Their vivid anecdotal qualities have made some of them favorites of painters since the Renaissance, the result being that they stand out more prominently in the modern imagination.
ðɛɹ vˈɪvɪd ˈænɪkdˌoʊɾəl kwˈɔlᵻɾiz hæv mˌeɪd sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm fˈeɪvɚɹᵻts ʌv pˈeɪntɚz sˈɪns ðə ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt bˌiːɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ stˈænd ˈaʊt mˈoːɹ pɹˈɑːmɪnəntli ɪnðə mˈɑːdɚn ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən.