- Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
Chapel of Saint Leger or the Chapel of the Cardinal Jean Rolin (15th century). The paintings by Pierre Spicre depict the raising of Lazarus and Saint Martha on the right. - Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A lovely detail in the chapel of Saint Leger. - Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderfully morbid room. Morticia would like it here :-) - Château de Chambord
A bronze bust of Maréchal Turenne, a 19th century copy of a 1695 Jérôme Derbais statue. What a man. - 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. - Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill. - Local graffiti
- Still-life with Tulips
Believe it or not, this painting is from 2004. By Imants Lancmanis (1941-). Painting is in the National Museum of Art. - Gift for My Wife
Another one by Imants Lancmanis. This "Gift for My Wife" is from 1987-1989. Painting is in the National Museum of Art. - The answer
I forgot what the question was, but this definitely is the answer. - Satyr, Faun and Centaur with Trident
There is something lovable about these guys. - Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-) - St. Francis Xavier church
The interior of the church is very well preserved early baroque. - Coulee de la lave
Well, since Piton is one the most active volcanoes, no wonder that roads get closed occasionally. - La Dodo
The local beer. La dodo. - Jeju
- Dol hareubang
Carved from basalt, they are considered to be gods offering protection and fertility. - Fresh food
As fresh as it gets. - A penguin
Of course. - 100% humidity
- Windmills, Lotte Hotel, Jeju
- Jeju
- Jeju
- Evening show in the Lotte Hotel
- Leaves on Jeju
- Traditional Korea
- Windmills and fishing boats
- Windmills and fishing boats
- Windmills and fishing boats
- Fishing boats on the horison
- Lotte Hotel in fog
- Korean design
- Botanical Gardens
- Yanartaş or Mount Chimaera
where the fire has been burning for at least 2500 years. - Yanartaş or Mount Chimaera
where the fire has been burning for at least 2500 years. - The Lycian Way
Funny shadows - Çıralı beach at night
- Çıralı pansiyons
- A sea turtle!!!
Sorry but it was pitch dark and I didn't want to use the flash. - !
This is where the sea turtle lay her eggs. - Antalya at night
- Yivliminare Cami, Antalya
- Rio nell'Elba
- Via del Volterraio at night
And Scorpius underneath the Moon. - Jewellery
Some jewellery in Capoliveri - Sunset on Elba
View from Via Luperini - Moonshine
A yacht a night. In moonshine! - Elba aquarium
- Black & white
I love black & white photos directly from the nature. This is Centro Fondo Peronaz, towards Cadore. - Snow!
Another black & white real-world photo! - Aliens?
Some UFO lights in the center or Vienna. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Conglomerate
Quarz conglomerate, Hertfordshire puddingstone, St Albans, England - Sulphur
Sulphur, Mine de Gyona, Sicily, Italy - Gold
A 36 kg gold "nugget", Zarewo Alexandrowskoi, Miask, Ural, Russia. A copy. - Pyrite
Pyrite or fool's gold, iron(II) disulfide, Amejun, Soria, Spain - Hematite
Iridescent hematite, Rio Marina, Elba - Calcite
Calcite, Joachimsthal, Jáchymov, Czech - Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, Hofsgrund, Germany - Basalt
Different forms of basalt - Volcanic bomb
La Palma, Canary Islands - Gibeon meteorite
A part of the Gibeon meteorite, found in 1836 in Namibia, weighing in total over 26 tonnes. - Australasian tektites
Glass formation formed during meteorite impact - Sea Urchin Fossil
Archaecidaris, Carboniferous, Brown County, USA - Spiral armring
A spiral armring with spiral ends, Maiersdorf, Lower Austria; Bronze Age, 1600-1300 BC. - Flamingo
American flamingo - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Orang-Utan
This Orang-Utan's (Pongo pygmaeus) BFF is a waiter from the neighbouring restaurant. - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Remembering the church fire
When the fire broke out, the famous church bell (Pummerin) fell down and broke. They replaced it seven years later with a new one. - Stephansdom
- Stephansdom
In the church tower (Steffl). - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Biblioteca Malatestiana
The oldest European civic library, opened since 1454. Cesena. - Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
You could read the books but were not allowed to borrow them. - Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
Renaissance Library, build in 1447-1452 with original furniture and books. It holds about 400 000 books and 3200 manuscripts. - Bibllioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
It was built in the shape of a basilica - representing the temple of knowledge and culture. - 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. - On the road
From Cesena towards Sansepolcro - Andy Warhol Autoportrait by Blub
In Sansepolcro. - Sandro Boticelli - Portrait of a Youth with a Medal by Blub
In Sancepolcro. - 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. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Sansepolcro Cathedral
- 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. - Facade
Orvieto cathedral. - 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. - Crucifix
Crucifix (1305-1320) Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Predella panel St Peter Martyr
Predella panel St Peter Martyr, Madonna della Pergolata (1446-47) by Giovanni Boccati. 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. - St Antony of Padua Polyptych
St Antony of Padua Polyptych (ca. 1468) by Piero della Francesca. Annunciation (top). Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia.