- Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367). No photos allowed inside, so just a lot of photos from outside :-) - Santuario della Porziuncola in Assisi
Around the shrine the whole giant church was built to protect it. Notice the frescoes inside the church inside the church. This was one of the churches that Saint Francis restored and the Franciscan movement started. - Etruscan Arch in Perugia
- 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. - View from Giardini Carducci, Perugia
- Iridescent clouds
- View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio: Saint Peter's
- View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio
- San Giovanni Battista and Palazzo dei Consoli
- 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. - The town of Urbino
as seen from the palace. - 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. - Madonna with Child
Church of Saint Dominic, Urbino. - Lantern
Lantern of what is now Higher Institute for Artistic Industries. Urbino - Marche as seen from Urbino
- Club Med 2 in Portoferraio bay
a 194 m long staysail schooner (that's what Wikipedia says). - Napoleon's villa
Bathroom - Napoleon's villa
Ceilings. They are different in every room. - Napoleon's villa
Sala del nodo d'amore: Ceiling with the lover's knot, expressing the love between Napoleon and Maria Luisa. - Chiessi
A wonderful sunset with Corsica in the background. - Mountains of Corsica
As seen from Elba - A on Elba
Aaaah, the A. The largest sailing yacht. 143m long. And about a 100 m tall. It spent several days on Elba so we saw a lot of it, from all sides. - Nonno pino
The largest/oldest pine tree, about 400 years old. 15 m tall with a circumference of 4.5 m. - Capoliveri
Piazzetta G. Marconi - Monte Capanne
as seen from Capoliveri - Capoliveri
Probably my favourite town on the island. - Capoliveri
Parrocchia Santa Maria Assunta - A
A again. Still in Portoferraio, Elba. - A in Portoferraio
Again, A. In front, there is a completely normal sailing yacht. That one in the back is not. - Elba
- LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Santo Stefano alle Trane
This church dates from the second half of the XII century. Completely destroyed in 1442 and once again 1747, last renovation was done in the 1970s. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A wonderful Roman villa from I century BC. If I'm not mistaken, this is the spa that included calidarium and frigidarium. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. - Church of the Holy Souls
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - View from Capoliveri
- 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). - Vermeer by Blub
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. By Blub. - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Impressionist sea
- Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Mountains of Elba
- Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - A funny cloud
That is a funny cloud. - Napoleon in Marciana
- Raphael's angel by Blub
- A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Les amants by Blub
Les amants by Magritte by Blub. Blub really is everywhere. - Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - Torre dell'Orologio
Their clocks used to show 24 hours, not just 12. - Mosaic
Venice is full of old mosaics. Although some are not as old as the others ... - Palazzo Ducale
Palazzo Ducale, built in 1340 (and extended later). - Piazzetta di San Marco
- Piazzetta di San Marco
The Piazzetta between the Doge's Palace and Jacopo Sansovino's Biblioteca with the two columns with Saint Theodore and the winged lion. - San Giorgio Maggiore
The church was designed by Andrea Palladio, built between 1566 and 1610. - Piazza San Marco
Piazza in the times of Covid, wonderfully empty. - Basilica di San Marco
The roof of the Basilica with Saint Mark, his winged lion and the protecting angels. - Sunset in Venice
A wonderful sunset in Venice, as seen from Fondamente Nove. - Canal Grande
Canal Grande as seen from Ponte di Rialto. - Canal Grande
Typical Venice. As seen from Ponte di Rialto. - Porziuncola
Frescoes in the Porziuncola by Ilario da Viterbo (1393). - Volta pinta
This loggia in Piazza del Comune was painted in 1556, probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. - Local art
- Cathedral
Insanely beautiful details on the facade. - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Frescoes on one of the columns. - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
- Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
- Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Coronation of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Transition of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The Dome dates from the 12th century. Its 14th century interior is simply divine.