- 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. - Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
I cannot find any data on this painting. Any ideas? - Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill. - 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. - 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 ;-) - Dol hareubang
Carved from basalt, they are considered to be gods offering protection and fertility. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - 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. - Facade
Orvieto cathedral. - Interior of Orvieto cathedral
Only the bottom is made of black and white stones, the rest is painted black. Really? - 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. - Triptych of Justice
Triptych of Justice (1475) by Bartolomeo Caporali and Sante di Apollonio del Celandro. A member of the confraternity. But why is he having a black circle on the back?!? 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. - Madonna with Child and a donator
Madonna with Child and a donator (XIV century) by Pseudo Jacopino di Francesco. Either the anatomy is quite wrong or she is feeding Him with a bottle. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Santa Clara
Santa Clara (1410s) by Lorenzo Salimbeni. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1476) by Alvise Vivarini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anna (1470s) by Giovanni Bellini. 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. - Napoleon's villa
Drawing of "Casa Napoleone" by Charlote Napoleon - 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. - 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. - 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
- Ponte dei Sospiri
The view from this bridge was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. Even the window bars are made of stone. - Ponte dei Sospiri
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's Palace with the New Prison. - Procuratie Vecchie
Procurator of Saint Mark was the second most prestigious title (after the Doge). This was their office. - Procuratie Vecchie
The facade is made of Istrian limestone. - Basilica di San Marco
Basilica at night. - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
Pietà in the Altar of the souls in purgatory (16th century). Apparently there are: Pentecost, God the Father, Saint Paul, Saint Anthony, Saint Sebastian, Saint John and Saint John the Baptist... - La Vierge du Rosaire
La Vierge du Rosaire in Church of Saint-Marie-Madeleine in Biot. From around 1510. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
An interesting detail of renovated frescoes in Biot - La Tour de David by Chagall
Marc Chagall, La Tour de David (1968-1971), detail. - Local art
- Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The Dome dates from the 12th century. Its 14th century interior is simply divine. - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Old Testament by Bartolo di Fredi (~1360). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The ceiling was painted with lapis lazuli. - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
New Testament by Barna da Siena and/or Lippo Memmi (~1345). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
- Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The last judgement by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393). The hellish part. - Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci. - Siena Cathedral
- Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
Now this is a wonderful window! - Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Fortuna, holding a horn of plenty and a wind-swollen sail. She, standing on a sphere and a boat with a broken mast, brought the wise men to the island. - Siena Cathedral
- 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. - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Crates of Thebes who is throwing jewels into the sea. - Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
The cathedral was built between 1296 and 1436, but the facade was added 1887. I feel like I have been lied to. - Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. - Detail
Street lamps in Florence have very interesting bases ;-) Oh, and they are of course three-legged. - History of Lisbon
A complete Lisbon history in one passage. Mural by Nuno Saraiva. Every city should have a mural like this one. - Rosa dos Ventos
View from the Monument of the Discoveries. A wind rose and a world map. - Statue of Felicita Pauļuka
A statue of Felicita Pauļuka by Lea Dāvidova-Medene (1921-1986). Statue is in the National Museum of Art. - Zellij in Alhambra
More wonderful zellij pattern in the palace. - Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. - Beaune Polyptych detail
The red angel above Nicolas Rolin's head holds a golden helmet. - Beaune Polyptych
Closed altarpiece shows Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, who founded the hospice in 1443. In the center are St. Sebastian and St. Anthony with the Annunciation on top. While the wife has a 'proper' white angel, the red angel of Nicolas looks quite devilish to me.