- Still-life
Still-life (1708) by Thomas Warrender. One of my favourite paintings in the whole gallery. - St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam, detail. - St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam, detail. A graffiti in the church, which is indeed the author's signature. - St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam. - Gianlorenzo Bernini
Portrait of Gianlorenzo Bernini (1675) by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Baciccio - An allegory
An allegory (1590) by El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos. A very unusual painting, probably illustrating "the simple moralising message that lust appeals to our foolish and baser instincts". - El Greco's Saviour of the World
The Saviour of the World (~1600) by El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos - Stormy sea
Stormy sea (1650-1652) by Philips Wouwerman. - Twins Clara and Albert de Bray
Twins Clara and Albert de Bray (1646) by Salomon de Bray. The children of the artist's nephew. Apparently portraits of living babies were highly unusual there and then. - The Christ Child Disputing with the Doctors
The Christ Child Disputing with the Doctors (1480-1485) by Bernardino Butinone. - St Agatha
St Agatha (1512-1518) by Giovanni Busi, called Cariani. Roman governor of Sicily ordered to cut off breasts of a noblewoman Agatha of Catania, who rejected him. She was later healed by St Peter. - An allegory of melancholy
An allegory of melancholy (1528) by Lucas Cranach, detail. This is a group of witches riding in the sky (a boar, a cow, a cat? ...) - An allegory of melancholy
An allegory of melancholy (1528) by Lucas Cranach, detail. At that time, melancholy was one of four humours making up the human temperament and character. Fancy shoes! - The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child with two angels (1470-1480) by Ferrarese School. Notice the illusionistic painted frame. And I love the black angel wings. So goth! - The Madonna del Passeggio by Raphael
The Madonna del Passeggio (1515-1518) by Raphael, detail. Most probably painted by his assistant, Gianfrancesco Penni. - Three legends of St Nicholas
Three legends of St Nicholas (1500-1520) by Gerard David. In this painting, he is saving three impoverished girls from prostitution by giving money for their dowries. - The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci - The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli - The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child Enthroned (~1415) by Lorenzo Monaco. I like the throne. - Palace of Holyroodhouse
The official Scottish residence of British monarchs since the 16th century, including Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI and I. - Edinburgh
This, dear architects, is an example of coherent and consistent urban planning. - Salisbury Crags
I was kind of hoping he would get down on his knee... But he didn't. - Edinburgh Castle and The Hub
- Arthur's Seat
As seen from Salisbury Crags. Late in the evening :-) - Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat
A perfect Sunday. - View towards the Pentland Hills
- Salisbury Crags from above
- Arthur's Seat
The first thing after landing and checking in - I climbed Arthur's Seat, one of my favourite places in the world.