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  • Jewel-encrusted gold figure on the prow of a royal barge in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_079.jpg
  • Guardian figure in the Bangkok Royal Palace compound.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_321.jpg
  • Figure on the prow of one of the Thai royal barges, in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  Frontal view showing gilded and bejeweled ferocity of the deity represented.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_074.jpg
  • Figure on the prow of one of the Thai royal barges, in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  Frontal view showing gilded and bejeweled ferocity of the deity represented.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_076.jpg
  • Angkor, Ta Som : detail of one Apsara dancer figure in a niche, surrounded by scrolled foliage ornament.
    Apsara_Angkor_KHM200602--253.jpg
  • painted plaster figure of a pilgrim on the facade of a Jain temple in a Kutch village, Gujarat.
    Statue Jain pilgrim Kutch IND201301-...jpg
  • Angkor, Ta Som temple: detail of one Apsara dancer figure in a niche, surrounded by scrolled foliage ornament.  She is bare-breasted and wears an enigmatic smile as one arm is raised holding what looks like a club.
    Khmer Apsara KHM200602--253.jpg
  • Statue of an angel on the Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome.  The figures, carrying the instruments of Christ's passion, were executed by Bernini's pupils (Antonio Raggi, Antonio Giorgetti and Ercole Ferrata) between 1660 and 1668 to Bernini's design.  This one holds a scroll INRI, expressing symbolic pain under its flying robes and wings.  Cloudy, rain-filled sky above and behind the figure.
    Statue angel Ponte Sant'Angelo ITA20...jpg
  • Bejeweled gold and red enamel mythical protective figure brandishing snakes  on the prow of a royal barge in the Thai Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  This barge is named  Narai Song Suban H.M. King Rama IX.
    Thai sculpture THA200603_074.jpg
  • Prague, soft sculpture of a hooded man hanging from a roof.  Four pedestrians (young women) walk underneath it, ignoring it.  Traffic sign: right turn arrow.  Graffiti on the wall of the three-storey building from which the figure hangs.
    Prague-old-town-street-scene-CZR2009...jpg
  • Rome, Santa Prassede, chapel of Saint Zeno, dome, pendentives, mosaics.  8th century. Detail of one pendentive with figure of an angel wearing a white robe, standing on a globe,  hands upraised as though holding up the central dome with its figure of Christ Pantocrator.
    Santa-Prassede-mosaic-Rome_ITA200901...jpg
  • Jewel-encrusted gold mythical protective  figure on the prow of the Aaura Vayuphak royal barge in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
    Thai sculpture THA200603_079.TIF
  • The statue is in the Theology Hall (with a curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work) dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, part of the Strahov Monastery in Hradcany, Prague.  Of richly painted wood, the figure holds one hand to his cheek as though with toothache, and a lantern (?) in the other.  His facial expression seems quite agonized.
    Strahov-Library-St.John-CZR200901--0...jpg
  • Angkor, Ta Som: figure of a celestial numph or datara, in a niche, surrounded by ornamental detail, on an exterior wall of the Ta Som temple.
    Angkor_temple_Ta_Som_KHM200602_253.jpg
  • The statue is in the Theology Hall (with a curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work) dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, part of the Strahov Monastery in Hradcany, Prague.  Of richly painted wood, the figure holds one hand to his cheek as though with toothache, and a lantern (?) in the other.  His facial expression seems quite agonized.
    Statue St. John Strahov CZR200901--0...jpg
  • Statue of a winged griffin (gryphon -- body of a lion, head and wings of an eagle) with its front paws, claws extended, on the supine figure of a man.  Set on a Byzantine column, with others on either side.  Symbol of imperial power and protection.
    Gryphon_human_Venezia_ITA200403-5-13.jpg
  • Silver and silver-gilt sculpture on the tomb of tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague.  a Baroque monument cast in silver and silver-gilt that was designed by Fischer von Erlach, 1736.  Detail of a seated female figure holding a large book upright with her left hand and looking mournfully over her shoulder.
    Silver statue CZR200901--0201.jpg
  • Close up image of one of the gilded sandstone figures playing music on the exterior wall of the Chinese Tea House, Sans Souci, Potsdam.  This figure is a woman holding a lute.  The sculptors' models were European, despite the Chinese costumes.
