- Todi, Piazza del Popolo
With Palazzo dei Priori (1334-1347), Palazzo del Popolo (1213-1228) and Palazzo del Capitano (1293) in the background. - Todi Cathedral
Todi Cathedral (12th to 14th century). Dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary - The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1594-99) by Ferraù Fenzoni. Counterfaçade of the Todi cathedral - Todi cathedral - the altar
- Todi Cathedral crypt
A Harry-Potteresque bishop - A statue by Raba Rama
Seen in Artenate Gallery in Todi. - Souvenir from Todi
Lara Croft. According to Google translate she says "I'm sorry". - Via Santa Chiara, Assisi
- Volta pinta
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. - Volta pinta
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. - Volta pinta
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. - Volta pinta
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. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this image... - 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. - Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367)
- Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367) - Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367). No photos allowed inside, so just a lot of photos from outside :-) - Etruscan well in Perugia
Strange reflections on the water. I don't quite understand them but they look great. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Romulus and Remus and their wolf-mother. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Harvest in the month of June. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. A man with thorn in the month of March. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. The fountain decorated by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443) in the background. - Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Portale delle Arti (1346), Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia. The doorway of the palace represents vices and virtues. - Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Portale delle Arti (1346), Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia. The doorway of the palace represents vices: killing a child and a dog biting its owner. - 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. - Floor tiles in the gallery
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Iridescent clouds
- Dragon underneath San Crescentino in front of the cathedral, Urbino
San Cresentino is the patron saint of Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1440s) by Michele di Giovanni da Fiesole. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise (1448) by Fra Marino Angeli. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise (1500s) by Girolamo di Benvenuto. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - 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. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anna (1470s) by Giovanni Bellini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Institution of Eucharist
Institution of Eucharist (1473-1476) by Joos Van Wassenhove (Giusto di Gand) and Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation by Giovanni Santi
Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi. Giovanni Santi is the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child by Vincenzo Pagani
Madonna with Child and Saints Martin, Michael and George (1529) by Vincenzo Pagani. 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. - Remains of a Roman sarcophagus
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - This is ... a lot of ... lace
Urbino - Club Med 2 in Portoferraio bay
a 194 m long staysail schooner (that's what Wikipedia says). - Napoleon's villa
Garden of the Villa di San Martino - Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Napoleon's villa
Bathroom - Napoleon's villa
Drawing of "Casa Napoleone" by Charlote Napoleon - Napoleon's villa
A detail on the wall in the Egyptian room... I'm pretty sure that the painter never visited Egypt ;-) - Napoleon's villa
A statue of Napoleon in the garden - 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. - Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island. - Chiessi
- Church of the Madonna della Neve
The original building dates back to the Romanesque-Pisan period of the 12th century, the rest is mostly from the 16th century. - Capoliveri
Parrocchia Santa Maria Assunta - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Elba
- Santo Stefano alle Trane
- The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child Enthroned (~1415) by Lorenzo Monaco. I like the throne. - 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 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! - 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? ...) - 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. - Stormy sea
Stormy sea (1650-1652) by Philips Wouwerman. - 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". - Gianlorenzo Bernini
Portrait of Gianlorenzo Bernini (1675) by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Baciccio - St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam. - 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, detail. - Still-life
Still-life (1708) by Thomas Warrender. One of my favourite paintings in the whole gallery. - A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl (1780) by David Allan - Reverend Robert Walker
The Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch (1795) by Sir Henry Raeburn - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The honourable Mrs Graham
The Honourable Mrs Graham (1775-1777) by Thomas Gainsborough - The Ladies Waldegrave
The Ladies Waldegrave (1780) by Sir Joshua Reynolds - The finding of Moses
The finding of Moses (1730-1735) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. I'm sure they wore clothes like this, right. - The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer - Forest scene
Forest scene (~1820) by Achille-Etna Michallon - Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892-1893) by John Singer Sargent. That is a perfect portrait. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. There are so many details in this painting... Lewis Carroll counted 165 fairies :-) - Whisky Map
In one of the bars in Teviot Row House. - Whisky Taste Map
- Teviot Row House
- Peephole in Teviot Row House
Now this is an interesting peephole. You can see from the outside whether the room is occupied or not. - McEwan Hall
Here is the complete dome with Arts and Sciences: Physics, Biology, Music, Fine Arts, Jurisprudence, Oratory, Medicine, Philosophy, Divinity, History, Poetry, Mathematics and Astronomy. - The Queensferry Crossing
- Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - San Giacomo e San Quirico
A grave in the church of San Giacomo e San Quirico in Rio nell'Elba. - La fontana di Barabba
A fountain in Rio nell'Elba - Church of the Holy Souls
The Nativity scene. Set is a mixture of 16th century buildings as well as more recent ones. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - A ... lady?
Inviting people to a restaurant... - Snaky jewellery from Polluce
That is some interesting jewellery: snakes! - Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Toilet from Polluce
Yes, they had such wonderful toilets (with water pumps). - A funny cloud
That is a funny cloud.