Judith and Janet K were in among the armour -
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| Swords, alone and in series, by Judith |
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| Heavy metal, by Janet K |
Janet B caught the action of Hercules wrestling a bull -
Joyce found dogs in paintings -
I went downstairs to see if there might be an exhibition, but no. However the plumage flanking the passage to the loo caught my eye...
The drawing -
Looking closer.... they turned out to be 18th century Italian sculptures -
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| The goddess Diana |
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Figure representing Asia (the turban is the signifier) -
possibly part of a set of the four continents |
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| Figure representing the Americas |
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| Feathers wrought in stone |
A jumble of details - curls of hair (Diana and Asia), the feathers, the goldwork around the plinths - and a number added by the museum -
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