    Gilded_lutenist_SC199310-2-009card5x...jpg
  • Silver and silver-gilt sculpture on the tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the Cathedral of St Vitus, Prague.  a Baroque monument cast in silver and silver-gilt that was designed by Fischer von Erlach, 1736.  Detail of a seated female figure holding a large book upright with her left hand and looking mournfully over he shoulder.
    Silver-sculpture-woman-CZR200901--02...jpg
  • Frontal view of a lion figure holding up a fountain in the Patio dos Leones, Alhambra,  It emits a trickle of water from its mouth, looking a bit surprised.
    Lion fountain ESP201210--0265.jpg
  • Marble statue of St. Luke, by Nanni di Banco, in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.  The work was on the original facade of the cathedral, which was redesigned and built.  The seated figure looks down on us with a supercilious sneer, holding a book on his knee with one hand.
    Saint Luke Renaissance statue ITA201...jpg
  • Gilded figure of a robed musician holding gongs, on the facade of the Japanese Tea House on the grounds of Frederick the Great's palace Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany.
    Gilded statue SC199310-2-017.jpg
  • Afternoon sunlight pouring along a path in the San Michele cemetery island, Venice.  The overall scene looks toward the water gate with cemetery and offerings on either side of the poplar lined avenue.  In the distance, a figure in a red shirt seems to be about to vanish in the light.
    Spiritual-journey_ITA200403-8-2pr14x...jpg
  • Close up of a lion figure, part of the Lion Court in the Alhambra, emitting a trickle of water from a tiny pipe in its mouth.  The style is not realistic.
    Lion fountain ESP201210--0265.psd
  • Detail of two kneeling caryatid figures on the Wat Arun, Bangkok, made from ceramic scraps and shards.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_084.jpg
  • Closeup of a sleeping dark grey granite Buddha, Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos.  His smiling head rests on his right hand as he sleeps on his side.  He is draped with a new bright yellow shawl.  Wall hanging behind him in red and yellow patterns.
    Sleeping_Buddha_statue_LAO200601_259.jpg
  • Petroglyph at Hast bin Sult, near Nizwa, Oman.  Low relief carving of a man, arms upraised.  Exaggeratedly swollen biceps.  He holds a weapon (hammer or axe) over a woman next to him.  Rough boulder, clear blue sky at upper right.  Unknown date and origin.
    Ancient_Omani_petroglyph_OMN200801--...jpg
  • Detail of guardian lion, with orange-painted breasts, beside gate to the Golden Temple in Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal.  The face grins cheerfully
    Nepali guardian lion NPL200110-5-0.jpg
  • Head and shoulders of a sentimental bronze statue of Pocahontas at Jamestown, VA., made in 1922.  The sculptor, William Ordway Partridge, made her look noble and loving.
    Pocahontas_statue_USA.VA200711---102...jpg
  • Great Pyramid, northeast corner, profile, one person descending seen in silhouette.  Dramatically cloudy sky, magical qualityh of sunlight on the huge blocks of the structure.  Diagonal of the slope is prominent.
    Great-pyramid-silhouette-EGY1978-46-...jpg
  • Sculpture of angel on the corner of the Doges' Palace colonnade, seen from roof of San Marco.  The angel, wearing richly folded drapery and wings,  looks frightened.  The upper part of the Gothic colonnade stretches away beyond.
    Angel_Doges_Palace_Venezia_ITA200403...jpg
  • Bronze winged lion with book, 18C by Antonio Gai,  on gates to Sansovino's Loggetto, in Piazza of San Marco, Venice.  Detail showing just the lion staring at the camera, holding an open book facing outward.
    Winged_lion_bronze_200402-3-27.jpg
  • Male caryatid on the facade of a bank in Aix-en-Provence.  Bearded face, bare chested, wearing a wrap around his hips.
    Caryatid SC200208-26.jpg
  • High key rendition of the copy of Rodin's The Thinker in the Baltimore Museum of Art, emphasizing arms and hand pressed to his face.
    Rodin-BMA-light-2045.jpg
  • Carved wood musical angel in choir stall of an English cathedral.  Cutout from photo with purple background added.
    musicalangelchoirstall copy.jpg
  • Chiang Mai, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep; seated green plastic Buddha; gilded Buddha standing behind, seemingly in a protective posture.  The latter is reflected in a mirror on the stupa behind them.
