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Open your Dreams by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works!
Arthur's Seat
The first thing after landing and checking in - I climbed Arthur's Seat, one of my favourite places in the world.
Salisbury Crags from above
View towards the Pentland Hills
Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat
A perfect Sunday.
Arthur's Seat
As seen from Salisbury Crags. Late in the evening :-)
Edinburgh Castle and The Hub
Salisbury Crags
I was kind of hoping he would get down on his knee... But he didn't.
Edinburgh
This, dear architects, is an example of coherent and consistent urban planning.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The official Scottish residence of British monarchs since the 16th century, including Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI and I.
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child Enthroned (~1415) by Lorenzo Monaco. I like the throne.
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci
Three legends of St Nicholas
Three legends of St Nicholas (1500-1520) by Gerard David. In this painting, he is saving three impoverished girls from prostitution by giving money for their dowries.
The Madonna del Passeggio by Raphael
The Madonna del Passeggio (1515-1518) by Raphael, detail. Most probably painted by his assistant, Gianfrancesco Penni.
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child with two angels (1470-1480) by Ferrarese School. Notice the illusionistic painted frame. And I love the black angel wings. So goth!
An allegory of melancholy
An allegory of melancholy (1528) by Lucas Cranach, detail. At that time, melancholy was one of four humours making up the human temperament and character. Fancy shoes!
An allegory of melancholy
An allegory of melancholy (1528) by Lucas Cranach, detail. This is a group of witches riding in the sky (a boar, a cow, a cat? ...)
St Agatha
St Agatha (1512-1518) by Giovanni Busi, called Cariani. Roman governor of Sicily ordered to cut off breasts of a noblewoman Agatha of Catania, who rejected him. She was later healed by St Peter.
The Christ Child Disputing with the Doctors
The Christ Child Disputing with the Doctors (1480-1485) by Bernardino Butinone.
Twins Clara and Albert de Bray
Twins Clara and Albert de Bray (1646) by Salomon de Bray. The children of the artist's nephew. Apparently portraits of living babies were highly unusual there and then.
Stormy sea
Stormy sea (1650-1652) by Philips Wouwerman.
El Greco's Saviour of the World
The Saviour of the World (~1600) by El Greco, Domenikos Theotokopoulos
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.
St Bavo's Church in Haarlem
The Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (the Grote Kerk) (1648) by Pieter Jansz Saenredam, detail.
Still-life
Still-life (1708) by Thomas Warrender. One of my favourite paintings in the whole gallery.
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl (1780) by David Allan
SW view from Ben Lomond
SW view from Ben Lomond (1810) by John Knox
Reverend Robert Walker
The Reverend Robert Walker skating on Duddingston Loch (1795) by Sir Henry Raeburn
Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape (1662-1663) by Meindert Hobbema
Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper.
The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra
The Meeting of Anthony and Cleopatra (1745) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Very Egyptian and Roman clothing!
The honourable Mrs Graham
The Honourable Mrs Graham (1775-1777) by Thomas Gainsborough
The Ladies Waldegrave
The Ladies Waldegrave (1780) by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The finding of Moses
The finding of Moses (1730-1735) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. I'm sure they wore clothes like this, right.
El Médico
El Médico (1779) by Francisco de Goya
The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer
The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail.
The Molo, Venice
The Molo, Venice, looking West (~1745) by Antonio Canaletto
Forest scene
Forest scene (~1820) by Achille-Etna Michallon
The Monument to Philopappos
The Monument to Philopappos, Athens (1805-1807) by Giovanni Battista Lusieri. This is the painter's only known oil painting, everything else are watercolours.
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Montagne Sainte-Victoire (1890s) by Paul Cézanne. Another one of my favourites in the gallery.
The big trees
The big trees (1902-1904) by Paul Cézanne
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892-1893) by John Singer Sargent. That is a perfect portrait.
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle (1867) by Waller Hugh Paton
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. Now this is a funny painting!
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail.
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. The painting is full of funny details.
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail.
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail.
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. There are so many details in this painting... Lewis Carroll counted 165 fairies :-)
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
Teviot Row House
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.
A heart-shaped bicycle stand
What a lovely bike stand.
Rainbow from Arthur's Seat
McEwan Hall
McEwan Hall, the graduation hall of the University of Edinburgh. Named after the brewer and politician William McEwan.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh castle, as seen from the top of the National Gallery.
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McEwan Hall
The ceiling in the McEwan Hall dome depicts Arts and Sciences. I kind of like Miss Physics and Miss Biology being together.
McEwan Hall
Here is the complete dome with Arts and Sciences: Physics, Biology, Music, Fine Arts, Jurisprudence, Oratory, Medicine, Philosophy, Divinity, History, Poetry, Mathematics and Astronomy.
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