Stories
- In pictures
Putti of science
Chubby little winged boys known as putti frequently adorn scientific illustrations. Sometimes portrayed as reverent and sometimes cheeky, they guide our pursuit of knowledge.
- Book extract
How stories bring us together
Elif Shafak considers how hard it is to be heard in our divided world, but how listening can nurture wisdom, connection and empathy.
- Article
The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
- Article
Genius spirits and the mystery of creative inspiration
Once upon a time, we all had a genius.
Catalogue
- Pictures
- Online
Angels venerating a monstrance. Coloured lithograph, 1842.
Date: [1842]Reference: 30171i- Books
Angels of Burma / Diane Sloggett.
Sloggett, Diane, 1925-Date: 2000- Pictures
Angels adoring the Virgin and the Christ Child. Watercolour by P. Bentall, 1965.
Bentall, Patricia, active approximately 1966.Date: 12.11.65 [12 November 1965]Reference: 2847958iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
Angels making up and dispensing a medicine. Wood inlay attributed to Luigi Gargiulo.
Gargiulo, Luigi, intarsia artist at Sorrento.Reference: 45970i- Books
Angels & mechanics : an exhibition about fertility by forty contemporary artists.
Date: 1996