    Buddha figures THA200603_007.jpg
  • Chiang Mai, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Buddha statue, seated, covered with gold leaf peeling slightly.
    Wat_Phrathat_Doi_Suthep_THA200603_2...jpg
  • Statue of Ataturk on a war memorial looking over the town square of Ayvalik
    Ayvalik TUR199710-2a.jpg
  • Group of standing gilded wooden Buddha figures, each wrapped in a red stole, in a storeroom on the grounds of the Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang, Laos.  One Figure in the foreground holds both hands in front in the "peace" gesture.  The others have their hands hanging down at their sides.
    Bring_peace_Buddha_saying_LAO200601-...jpg
  • Naga balustrade, Angkor Thom.  Side view of the demons (asuras) holding the body of the Naga (cobra), visible in pieces held by each figure.  City moat beyond.  Some of the heads are modern replacements.  The figures hold a squatting position as they pull o the body of the serpent as they churn the sea of milk.
    Angkor_Thom_bridge-into-city-KHM2006...jpg
  • Petroglyphs at Hast bin Sult, Oman, with figures of man, woman, baby, and others, carved in low relief on a rock 20 feet high.  Unknown origin and date but a legend is attached.
    OMN200801--3656.jpg
  • Desert view from the back of a chestnut horse, whose ears show in the image.  In the distance, two other figures on horseback.
    Horseback in the Sahara near Giza.jpg
  • Petroglyphs at Hast bin Sult, Oman, with figures of man, woman, baby, and others, carved in low relief on a rock 20 feet high.  Unknown origin and date but a legend is attached.
    OMN200801--3660pr_3x19.jpg
  • Figures in a glass case at the Lon don Museum are dressed in Victorian era costumes in a setting meant to suggest the then popular Vauxhall Park.
    Costume exhibit ENG201012--1900.jpg
  • IND201301--0667 - Copy.jpg
  • Restaurant sign on Golden Lane, Hradcany Castle, Prague.   Shows a winged pig grinning and holding a twisted horn.
    Flying pig Prague CZR200901--0190.jpg
  • Restaurant sign on Golden Lane, Hradcany Castle, Prague.   Shows a winged pig grinning and holding a twisted horn of plenty.
    Restaurant-sign-winged-pig-CZR200901...jpg
  • Rome, Ara Pacis, detail of sculptured reliefs of white marble, restored.   A goddess sits amid a scene of fertility and prosperity with twins on her lap. Scholars have variously suggested that the goddess is Italia, Tellus (Earth), Venus, and Peace, though other views also circulate. Due to the widespread depiction around the sculpture of scenes of peace, and because the Altar is named "peace", the favored conclusion is that the goddess is Pax.
    Ara Pacis panel ITA200901--0495-2.jpg
  • Angkor Wat : modern Buddha shrine within the temple, its figure of the Buddha having also four pairs of arms as a Hindu figure of Shiva.
    Buddhist_Hindu_deity_statue_KHM20060...jpg
  • Trsteno, Croatia: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure emitting water from his mouth.
    Blowing water HRV200606-350.jpg
  • Tiered roofs of the Patan temple Jagannarayan Mandir, with a figure of King Yoganarandra Malla on the top of a column in front of it.  Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO Monument Zone in the Kathmandu Valley. Temple dated late 16th century.  The king ruled ca. 1685-1706.
    Nepal-Patan-temple-NPL200110-5-5sc.jpg
  • Piazza Navona, Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, detail of the figure representing the River Nile, its head covered; part of the figure representing the Amazon River visible behind it, and the facade of Santa Agnese in Agone.
    Bernini_fountain_four_rivers_Rome_IT...jpg
  • Street fountain in an alley beside the Palazzo Doria Pamphilij, Fontanella del Facchino, 16th century.  Figure of a man, probably a porter, holding a barrel from which the water pours from a hole in its side to fall into a basin below.  Cobbled street, protective chain in front of the figure.
    Street_fountain_Rome_ITA200901--1068...jpg
  • St Peter's Square, Bernini colonnade, interior curve; man seated writing in the foreground, orange backpack at his feet; another figure partly visible behind another column.
