From about the middle of the 16th century these types of images became dominant, but they gradually declined in quality and originality and tended towards conventional prettiness and sentimentality.
No such criteria exist for prettiness.
His thin strident forte is in tune and does not tremble beyond endurance; and his mezza voce, though monotonous and inexpressive, is pretty as prettiness goes in the artificial school.
Establishing the characters' background rather than prettiness was the main goal of costumes.
She has been described as dark and lively, with a foreign kind of prettiness.
He believed that traditional ballet offered little more than prettiness and athletic display.
One psychologist speculated there were two opposing principles of female beauty: prettiness and rarity.
She is an artist who avoids prettiness while seeking beauty.
