Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
Capella di Santa Caterina. In the centre, there is Saint Catherine's head. Yes, her head.

Promenade in Théoule-sur-Mer

Hesapci Sk., Antalya

Porto Azzurro
Via Nardelli Vincenzo

A statue by Leonardo Lucchi
Via Cesare Beccaria, 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.

Polyptych by Piero della Francesca
The Polyptych of the Misericordia by Piero della Francesca. This part is apparently by someone else, probably Giuliano Amadei. Sansepolcro Museo Civico.

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.

Museo Civico
Sansepolcro.

Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro.

Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro.

Polyptych by Niccolò di Segna
Resurrection Polyptych by Niccolò di Segna (c. 1348). Altar in Sansepolcro Cathedral.

Saint Mary in Sansepolcro Cathedral

Holy Face (12th century)
Holy Face (12th century), originally from Eastern Europe. Notice that Jesus is fully dressed. Sansepolcro cathedral.

Detail on the facade
Orvieto cathedral.

The apse of Orvieto cathedral
The apse in Orvieto cathedral dates from 1370. Frescoes by the local artist Ugolino di Prete Ilario are dedicated to the life of Mary.

Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370), detail. Orvieto cathedral.

Chapel of the Corporal
Chapel of the Corporal (1350-1356) by Ugolino di Prete Ilario. Orvieto cathedral.

The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370). Orvieto cathedral.

Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370), detail. Orvieto cathedral.

Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio in Orvieto cathedral
Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio. Ressurection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli in 1499. Orvieto cathedral.

San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral
San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499, The Damned in Hell.

San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral
San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499, The Damned in Hell - a detail.

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499.

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. The Elect in Paradise by Luca Signorelli (1499).

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli (1501).

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral

Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral
Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral.

Todi cathedral interior
No idea who this is.

Todi Cathedral crypt
Statue of Madonna and Child (12th century) as Seat of Wisdom (Sedes sapientiae).

Todi Cathedral crypt

Souvenir from Todi
Lara Croft. According to Google translate she says "I'm sorry".

Spoleto Cathedral, interior

Frescoes
Frescoes, Spoleto Cathedral (1477)

Frescoes
Frescoes, Spoleto Cathedral (1477)

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.

Deposed Christ (1236)
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.

John the Baptist
John the Baptist from Polyptich (1455) by Mariano di Antonio. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.

Christ in the Coffin
Christ in the Coffin, Upper panel of Decemviri Altarpiece (1495) by Perugino. This paining is painted over earlier Madonna della Misericordia by Sante di Apollonio. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.

Crucifix (XV century)
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Detail from a fresco
Detail from a fresco by Maestro dell'Incoronazione di Bellpuig (XIV century). 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 Mercy
Madonna of Mercy (XV century) by a Camerino sculptor. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Madonna of Mercy
Madonna of Mercy (XV century) by a Camerino sculptor. The coral necklace and bracelets are a symbol of good omen and protection from evil. 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.

Federico da Montefeltro and his son
Federico da Montefeltro and his son (1476) by Pedro Berruguete. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Studiolo, intarsia
Studiolo, intarsia. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Just another door in the palace with incredible intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Corpus Domini predella
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.

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.

Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Mary Magdalene (1508) by Timoteo Viti. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.

Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Mary Magdalene (1508) by Timoteo Viti. 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.

Madonna with Child
Church of Saint Dominic, Urbino.

Napoleon's villa
Bathroom

The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci

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.

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

The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer

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.

The big trees
The big trees (1902-1904) by Paul Cézanne

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. The painting is full of funny details.

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.

Rosslyn Chapel
View of the South Door and Aisle, Rosslyn Chapel (~1830) by William Dyce. The chapel has been associated with the quest for the Holy Grail, the Knights Templar and the origins of Scottish Freemasonry.

Church of the Holy Souls
The Nativity scene. Set is a mixture of 16th century buildings as well as more recent ones.

Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works!

Raphael's angel by Blub

Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana.

Église Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
The church of Our Lady of Hope in Cannes dates from the 16th century.

Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece.

Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins?

A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons?

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.

A detail in Antibes
The old town of Antibes is full of interesting details. This is one of them.

The Four Tetrachrs
The Four Tetrachrs are the four rulers that simultaneously governed the Roman Empire. The statue is from the 4th century, made in Porphyry and was originally in Constantinople.

St. Alipius Gate
West facade of the Basilica with the symbols of the four evangelists.

Les Sangliers de l’Esterel
These are some funny statues by Golec & Golec (2013).

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Frescoes (1477)

Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The last judgement by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393). The lower part is Saint Sebastian by Benozzo Gozzoli (1465).

Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci.

Love will save the world
Detail of the statue by Andrea Roggi.

Loggia della mercanzia
Frescoes by Pastorino dei Pastorini (1549-1552).

Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373.

Siena Cathedral
One of the scenes on pulpit: Massacre of the Innocents

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.