    St-Peters-Bernini-colonnade-Rome_ITA...jpg
  • Looking upward toward the golden Buddha at the top of the Wat Arun central "prang" or pyramidal tower.  Plain stairway dominates, while the walls on either side are decorated with bits of ceramic, figures, flowers, and borders of intricate design.  A golden figure of the Buddha seated on three elephants is at the top.  Construction began in 1809, using rubble brought on ships as ballast.
    Bangkok_Wat_Arun_THA200603_086.jpg
  • Early Renaissance architecture: the key figure is Filippo Brunelleschi.  His Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital, (1419-ca.1445), is the first major monument of his elegant classical style with its arches and colonnades.  This is the courtyard inside, its serene colonnade arching over a potted orange tree.
    Brunelleschi-courtyard-colonnade-ITA...jpg
  • Angkor Wat, Naga figure on fence surrounding temple terrace, dirt road into forest beyond.
    Angkor_Wat_exterior-Seven-headed naga
  • Life size ceramic figure of a guardian dog, stylized Pekingese type, at the entrance of a pagoda in North Vietnam. It snarls, showing teeth.
    Ceramic Vietnamese dog VTN200602--04...jpg
  • Sukothai, statue of a walking Buddha outside the Wat Traphang Nguyen.  An offering of a few white blossoms hangs from his upraised left hand.  The figure appears to sway in some kind of sacred dance.
    Sukhothai_Buddha_Traphang_Nguyen_THA...jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure pouring water from his mouth.
    Trsteno-Croatia-HRV200606-350.jpg
  • View from the entrance along the interior of the library, lined with bookshelves, globes, and stands for large works.  Frescoes and curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, and a painted wooden figure of St. John holding his hand to his jaw as though he had a toothache.
    Prague-Strahov-Library-CZR200901--02...jpg
  • Oman, ruins of the city of Qalhat.  Only the mosque of Bibi Maryam remains, built in the 13th century when Qalhat was a wealthy trading port, visited by Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta.  Earthquake levelled it in 14th century.  Single figure of a man in the doorway and outside the small, symmetrical structure. Wearing an orange dishdasha, he holds a point-and-shoot digital camera.  Ocean horizon and bright blue sky beyond.
    Qalhat_ruined_mosque_OMN200801--3996.jpg
  • Bocca della verita, in the porch of Santa Maria de Cosmedin, Rome.  Young woman  smiling, her hand in the mouth of the figure.
    Bocca-verita-Rome_ITA200901--0968.jpg
  • Early Renaissance architecture: the key figure is Filippo Brunelleschi.  His Ospedale degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital, (1419–ca.1445), is the first major monument of his elegant classical style with its arches and colonnades.  This is the courtyard inside.
    ITA201012-088 BW.jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736.  Male figure pouring water from his mouth.
    HRV200606-350.jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736. Female figure shoots water from her mouth.
    Blowing water HRV200606-345a.tif
  • Hindu shrine in a Kathmandu street; seated Nepali man wearing a Dhaka Topi (traditional hat) contemplates red-painted niche in nearby wall.  He is a solitary and contemplative figure against the shrine background of freshly painted red brick..
    Kathmandu-shrine-solitary-man-NPL200...jpg
  • Trsteno: fountain of Neptune in the garden of the Gucetic family summer house.  Fountain and sculpture date from 1736. Female figure shoots water from her mouth.
    Trsteno-Croatia-HRV200606-345a.jpg
  • Romanesque era (12th century) figure of a crouching lion, life size, with three small men standing behind it.  One of a pair (see HRV200606-142),
    Split-Croatia-HRV200606-111.jpg
  • Intricate design of female figure, vines, dentils, and other ornamental rows, on a Romano-Byzantine column capital re-used in a later building..
    Dubrovnik-Croatia-HRV200606-378.jpg
  • Sea salt evaporating industry near Sakhon, Thailand.  Conical piles of salt, 4-5 workers in the backgroud; main figure carries a yoke, its pans filled with salt, as he steps carfully along a wooden plank bridge over the water.
    Salt-worker-yoke-THA200603_376.jpg
  • Cemetery of San Michele, Venice, view along the path toward the gondola gate.  Late afternoon, strong sunlight pouring down between the cypress trees.  A single figure in a red coat vanishes in the distance.  Graves on either side of the path, some with flowers.
