Elsewhere Excess Is Best Ironically the maximalist philosophy is truly simple: if one is great then three hundred will be astonishing. We concur. share A painting by Zoffany A cathedral wall in Saigon A ceramic temple exterior in Bangkok A pile of marble in Paros A tamata encrusted boat in Athens A still from D. W. Griffith's Intolerance A wedding in Greece An engraving of a Wunderkammer A mass of Christmas ornaments at home More ElsewhereBack to Obsessions