- Saint Andrew's Chapel
The ceiling in the narthex. Plenty of different birds, most notably the famous ducks, and the white lilies. - Saint Andrew's Chapel
Narthex of the chapel depicting Christ dressed as Roman emperor, standing on a lion and a snake (Psalm 91). His book says EGO SVM VIA VERITAS ET VITA - I am the way, the truth, the life. The top part is original mosaic, the bottom part is just painted! - Col de Montgenèvre
A historically super-important pass, known already to Romans (including Julius Caesar). But, as you can guess, also a possible route for Hannibal. "Does not lie in sleep." - A penguin
Of course. - Elba aquarium
And these are shark eggs. - Jellyfish
They have over 25 different species of jellyfish in the Vienna Zoo so I'm not really sure which one is this. My guess would be white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata), native to the western Pacific. - Grasshopper wings
A close-up of a grasshopper wing. It belongs to a giant grasshopper (Titanacris albipes). - Lantern
Lantern of what is now Higher Institute for Artistic Industries. Urbino - Napoleon's villa
Ceilings. They are different in every room. - Napoleon's villa
Sala del nodo d'amore: Ceiling with the lover's knot, expressing the love between Napoleon and Maria Luisa. - Elba
- 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? ...) - The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer - A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
There were several flags in the church, including this one with an angry-looking fish. Actually, the flags represent different districts (contrada) of Siena. This one represents Onda, a district of carpenters. And that is a dolphin. - Miradouro de Santa Luzia
An angry fish at the Miradouro de Santa Luzia - Tiles in Alfama
Finding little treasures while getting lost in Alfama. - Carmen de los Mártires
No true palace without a couple of peacocks. - A wolf!
What a wonderful art in Plaza de los Lobos. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. - Tapestry
A magnificent almost 8 m long "thousand flowers" tapestry is from the 16th century. What an interesting motif... - Ravenna
After two days of sightseeing in the town, one recognises almost all the street-sign mosaics. - Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Deer drinking water. At first I thought they were eating watermelons :-) And then there are two more apostles around the chi-rho-alpha-omega sign. - Basilica of San Vitale
The apostles, decorated with fish! Fish! - Ravenna
- Saint Andrew's Chapel
The dome is decorated with four angels pointing towards IX, and the four symbols of the evangelists. - Mouans-Sartoux
I love the cat's admiring gaze.