- The Fourth Rider of the Apocalypse, detail
Detail of the Fourth Rider of the Apocalypse by Imants Lancmanis (from 2007-2009). Painting is in the National Museum of Art. - Plumeria, Frangipani
Wonderful and so pure. - Coulee de la lave
Well, since Piton is one the most active volcanoes, no wonder that roads get closed occasionally. - The sea
Yellow sea? Or East China sea? - Jeju
- Iron mines
- Salt
A lot of salt from Wieliczka mine, Poland - Kookaburra
- Palazzo Ghini, Cesena
Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI with Boreas the North Wind blowing on a lily, symbolizing his Swedish (northern) origin and the bending without breaking of the pure Church. - Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1594-99) by Ferraù Fenzoni. Counterfaçade of the Todi cathedral - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Inspired by Nero probably explains it. - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Yes, Nero. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Elba
- Stormy sea
Stormy sea (1650-1652) by Philips Wouwerman. - 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. - Reverend Robert Walker
The Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch (1795) by Sir Henry Raeburn - The honourable Mrs Graham
The Honourable Mrs Graham (1775-1777) by Thomas Gainsborough - The Ladies Waldegrave
The Ladies Waldegrave (1780) by Sir Joshua Reynolds - A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Fancy shoes in a shop in Cannes
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
Imagine sitting on the rocks and listening to the sound of the waves. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Nice
Corsica ferry leaving Nice. - Waves in Nice
Imagine sitting on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - Maison du bonheur in Biot
- Maltese cross in Biot
The history of Biot is closely related to the Templars. If I understood correctly, the whole town was given to the Templars in 1209. - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated place des Arcades. Notice the periodicity in the randomness! - The Wall
The wall around the old town. - Local art in Antibes
Some tiles on an old building in Antibes. Rue du Haut Castelet. - Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Winter in Vallouise
We found a valley where the sun doesn't shine... And there was still proper winter. L'Onde valley. - Volta pinta
The artist was inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. - Church of St. Michael (Sv. Mihovil)
More remains from the old church reused in the new one. - Beaune Polyptych
Closed altarpiece shows Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, who founded the hospice in 1443. In the center are St. Sebastian and St. Anthony with the Annunciation on top. While the wife has a 'proper' white angel, the red angel of Nicolas looks quite devilish to me. - Mont Saint-Michel
What a perfect architecture. - The hills above Èze
Apparently there is wildlife in these woods. A boar or a fox could be 5 m away and I probably wouldn't notice it!