    San-Michele-cemetery-Venezia_ITA2004...jpg
  • One of the replica quadriga on roof of San Marco, detail, seen from the animal's left side looking toward the gilded figure of the winged lion on top of the mast in the piazza..
    Saint-Marks-basilica-Venezia_ITA2004...jpg
  • "Gobbo del Rialto", 16th century sculpture of a hunchback crouching on one knee to bear a terrible weight on his bent head,  in the Campo del San Giacomo near Rialto bridge.  It supports a platform from which announcements used to be made.  The figure's neck is sharply bent and his face looks pained..
    Man_crouching_under_weight_Venezia_I...jpg
  • Oman, ruins of the city of Qalhat.  Only the mosque of Bibi Maryam remains, built in the 13th century when Qalhat was a wealthy trading port, visited by Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta.  Earthquake levelled it in 14th century.  Single figure of a man in the doorway and outside the small, symmetrical structure.
    OMN200801--3996.jpg
  • Hindu shrine newly built in Kathmandu street.  Woman in red sari emerges after making an offering to the deity within. Building rubble piled in front, not having been removed.  A second shrine of similar type can be seen down the street  Both are very small; a home for the figure of the deity inside.
    Hindu-shrine-Kathmandu-NPL200110-4-2...jpg
  • Gilded and enameled  squatting figure acting as a caryatid holding up a corner of a building in the grounds of the Thai Royal Palace in Bangkok.
    Thai_caryatid_THA200603_329.jpg
  • Life sized stone or concrete figure of a seated guardian lion wearing a fabric red ribbon, outside a pagoda in Vietnam.  A little dog is between its front paws.
    Statue_guardian_lion_VTN200602--0493.jpg
  • Hindu shrine newly built in Kathmandu street.  Woman in red sari emerges after making an offering to the deity within. She carries a plate and jug as she descends the stairs.  Building rubble piled in front, not having been removed.  A second shrine of similar type can be seen down the street  Both are very small; a home for the figure of the deity inside.
    New_Hindu_temple_shrine_NPL200110-4-...jpg
  • Looking up at the bronze statue of St. John Nepomuk on the Charles Bridge, Prague.  His figure, shown from the knees up, holds a crucifix and a gilded palm branch, & wears a gilded halo with 5 stars  Plain blue sky beyond.  The martyred saint's facial expression is mournful; he was killed and thrown from this bridge in 1393 as a result of a church-state struggle between the Kings of Bohemia and the Pope.  The statue was made by Jan Brokoff in 1683.
    Statue St. John Nepomuk Prague CZR20...jpg
  • Shallow relief of a trio of apsara dancers on a wall of one of the Angkor temples.  The center figure is larger and above the two other figures.  knees jutting out to the side.
    Apsara_dancer_KHM200602_286.jpg
  • Looking up at the figure, shown from the knees up, holding a crucifix and a gilded palm branch, wearing a gilded halo with 5 stars  Plain blue sky beyond.  The martyred saint's facial expression is mournful; he was killed and thrown from this bridge in 1393 as a result of a church-state struggle between t he Kings of Bohemia and the Pope.  The statue was made by Jan Brokoff in 1683.
    Statue-Baroque-Nepomuk-CZR200901--01...jpg
  • Bhaktapur, World Heritage city, statue of Shiva with trident; basalt; at the base of the Datatreya Temple, built by King Yaksha Malla, 1428.  Frontal view of the squatting figure, holding a club..
    NPL200110-2-8.jpg
  • Thien Mu (Huong ) Pagoda, on the Perfume River near Hue, Vietnam: fierce and colorful guardian statue figure in ancient military garb seen through an arched doorway.
    Hue_Thien_Mu_Pagoda_Vietnamese_Herit...jpg
  • Through the display window of the gallery of Monika Spruth and Philomene Magers, London, during a show of new photos by Cindy Sherman, whose figure is seen in over life size enlargement on the walls.  They are so placed in a black-and-white background landscape that the three standing figures, each in a different costume, seem to float. I have admired Sherman's work and went specifically to look at this show.  It was to me more like a performance than an exhibition of work one might want to own.  Nevertheless an interesting view at dusk.  The street behind is reflected faintly in the windows too.
