- 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. - View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio
- Roman Theatre, Gubbio
Roman Theatre (1st century BC), Gubbio - Gubbio at night
- 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 - Demidoff Gallery in Napoleon's villa
Demidoff was Count Anatolio Demidoff, husband of Napoleon's neice Matilde di Monfort. This is a map of Elba by Ferdinando Bertelli from the 1560s. - Chiessi
- Dilbar and setting sun
I was hoping to catch a perfect sunset ... and then Dilbar came. Dilbar, the mega-yacht, the fourth largest in the world and the largest by the volume, 156 m long. - Portoferraio
A pedestrian tunnel through the fortress's walls - Nonno pino
The largest/oldest pine tree, about 400 years old. 15 m tall with a circumference of 4.5 m. - Sunset
Sunset behind the Monserrato - Portoferraio
... and another huge yacht, interestingly illuminated. - 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
- 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. - Procuratie Vecchie
Built in the beginning of the 16th century. - Basilica di San Marco
Basilica at night. - Ice
Fluffy ice crystals - Black and white
The Onde valley where the sun doesn't shine - winter 10 meters higher - spring - 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 - Nooooo!
This is a very clear message! - La Tour de David by Chagall
Marc Chagall, La Tour de David (1968-1971), detail. - Pestsäule in Leoben
The plague column in the town square was erected in 1716. We see the Holy Trinity at the top, St Sebastian, St Rochus, St Jakob and St Florian. To fight the plague, the people were advised to isolate, distance and wear masks ... sounds familiar. - St. Francis Xavier church
The St Francis Xavier church was built between 1660 and 1665. - Schwammerlturm
The town gates as seen from the river side. The river is Mur, by the way. - St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well. - Local art
- Cathedral
The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. - Cathedral