Completed in 2022 in Venezia, Italy. Images by Richard Davies, Alessandra Chemollo, Alberto Parise. Saint Mark’s Square, besides being one of the world’s most recognisable squares, is an extraordinary and explicit demonstration of ordered public.
King Henry VIII of England was famous for his extravagances, executions, and masculine acts in life, but his tomb is almost invisible and was long neglected.
<p>Though the monarch's grandiose plans for his own tomb were never fulfilled, they reveal much about Henry VIII's ideas of power and masculinity, and pose an ironic contrast to the austere slab that marks his resting place today. </p>