It is this subject matter that has brought Mason a large and enthusiastic following among sportsmen, but it is his exceptional performance with this motif that commends him to artists and discerning collectors.

Once he has been identified, however, a new melody is used to accompany his narrative, a bleak motif with barren octaves creating a rather ancient effect:

" This is the iconic motif by which Actaeon is recognized, both in ancient art and in Renaissance and post-Renaissance depictions.

It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek ( or Indo-European more generally ) names expressing " battle-prowess ", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line.

The subject has been popular in art since classical times ; it is one of several Greek myths of a Greek hero's rescue of the intended victim of an archaic sacred marriage, giving rise to the " princess and dragon " motif.

Prayer is a major motif in both the Gospel of Luke and Acts.

* The allene motif is frequently encountered in carbomers.

Inspired by the Black Death, The Dance of Death, an allegory on the universality of death, is a common painting motif in the late medieval period.

This trend is already apparent by the 8-coordination in CsCl, vs the halite motif adopted by the other alkali metal chlorides.

Also called the " caesium chloride structure ", this structural motif is composed of a primitive cubic lattice with a two-atom basis, each with an eightfold coordination ; the chloride atoms lie upon the lattice points at the edges of the cube, while the caesium atoms lie in the holes in the center of the cubes.

One of the potential helmet designs Brown rejected was a striped motif that was similar to the helmets adopted by the team in 1981 and which is still in use to this day ; however, that design featured yellow stripes on a turquoise helmet which were more uniform in width.

The echinus itself is decorated with an egg-and-dart motif.

According to David Leeming, writing in The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, the harrowing of hell is an example of the motif of the hero's descent to the underworld, which is common in many mythologies.

The contrasts between the tall, thin, fancy-struck, and idealistic Quixote and the fat, squat, world-weary Panza is a motif echoed ever since the book ’ s publication, and Don Quixote's imaginings are the butt of outrageous and cruel practical jokes in the novel.

The motif is continued in Greek Apollo, and the early Christian narratives about Archangel Michael and Saint George.

Dedham pottery is a cherished class of antiques, characterized by a distinctive crackle glaze, blue-and-white color scheme, and a frequent motif of rabbits and other animals.

In the tradition of Holy Writ, the impossibility of coming face to face with God is a recurring motif, thus the commandment against graven images ( Exodus 20. 4-5 ).

The other motif that appears is Epictetus ' opinion on the judgment of events:

The design of the first Stars and Stripes by Hopkinson had the thirteen stars arranged in a " staggered " pattern technically known as quincuncial because it is based on the repetition of a motif of five units.

The flag is a common motif on decals for car windows, and clothing ornaments such as badges and lapel pins.

This sculpture is typical of the themes and style of this artist, and the most significant example of his " inside / outside " motif.

In most GTPases, the specificity for the base guanine is imparted by the base-recognition motif, which has the consensus sequence KXD.

The primase used by archaea and eukaryotes in contrast contains a highly derived version of the RNA recognition motif ( RRM ).

Each protein chain arranges into a set of alpha-helix structural segments connected together in a globin fold arrangement, so called because this arrangement is the same folding motif used in other heme / globin proteins such as myoglobin.

Cable needles are a specific design, and are used to create the twisting motif of a knitted cable.

En plein air () is a French expression which means " in the open air ", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, which is also called peinture sur le motif (" painting on the ground ") in French.

Up to eight of the themes used in Turandot appear to be based on traditional Chinese music and anthems, and the melody of a Chinese song named " Mò Li Hūa ( 茉莉花 )", or " Jasmine ", is included as a motif for the princess.

* The term Restorationism is sometimes used to denote the religious motif of Christian primitivism, typified by various movements of the 19th century which sought return to the original pattern of Christianity

In addition, he used a lobotomy operation as a motif in Suddenly, Last Summer.

The rhyme has also been used as a reference in more serious literary works, including as a recurring motif of the Fall of Man in James Joyce's 1939 novel Finnegans Wake.

It has also been used as a common motif in popular music, including Hank Thompson's " Humpty Dumpty Heart " ( 1948 ), The Monkees ' " All the King's Horses " ( 1966 ), Aretha Franklin's " All the King's Horses " ( 1972 ).

Interestingly, Mozart used the opening motif of Clementi's B-flat major sonata ( Op.

The Eye of Providence was, on the other hand, a fairly common Christian motif throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and was commonly used as such in Europe as well as America throughout the 18th century.

The crescent motif was also used on the logos of other Canwest properties such as E!

* The Olympic Flame has been used as a symbol and main motif numerous times in different commemorative coins.

Outdoor panels were painted on fresh stucco with the motif in relief ; indoor, on fresh, pure plaster, softer than the plaster with additives ordinarily used on walls.

Heracles used it to reach Erytheia, a favorite motif of the vase-painters.

Cross-stitch is used for the background and Blackwork Embroidery, i. e. Holbein stitch is then used to outline the motif and create the surrounding decorative scrollwork.

* Karl Edward Wagner used it as a motif in his novella The River of Night's Dreaming.

A few other series have used the technology / magic combined motif, notably Apprentice Adept, another series by Piers Anthony, and Four Lords of the Diamond by Jack Chalker, although that book had an actual technological basis for the explanation of its magic, in contrast to Piers Anthony's work.

An alpine motif was used throughout the community.

The composer Paul Dukas used the contrabass sarrusophone to great effect in 1897 in his The Sorcerer's Apprentice, where the instrument begins the bassoon's macabre dance motif ( familiar to all who recall Disney's animated film Fantasia ).

Much like his two-note Jaws theme, the " five-tone " motif for Close Encounters has since become ingrained in popular culture ( the five tones are used by scientists to communicate with the visiting spaceship as a mathematical language as well as being incorporated into the film's signature theme ).

In 1975, McLaren designed red patent leather costumes for the New York Dolls and used a Soviet-style hammer and sickle motif for their stage show, as a provocative means of promoting them.

For example, the musicologist Rudolf Steglich has suggested that Handel used the device of the " ascending fourth " as a unifying motif ; this device most noticeably occurs in the first two notes of " I know that my Redeemer liveth " and on numerous other occasions.