You know how people who come from completely different cultures and backgrounds, people who might not even speak a single word of the same language, they might still be drawn together when their hearts are lifted by the notes of a song, or a vision on a canvas, or the graceful arc of a dance.

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These paintings were a source for Piero della Francesca's cycle on the same subject, painted in Arezzo in the middle of the following century, though Gaddi, with happy disregard for realism in scale, hardly anticipates the rigorous perspective and complex geometry of Piero's work, not to mention its cold, clear atmosphere or the figures' graceful stillness.

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Made entirely of pink gold with a diamond touch, the new line celebrates true romantic love or the everlasting bonds of friendship through the graceful intertwining of curves that represent variations on the horizontal eight configuration: the universal symbol for infinity.

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In the event of a problem on the way to orbit, for example, a crew would have the option of a graceful landing, without destroying the vehicle or its payload.

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Modern driveways can typically be solid nondescript masses of asphalt or concrete, leading directly to the garage door, rather than providing a graceful arrival to the front door.

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