a culture is no better than its woods

liquidnight:

Karl Newell of ClydeHouse

Vestal

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK, 2007

Veiled Vestal by Raffaelle Monti, Marble, circa 1848

[photo used with kind permission]

Every time I see this in Pride and Prejudice, I always think to myself “how did he do it?” It’s so detailed and incredible, it just blows my mind.