Peter O'toole Core

A dress made of cotton muslin, gilded metal thread and Indian jewel beetles (sternocera aeqisignata), Britain, 1868-1869 CE. Over 5000 beetle wings or parts of wings were used to decorate this dress.

Now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Sochi 2014 Closing ceremony | Russian literature

Safavid carpet, 16th c. GORGEOUS.

Jean Ranc (1674–1735), Portrait of Barbara of Portugal (details)

My Little Princess (2011)

Sabr: patience, endurance, self-control

Academy Award for Best Cinematography - Color:

35. Lawrence of Arabia

Year: 1962

Director: David Lean

Cinematographer: Freddie Young

Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1

Lucas Cranach, the Elder (details)

Ali smacking people.

literature:  —  dorian gray  { the picture of dorian gray, oscar wilde }

“Life has everything in store for you, Dorian. There is nothing that you, with your extraordinary good looks, will not be able to do.”

“But suppose, Harry, I became haggard, and old, and wrinkled? What then?”