    Stunning-strange-photography-exhibit...jpg
  • The mosque caretaker opens the interior shutters to the morning.  His gowned figure is silhouetted against the iron grillwork of the window.  A folded newspaper is in his left hand.
    Opening to the morning
  • Close up of the crouching hunchback granite figure near the Rialto Bridge, in Venice.  His head is bowed and turned to one side under the weight he bears.  Facial expression shows pain and neck seems about to break.
    Gobbo di Rialto ITA200403-01-26.jpg
  • Kathmandu, Patan, Golden Temple during Dasain holiday, 2001.  Facade and entrance gate, frontal view.  Two guardian lion sculptures, one on either side of the approach. Figure on the right has female breasts painted a vivid orange. Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara: A Buddhist temple known locally as Golden Temple, located in the Durbar Square monument zone of the Kathmandu Valley.
    Patan-Golden-Temple-NPL200110-5-22.jpg
  • Ferragamo has the splendid medieval Palazzo Spini Feroni for the company museum.  A look through the window shows the painted plaster ceiling with an image of a male figure astride a flying eagle, surrounded by cherubs.
    Florence-Ferragamo-museum-ITA201101-...jpg
  • Angkor: Prasat Kravan (10th century): east facade in the morning sun, seen from the altar opposite.  Shadows of tree branches stretch across the grass towards the temple. Tourist figure visible in center and left hand doorways.  A small charming Hindu - influenced temple in the Angkor complex.
    Angkor_temple-Prasat_Kravan_KHM20060...jpg
  • Cham towers of Po Nagar (a goddess) near Nha <br />
Trang, Vietnam.  This tower built in 817AD of brick without mortar. This figure is a four-armed Shiva dancing on the sacred bull Nandin.  These towers were abandoned after the end of the Champa kingdom in the 18th century.  Recently revived as a place of worship for the local Champa people, a minority in the Vietnamese population.
    Shiva at Po Nagar VTN200602-042.jpg
  • Stone circle, Dartmoor.  Figure of a young man leans agaisnt one of the upright stones.  Landscape of wide expanse of moor and sky.
    Dartmoor_stone_circle_LD198707-3-1 c...jpg
  • A passerby tosses a handful of marigold petals onto a statue of winged Garuda, already splashed with vermilion and petals.  Only her arm and hand gesturing with its shadow is visible, as is the shadow of a trident nearby, balancing the composition and framing the figure of Garuda. The 10 day annual Dashain festival is enthusiastically celebrated in Kathmandu..
    Spiritual_practise_Dashain_NPL200110...jpg
  • Porphyry statue of the four emperors clutch each other in the snow from their position on the southwest corner of the cathedral of St. Mark's, Venice, with a woman and a child exiting the cathedral behind them, and a Gothic Virgin and Child statue beside the door jamb.  Snow and slush on the ground.  Juxtaposition of two very different styles of figure sculpture to scale and real people.
    tetrarchs-statue-Venezia_ITA200403-5...jpg
  • 18th century statue of an elaborately robed female figure in the Cartuja de Granada sacristy.  She looks down on the camera while showing some leg rather flirtatiously.
    Cartuja de Granada sacristy ESP20121...jpg
  • Misericord in the Toledo Cathedral: figure of a man pouring from a basket to feed a pig, which waits eagerly.
    Misericord_Toledo_cathedral_ESP20121...jpg
  • Statue of St. Mark with winged angels at peak of central doorway, San Marco, Venice, reach for the sky as they look down toward the people.  A seagull flying by seems to greet the figure of the saint and echoes the gilded wings of the angels and the winged lion of Saint Mark.
    Wings_from_heavens_ITA200403-5-8.jpg
  • Detail of one facial portrait of a king; profiles of two others on either side. Festooned with leafy vines.  The sculpture sits on top of a gopura, or gate, to a temple precinct.  The figure faces in all four cardinal directionsin indicating protection all around.
    Angkor gopura head
  • Angkor Thom : Naga balustrade on the entrance causeway over the moat.  Detail of first figure holding the naga's head.  Hand and foot discernible in foreground, in front of ferocious looking face.
    Angkor_Thom_bridge-Ferocious king po..rait
  • Side view of a floating boat home on Tonle Sap, showing the front porch on the bow, with the silhouette of a figure lying in a hammock
    Cambodia_Tonle_Sap_KHM200602-179.jpg
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