- Saint Andrew's Chapel
The ceiling in the narthex. Plenty of different birds, most notably the famous ducks, and the white lilies. - Saint Andrew's Chapel
Narthex of the chapel depicting Christ dressed as Roman emperor, standing on a lion and a snake (Psalm 91). His book says EGO SVM VIA VERITAS ET VITA - I am the way, the truth, the life. The top part is original mosaic, the bottom part is just painted! - Saint Andrew's Chapel
Apse of the chapel is also painted. Not a mosaic. - Saint Andrew's Chapel
Saint Jacob - Tête de Faune Chevelu
A hairy faun head in Picasso's museum in Antibes. This is IMHO one of the best paintings there. - Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids. - La Joie de Vivre
This is (apparently) a parody of Matisse's work with the same name. I, however, have troubles seeing the resemblance... - Polyptych by Piero della Francesca
The Polyptych of the Misericordia by Piero della Francesca. In Museo Civico Sansepolcro. - San Ludovico by Piero della Francesca
San Ludovico by Piero della Francesca from 1460. The saint wears the Franciscan habit but also the mitre and the pluvial indicating his role as a bishop. Palazzo della Residenza - Museum Civico, Sansepolcro. - Polyptych by Piero della Francesca
The Polyptych of the Misericordia by Piero della Francesca. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca
The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca from the 1460s. Palazzo della Residenza. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca
The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca. A detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity
Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds from 1485. Glazed terracotta. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity
Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds from 1485. Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Triptych of Perugia
Triptych of Perugia (1275), Maestro del Trittico Marzolini. Madonna and the Child; life of Christ on the left; Passion on the right. Commissioned by the Templars. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Triptych of Perugia
Triptych of Perugia (1275), Maestro del Trittico Marzolini, detail. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Two-sided Crucifix
Two-sided Crucifix (1272), Maestro di San Francesco. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Crucifix
Crucifix (1305-1320) Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Triptych
Triptych (1365) by Bartolo di Fredi, detail. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Madonna della Pergolata
Madonna della Pergolata (1446-47) by Giovanni Boccati. Madonna and Child with the Doctors of the Church (Saints Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine and Gregory) and choir angels under a flowery pergola. In the foreground Saint Dominic and Saint Francis commend four of the brothers. But - why do they have HOLES in the habit?!? Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Madonna dell’ Orchestra
Madonna dell’ Orchestra (1450) by Giocanni Boccati. A goldfinch is pecking the finger of Jesus. It is a symbol of the Passion because it feeds among thorns. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - St Antony of Padua Polyptych
St Antony of Padua Polyptych (ca. 1468) by Piero della Francesca. Madonna and the Child, Saint Antony of Padua and John the Baptist (left) and Saint Francis and Elizabeth of Hungary (right). Annunciation (top). Saint Clara and Agatha bottom left and right. Saint Antony, Saint Francis and Saint Elisabeth (predella). Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Guidalotti Polyptych
Guidalotti Polyptych (1447) by Fra Angelico. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - St Antony of Padua Polyptych
St Antony of Padua Polyptych (ca. 1468) by Piero della Francesca. Annunciation (top). Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - St Antony of Padua Polyptych
St Antony of Padua Polyptych (ca. 1468) by Piero della Francesca. Madonna and the Child. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi (1470) by Perugino. The young man on the extreme left with the rad cap is probably a self-portrait. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Floor tiles in the gallery
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint Sebastian and Saint Blaise (1448) by Fra Marino Angeli. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1439) by Antonio Alberti da Ferrara. Madonna with Child; Saints Peter, John the Baptist, Francis, Jerome, Donatus and Paul. Upper line: Saints Louis, Dominic, Clara, Catherine and Antonio. 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. Saints Francis, Peter, Paul and John the Baptist. 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 Mercy
Madonna of Mercy (XV century) by a Camerino sculptor. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Ideal City
Ideal City (1470s) probably by Luciano Laurana. 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. - 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. - Corpus Domini predella
Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child on Throne
Madonna with Child on Throne, Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Girolamo, Sebastian and te Buffi family (1489) by Giovanni Santi. Giovanni Santi is, btw, the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi
Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi Giovanni Santi is the father of Raphael. 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. - Annunciation by Vicenzo Pagani
Annunciation (1532) by Vicenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child Enthroned (~1415) by Lorenzo Monaco. I like the throne. - The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli - The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci - 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. At that time, melancholy was one of four humours making up the human temperament and character. Fancy shoes! - 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? ...) - El Greco's Saviour of the World
The Saviour of the World (~1600) by El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos - 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 - SW view from Ben Lomond
SW view from Ben Lomond (1810) by John Knox - Reverend Robert Walker
The Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch (1795) by Sir Henry Raeburn - Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape (1662-1663) by Meindert Hobbema - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra
The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra (1745) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Very Egyptian and Roman clothing! - El Médico
El Médico (1779) by Francisco de Goya - The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer - The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail. - The Molo, Venice
The Molo, Venice, looking West (~1745) by Antonio Canaletto - The Monument to Philopappos
The Monument to Philopappos, Athens (1805-1807) by Giovanni Battista Lusieri. This is the painter's only known oil painting, everything else are watercolours. - Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Montagne Sainte-Victoire (1890s) by Paul Cézanne. Another one of my favourites in the gallery. - The big trees
The big trees (1902-1904) by Paul Cézanne - Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892-1893) by John Singer Sargent. That is a perfect portrait. - Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle (1867) by Waller Hugh Paton - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. Now this is a funny painting! - 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. - Les Arlequins by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Les Arlequins (1922-1944), detail. I kind of like the detached leg. - Le Cirque Bleu by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Cirque Bleu (1950-1952), detail. Moon playing a violin, but of course. - La Création de l'homme by Chagall
Marc Chagall, The Creation of Man (1956-1958). - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961). Eve's creation on the left and the Temptation on the right. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961). Self-portrait in the top right corner. Animals look away but the mother with the child "confirms this rather optimistic vision of the Sin". - La Rose Bleue by Chagall
Marc Chagall, La Rose Bleue (1964). - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
Detail of the Paysage Méditerranéen tapestry (1971). A superb depiction of La promenade des Anglais. And a superb tapestry. - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
A tapestry by Chagall (1971). He claimed he was born for the second time once he moved to Côte d'Azur (Vence). The left sun is above St. Paul de Vence and the right sun above Nice. - Blue!
The Creation of the World, stained glass window. By Chagall, of course. Not many artists get to co-create their own galleries. - La Création de l'homme by Chagall
Marc Chagall, The Creation of Man (1956-1958), detail. And just like that, there's someone hanging upside-down on a pole, while God is creating Adam. - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961), detail. The Temptation of Adam and Eve. This is just beautiful. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961), detail. My favourite part of the painting. - Paysage Méditerranéen by Chagall
Detail of the Paysage Méditerranéen tapestry (1971). And again - a comforting mother with child in the bottom right corner. - Saint Andrew's Chapel
The dome is decorated with four angels pointing towards IX, and the four symbols of the evangelists.