In painting, a capriccio is an architectural fantasy that combines various buildings, ruins, or landscape elements into an extravagant juxtaposition. From Wordnik.com. [Capriccio in Art] Reference
Sir, I had rather play a capriccio to Calliope herself than draw my bow across my fiddle before that very man; and yet. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
She did not go so far as to wish herself a sharer in the sentiment, but she thought it heroism on her part to repress the capriccio, as the. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrix] Reference
This poem ought not to be considered more than as a capriccio, or sport of the fancy, on which he has expended much labour to little purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the English Poets]
She did not go so far as to wish herself a sharer in the sentiment, but she thought it heroism on her part to repress the/capriccio/, as the Italians say. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrix] Reference
The stillness returned, save for the little voices of the night -- the owl's recitative, the capriccio of the crickets, the concerto of the frogs in the grass. From Wordnik.com. [Roads of Destiny] Reference
But presently I did begin a capriccio, which I like very much, and it did go ever louder and louder; and I forgot that it was midnight and that everybody was asleep. From Wordnik.com. [Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life] Reference
And at David Tunick 19 East 66th Street the extremes include a large landscape capriccio from 1701 by Hendrik Soukens that is every bit as busy as Mr. Warshaw's Anthony. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Beside the solo violin passages he introduced a new 'inaugural capriccio' section in the Allegro movements to allow the soloist further opportunity to display technique. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
Contact you dream? you listen? spoken word? bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. From Wordnik.com. [bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. 8 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
April 19th, 2006 at 9: 23 pm capriccio says. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Dan Bartlett Caught In A Lie: ‘No One Ever Said The War Would Result In Cheaper Gas Prices’] Reference
« bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. From Wordnik.com. [ron offen | 2 poems and more about… « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
« norbert blei | I’m not finished with winter yet bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. From Wordnik.com. [robert frost | the peaceful shepherd « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
Bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. 8 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground. From Wordnik.com. [bill holm | brahm’s capriccio in c major, opus 76, no. 8 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
Will this capriccio hold in thee? art sure?. From Wordnik.com. [All's Well That Ends Well] Reference
Ben Manns capriccio. From Wordnik.com. [Make A DIY Document Holder With A Single Binder Clip | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
A Venetian capriccio. From Wordnik.com. [Veniceblog:] Reference
In cui Yuol ch '0om s' ingolfi a fuo capriccio. From Wordnik.com. [Essai Sur L'homme: Poëme Philosophique] Reference
Davenport's story is a capriccio rooted in fact. From Wordnik.com. [Anecdotal Evidence] Reference
capriccio nefnet13. From Wordnik.com. [Make A DIY Document Holder With A Single Binder Clip | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Providence, R.I.; 401-421-1320; www. cafenuovo.com/capriccio. From Wordnik.com. [Capriccio, Providence, R.I.] Reference
Christopher Hogwood / Frescobaldi: capriccio sopra la battaglia. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
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