- Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
I cannot find any data on this painting. Any ideas? - San Francesco
This church is one of the few buildings from the times of Corsignano. - Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
You could read the books but were not allowed to borrow them. - Neume initial
Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena. - Jabir ibn Aflah (Geber) - Correction of the Almagest
Original is from the 12th century. Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. - Etymologiae by Isidore of Seville
Originally from the 7th century. This is a copy from the 8th century in Carolingian minuscule script. In Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. - Pilgrimage by Giovanni del Leone
Giovanni del Leone - Pellegrinaggio della Compagnia del Crocifisso a Loreto in occasione della peste del 1523. Pilgrimage of the Compagnia del Crocifisso in Loreto during the plague in 1523. Sansepolcro in the background. In Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Sansepolcro Cathedral
- Orvieto Cathedral
Orvieto Cathedral (1290-1590). On average a 14th century cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In rain. - Zebra church: basalt and travertine stones
Orvieto. - Interior of Orvieto cathedral
Only the bottom is made of black and white stones, the rest is painted black. Really? - Interior of Orvieto cathedral
The nave of Orvieto cathedral - Orvieto Cathedral
Orvieto Cathedral was built in 1290-1591. - Orvieto Cathedral
Zebra church - Orvieto Cathedral (1290-1591). - Etruscan well in Perugia
Strange reflections on the water. I don't quite understand them but they look great. - Triptych of Justice
Triptych of Justice (1475) by Bartolomeo Caporali and Sante di Apollonio del Celandro. A member of the confraternity. But why is he having a black circle on the back?!? Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1476) by Alvise Vivarini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anna (1470s) by Giovanni Bellini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Portrait of a Lady by Raphael
Portrait of a Lady, La Mutta (1505-1509) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Napoleon's villa
Drawing of "Casa Napoleone" by Charlote Napoleon - Demidoff Gallery in Napoleon's villa
Demidoff was Count Anatolio Demidoff, husband of Napoleon's neice Matilde di Monfort. This is a map of Elba by Ferdinando Bertelli from the 1560s. - Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - Ponte dei Sospiri
The view from this bridge was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. Even the window bars are made of stone. - Ponte dei Sospiri
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's Palace with the New Prison. - Procuratie Vecchie
The facade is made of Istrian limestone. - Procuratie Vecchie
Built in the beginning of the 16th century. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well. - Cathedral
The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. - Cathedral
- Zebra church!
Wonderful black and white church walls, made from white travertine and black basalt stone. - Piazza del Duomo
- Ex Ferrovia Spoleto - Norcia
The longest tunnel is 1936 m long. Almost 2 km in total total darkness. Galleria di Valico Caprareccia. - Ex Ferrovia Spoleto - Norcia
One of the last photos with our bikes before they were stolen... - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The Dome dates from the 12th century. Its 14th century interior is simply divine. - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Old Testament by Bartolo di Fredi (~1360). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The ceiling was painted with lapis lazuli. - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
New Testament by Barna da Siena and/or Lippo Memmi (~1345). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
- Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci. - Siena Cathedral
- Siena Cathedral
Built in 1196-1215. - Siena Cathedral
The oldest bell in the tower is from 1149. - Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Fortuna, holding a horn of plenty and a wind-swollen sail. She, standing on a sphere and a boat with a broken mast, brought the wise men to the island. - Siena Cathedral
- Siena Cathedral
- Siena Cathedral
The Hellespontine Sibyl (detail) by Neroccio di Bartolomeo. She was known for her prediction of Crucifixion. The wolf and the lion represent Siena and Florence. - Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Just a quick stroll through the city. Starting with Santa Maria Novella, built in 1276-1420. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
The cathedral was built between 1296 and 1436, but the facade was added 1887. I feel like I have been lied to. - Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Last view of the duomo ... until next time ;-)