These provide a poignant contrast to the series of moving Pietàs and Crucifixions.

Past and Future There was, in fact, a poignant contrast between the two most recent public appearances of these former rivals.

Instead, it focuses on the poignant contrast between experience and memory, and on the shifting sands of truth.

Well-Fed Bacchanals Although not still lifes, two food paintings in the Met illustrate the poignant contrast between excess and deprivation.

The vignette's quiet tone made it a poignant contrast to the prevailing din.

The searchers evoke an almost poignant contrast between the 1970's-era space technology and the 21st-century commercial technology that is a direct descendant.

It was no more than a black slash in the ground, a poignant contrast to the lofty white marble and limestone of this monumental city.

The elegant classical 18th-century cloisters make a poignant contrast with the Romanesque church.

Perhaps a few crisp slices of Irish bacon, to give the meal the poignant contrast of sweetness and salinity.

Suljagic's honesty about himself and others makes for a poignant contrast when he gives an insight into the emotions of people living in fear and isolation.