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Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Yup.
Hello there!
Plenty of interesting, intriguing, provocative or simply beautiful art in the many galleries around town. Unfortunately I couldn't find the author - or the title - of this one.
Vézelay - St anthony's vision
Probably Saint Anthony's vision. With St Anthony on the left, there is a figure tortured by three feathered demons.
Château de Chambord
A bronze bust of Maréchal Turenne, a 19th century copy of a 1695 Jérôme Derbais statue. What a man.
Bayeux Cathedral
Thee Madonnas in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint James the Minor in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint Bartholomew in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
I am confused. Are these dogs with their tails biting their asses? Or - more plausible - are they chimeras?
Guimiliau
What an interesting wooden ceiling it is!
L'envol by Kees Verkade
L'envol (1993) by the Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade in the centre of Biot, Rue Saint-Sébastien.
A detail in Antibes
The old town of Antibes is full of interesting details. This is one of them.
Le Nomade
The Nomade by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, Bastion St. Jaume in Antibes. Although I love the statue, to me it seems a bit too static for a nomade.
Le Nomade in Antibes
Madame Carle
Statue of Madame Carle by Christian Burger (2017). Plenty of legends about the Madame Carle, but basically she lived here in the early 16th century as the wife of Geoffroy Carle, Président du parlement du Dauphiné. Now Pré de Madame Carle up the valley is a very touristic spot. Next time.
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...
Le Nomade
Le Nomade (by Jaume Plensa) is still there. Still lonely.
Femme allongée
A statue by Popoy (1993).
Local art
Well, I must admit I've got no idea what this is about.
Les Sangliers de l’Esterel
These are some funny statues by Golec & Golec (2013).
Théoule-sur-Mer
A lovely trip to Théoule-sur-Mer.
Le Nomade
Le Nomade
The sea and the mountains and the winds and the waves ... just make me happy.
Nooooo!
This is a very clear message!
Le Nomade
I love the Nomade. The first time I saw him, I found the statue too static for a nomade. But now I can understand him. And I love him.
Le Nomade
So many so different pictures one can take with the Nomade.
Antibes
Picasso Museum
A... a... something on the terrace of the Picasso Museum.
Old Antibes
So this is how an angel looks like from behind!
The statue of Dr Paccard
The statue of Dr Michel Gabriel Paccard, a Chamonix doctor, who was one of the two mountaineers to first reach the top of Mont Blanc.
Virgin and Child
15th century statue of the Virgin and Child, detail. The baby Jesus looks like he is holding his own head :-)
Château de Chambord
All the details of the castle become visible from the terraces.
Mont Saint-Michel
Virgin and the child, 13th century.
Côte de granit rose
Oratoire de Saint-Guirec dating from 11th-12th century. Apparently sticking needles into the saint's nose (and the needle remaining there during the high tide) would guarantee you getting married within a year. No wonder it's so eroded :-)
Calvary at Guimiliau
This Calvary was completed in 1588. It depicts 37 scenes from the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Calvary at Guimiliau
The south face of the Calvary. Top row: St. Veronica holding her veil with Jesus' image; Jesus' baptism; Jesus carrying the Cross. Bottom row: Luke the Evangelist; St. Elizabeth and a servant greeting Virgin Mary; Jesus washing a disciple's feet; the Annunciation; Matthew the Evangelist.
Calvary at Guimiliau
The statue of Luke the Evangelist with his ox.
Calvary at Guimiliau
The west face of the Calvary. This part shows the entry into Jerusalem.
Calvary at Guimiliau
The east face of the Calvary. This part shows the Flight into Egypt with Mary holding baby Jesus. Joseph with a pilgrim stick leads.
Calvary at Guimiliau
Matthew the Evangelist with a small boy.
Guimiliau
The entry to the South porch (1617): We can see Cain killing Abel (bottom left), and plenty of Noah: picking grapes (top left), being drunk (top right), Noah's Ark (bottom right). I don't know what the rest it.
Guimiliau
Adam and Eve and the temptation.
Guimiliau
The South porch: Eve being born (i.e. pulled by God) from Adam's rib.
Guimiliau
I don't know who these guys are. Fauns? Did they have fauns in early 17th-century Brittany?
Guimiliau
Someone on a donkey...
Guimiliau
Carved wooden ceiling in the church.
Guimiliau
Every little corner is richly decorated with funny creatures. Again, I have no idea who these two guys are.
Calvary at Guimiliau
The west face of the Calvary. Most notably: the doors on the left, so the priest could climb on the calvary and deliver a sermon. A niche with Paul Aurelian; Top row: Crown of thorns; Pietà; the Resurrection with drunk guards sleeping; Mouth of Hell with devil's lover. Bottom row: John the Evangelist; Entry into Jerusalem; The Last Supper; Luke the Evangelist.
Calvary at Pleyben
The Resurrection of Jesus. Three soldiers sleeping and one is blinded by what he sees. I find it so amusing by how they are dressed. So 16th century :-)
Calvary at Pleyben
Calvary from 1555. Funnily, the cleaned Calvary no longer looks so old :-) Bottom row: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Flight to Egypt, Jesus meeting the lawyers. Top row: the Harrowing of Hell; Jesus leading Adam and Eve; a Jew holding a scroll with the charges against Jesus; a soldier dressing Christ in his royal robe.
Col du Galibier
This eagle sign on the Col du Galibier must be new. Never seen it before. Lovely view of Barre des Écrins through it.
Buste de Pâris
Paris by Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, 1914.
Grande Laveuse
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Grande Laveuse, 1917. Yes, because women do their laundry naked...
Venus victrix
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Venus Victrix, 1913-1915.
Venus's hand
Venus's hand picking oranges and yet holding an apple :-)
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Panthere
Panthere by Nicolas Lavarenne. A sleeping beauty.
L’église Collégiale Saint Paul
The church was built between 12th and 18th century.
Impermanence
Impermanence by Dominique Rayou (2020ish). J'adore.
Èze
Carnival in town, Harry Potter and Naruto.
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Carnival in town, Luffy from One Piece.
Èze
Melisande by Jean-Philippe Richard. What elegance!
Èze
Barbara by Jean-Philippe Richards, depicting the wind.
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Margot by Jean-Philippe Richard
Èze
Another wonderfully placed beauty, unfortunately I don't know her name. By Jean-Philippe Richard.