- 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. - Still-life
Still-life (1708) by Thomas Warrender. One of my favourite paintings in the whole gallery. - Reverend Robert Walker
The Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch (1795) by Sir Henry Raeburn - El Médico
El Médico (1779) by Francisco de Goya - The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail. - Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892-1893) by John Singer Sargent. That is a perfect portrait. - 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. - Whisky Map
In one of the bars in Teviot Row House. - Whisky Taste Map
- Peephole in Teviot Row House
Now this is an interesting peephole. You can see from the outside whether the room is occupied or not. - A rhinoceros
A rhino by William Darrell. In Edinburgh. Very similar to the one in Lisbon. - DSC 6797
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- Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico
Some Guarnerius Sculpsit in 1679. - Various coins
The steamer Polluce sank between Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri in 1841. These are some of the many coins recovered recently. - Napoleonic coins
There were a lot of coins. A lot. These are Napoleonic. - Snaky jewellery from Polluce
That is some interesting jewellery: snakes! - Various coins
These are the golden coins recovered from the Polluce. - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Les amants by Blub
Les amants by Magritte by Blub. Blub really is everywhere. - Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Fancy shoes in a shop in Cannes
- 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? - L'envol by Kees Verkade
L'envol (1993) by the Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade in the centre of Biot, Rue Saint-Sébastien. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Fleur-de-lis in Place de l'Église. They didn't even try to make it symmetric, did they? - Le Nomade in Antibes