sumptuousness

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The “Firebird” Suite blossomed in a rainbow of extravagant orchestral color, while Dudamel brought a new sumptuousness to “Rite of Spring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Klimt’s art-historical importance as the leader of the turn-of-the-century Vienna Secession movement, and the decorative sumptuousness of his paintings, have always made him a highly valued artist.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

I recall being hesitant about the butter, but it added such a rounded, rich sumptuousness that olive oil just doesn't impart.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2023

To tell their story with as much flair and sumptuousness as any other.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Gautier attracted him by his sumptuousness of epithet, the perfectly realised material splendours of gold, of marble, of colour.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James