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A mystic mood at the Vienna Orthodox Church
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A mystic mood at the Vienna Orthodox Church
A wonderful pair of medieval effigial floor memorials at Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A wonderful pair of medieval effigial floor memorials at Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
The marble & bronze sarcophagus memorial for Cardinal Pietro Foscari (d 1485) looks incongruous in the Costa Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
That’s because it was originally in the Foscari Chapel, which was demolished in 1600
The 1505 altarpiece by Gian Cristoforo Romano is also magnificent
That’s because it was originally in the Foscari Chapel, which was demolished in 1600
The 1505 altarpiece by Gian Cristoforo Romano is also magnificent
June 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The marble & bronze sarcophagus memorial for Cardinal Pietro Foscari (d 1485) looks incongruous in the Costa Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
That’s because it was originally in the Foscari Chapel, which was demolished in 1600
The 1505 altarpiece by Gian Cristoforo Romano is also magnificent
That’s because it was originally in the Foscari Chapel, which was demolished in 1600
The 1505 altarpiece by Gian Cristoforo Romano is also magnificent
View of Cranborne (formerly Abbey) church, you can just make out some of the wonderful wall paintings on the right
May 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
View of Cranborne (formerly Abbey) church, you can just make out some of the wonderful wall paintings on the right
The medieval Sistine Chapel” the Crypt of St Magnus beneath Anagni Cathedral contains vivid 13th century frescoes which really blew me away
So glad I backed my photos up to the cloud, my phone was stolen a couple of days later 🫳🏻🎒 😂🥲
So glad I backed my photos up to the cloud, my phone was stolen a couple of days later 🫳🏻🎒 😂🥲
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The medieval Sistine Chapel” the Crypt of St Magnus beneath Anagni Cathedral contains vivid 13th century frescoes which really blew me away
So glad I backed my photos up to the cloud, my phone was stolen a couple of days later 🫳🏻🎒 😂🥲
So glad I backed my photos up to the cloud, my phone was stolen a couple of days later 🫳🏻🎒 😂🥲
The Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti (Saint Agatha of the Goths) in Rome features a Cosmatesque ciborium thought to be from the 13th century
It was reassembled from fragments in the 1920s
It was reassembled from fragments in the 1920s
May 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti (Saint Agatha of the Goths) in Rome features a Cosmatesque ciborium thought to be from the 13th century
It was reassembled from fragments in the 1920s
It was reassembled from fragments in the 1920s
The Elephant and Obelisk, Rome
Someone’s missing a trick, what a great name for a pub 😁
Someone’s missing a trick, what a great name for a pub 😁
May 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The Elephant and Obelisk, Rome
Someone’s missing a trick, what a great name for a pub 😁
Someone’s missing a trick, what a great name for a pub 😁
I’ll try again in June. In the meantime, hopefully these Roman letterings will give you some inspiration
April 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’ll try again in June. In the meantime, hopefully these Roman letterings will give you some inspiration
Unfortunately the queue was too long for me, thought I’d best leave the waiting to the faithful
April 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Unfortunately the queue was too long for me, thought I’d best leave the waiting to the faithful
Wonderful early Renaissance tomb at Tiverton
April 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Wonderful early Renaissance tomb at Tiverton
A defaced or beheaded ensemble at Exeter Cathedral
April 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A defaced or beheaded ensemble at Exeter Cathedral
April 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cracking font! I was just looking at my pics of this Rhenish example ca. 1200 earlier, the protruding faces are an interesting similarity
April 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Cracking font! I was just looking at my pics of this Rhenish example ca. 1200 earlier, the protruding faces are an interesting similarity
A 14th century woodwose relaxing at the Schnütgen Museum, Cologne
April 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A 14th century woodwose relaxing at the Schnütgen Museum, Cologne
Church of the Frari, Venice
April 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Church of the Frari, Venice
The towers of Ely Cathedral
April 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The towers of Ely Cathedral
Spoleto, Roman Theatre
April 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Spoleto, Roman Theatre
Detail from the bizarre ancient font at Luppitt, Devon
April 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Detail from the bizarre ancient font at Luppitt, Devon
An interesting Pre-Raphaelite Crucifixion by Byrne-Jones at St Paul Within The Walls, Rome
April 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
An interesting Pre-Raphaelite Crucifixion by Byrne-Jones at St Paul Within The Walls, Rome
A peek at a very special ceiling at Cullompton
April 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A peek at a very special ceiling at Cullompton
Christchurch Priory, Lady Chapel
April 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Christchurch Priory, Lady Chapel
Corfe Castle - must have been utterly magnificent before Cromwell’s lads blew it up
March 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Corfe Castle - must have been utterly magnificent before Cromwell’s lads blew it up
Fresco in the crypt of the Basilica of St Cecilia, Rome
March 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Fresco in the crypt of the Basilica of St Cecilia, Rome
Detail from the Last Judgment by the criminally overlooked Pietro Cavallini, c. 1293, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
March 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Detail from the Last Judgment by the criminally overlooked Pietro Cavallini, c. 1293, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
An inviting red door at St Peter ad Vincula, Colemore
March 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An inviting red door at St Peter ad Vincula, Colemore