Frog or toad. I’m not sure, but he is in Venice holding one. There must be a million pics like this one on the net, its such a classic angle. I have no idea what the ‘title’ of the piece is but its part of the Biannual Art festival held in Venice. Arresting tho the [...]
This is a philatory. A transparent reliquary designed to contain and exhibit the bones and relics of saints. This style of reliquary has a viewing portal by which to view the relic contained inside (according to Wikipedia). I have seen these before, but never in the quantity or of such rich decoration. This one I could photograph, but [...]
These steps on the inside of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (English: Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) the Cathedral church of Florence, Italy. The Doumo, as it is ordinarily called is one of Italy’s largest churches, and until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. [...]
I’ve been to Venice. These masks cost a fortune if they are the genuine article. In fact they cost a fortune anyway even when they are mass produced copies like these. But thats not the point. They are colourful and fun and lets face it how often do adults get opportunity to buy stuff like [...]
This old woman is stood outside a RC Church in the heart of Venice. In Aug 2011 at 3pm. The small square was packed with tourists with their £1000 cameras, their Gucchi bags and designer outfits. She did not move, or make a sound and many people (myself included) did not even notice her as [...]
A tower. Not very big and not at all obvious in its function. It had power running to it (at least I think it did) so I am assuming its some sort of navigation beacon. If you are really interested its at the very tip of Spurn Point, so next time you are there have [...]