Literary notes about Depicted (AI summary)
The term "depicted" in literature is employed to convey the act of rendering an image or character with detailed precision, whether that image is literal or metaphorical. It is used to describe the visual portrayal of objects, such as heraldic symbols rendered down to specific details ([1], [2], [3]), as well as to articulate nuanced expressions and emotions on faces—from the profound sadness seen in a character's eyes ([4]) to the astonishment on a countenance ([5]). Additionally, it captures the process of outlining mythological figures and historical scenes with striking accuracy ([6], [7]), while also extending to the representation of abstract ideas and culturally significant motifs ([8], [9]). Overall, "depicted" functions as a versatile term that bridges the gap between tangible imagery and the subtleties of human emotion and cultural identity ([10], [11]).
- The bear's head, according to English ideas of heraldry, would be depicted down to the shoulders, and would show the neck couped or erased (Fig. 350).
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - A cross depicted upon the long, pointed shields of those who fought for the Cross would be of that shape, with the elongated arm in base.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - It is always depicted with the face affronté, though the body is not usually so placed.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies - Anna Mikháylovna turned up her eyes, and profound sadness was depicted on her face.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy - Then he turned slowly round to me, stupefaction depicted on his countenance.
— from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne - Heimdall was always depicted in resplendent white armour, and he was therefore called the bright god.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - Then, there are the Prodromus whales of old Scotch Sibbald, and Jonah’s whale, as depicted in the prints of old Bibles and the cuts of old primers.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville - There was a boat lying upon a sea-coast, and not far from the boat was a parchment—not a paper—with a skull depicted upon it.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe - It represents a subject often depicted by the Hindoos and the Greeks, viz., androgynism, the union of the male and female creators.
— from Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism by Thomas Inman and M.R.C.S.E. John Newton - The amazement which was suddenly depicted upon his deformed face caused the bursts of laughter to redouble around him.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - Impatience was depicted upon her face, her eyes were searching all around for somebody.
— from A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Iurevich Lermontov
