The V & A. ~details~

The V & A. ~faces~

The Golden Age of Couture ~Paris/London 1947-57 versus today's age of couture.

The V & A. ~beauty~

Helen of Troy - 19thC. - Rome


unfinished painting ~ love's wayfaring Burne-Jones 1895


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The V & A. ~sculpture~

Surya, the hindu sun god mid 13th C. - Karnataka,India


ivory comb. Sri Lanka - 18th C.


the "sanchi" torso, India. c.900. the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the most widely revered bodhisattva in buddhism.

from shobdon church, herts, c.1140 plaster cast of tympanum. Plaster cast from 1850 before church was demolished!

london. More Light!