Tales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceWed, 03 Jul 2024 17:01:07 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.jpg?w=323232 /2024/05/31/new-discoveries-in-venice/Fri, 31 May 2024 17:50:00 +0000/?p=33124Dorsoduro to Giudecca www.greyhoundtrainers.compalladio1234/2024/04/13/venice/Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:30:00 +0000/?p=32550img_9991palladio1234/2024/03/18/soane-on-the-grand-tour//2024/03/18/soane-on-the-grand-tour/#commentsMon, 18 Mar 2024 18:09:18 +0000/?p=32322/2024/03/18/soane-on-the-grand-tour/feed/2Pompeii - Excavation Temple of Isis -1770s - Artist Pietro Fabrispalladio1234The Soane - perfect positioning of the portrait bustSoane Museum - eclectic collection www.greyhoundtrainers.comThe Soane - an eclectic private collectionHeraldic Shield of British Royal Family - George I - George IIIComposite Neo-Classical at The Soane www.greyhoundtrainers.comComposite Neo-Classical at The Soane www.greyhoundtrainers.comChiswick House - from SE - designed by Lord BurlingtonTemple of Isis, Pompeii (1788) - etching by Piranesi (1758-1810) and hand-coloured by Louis Jean Desprez (1743-1804). Cleveland Art Museum, USA.Pompeii - Excavation Temple of Isis -1770s - Artist Pietro FabrisPaestum sketch by Piranesi - John Soane Museum, London18th Century water colour - Temples of PaestumCharles Towneley - private sculpture gallery at Park St, London -1782'Roma Antica' by Pannini - showing various paintings and scultpures discovered to date, including The Laocoon.Wimpole Hall - Yellow Drawing Room designed by John SoaneSoane - Pitzhanger Manor - classical facadeSoane - composite - Emily AllchurchGrand Tourist carried over The Alps in a sedan chair. The chairmen of Mont Cenis were regarded as the best, strong and agile! 1755 - George KeateThe sedan chair ensured that the occupant avoided contact with the ground outside - which could be dirty, slippery and potentially ruinous for one's expensive gown!/2024/02/09/a-vital-element//2024/02/09/a-vital-element/#commentsFri, 09 Feb 2024 16:55:36 +0000/?p=21278/2024/02/09/a-vital-element/feed/3As the mist clears over the Grimsel See, high in the Swiss Alps www.greyhoundtrainers.compalladio1234As the mist clears over the Grimsel See, high in the Swiss Alps www.greyhoundtrainers.comGrimsel Hospiz in the fog - a dark and menacing placeSherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, Switzerland (1893) by Sidney Paget - from Arthur Conan Doyle's story 'The Final Problem'The lagoon of Venice is still an important fishing area - a traditional 'bilancia' fishing net is lowered with the tidesDavide Battestin, ArtistDavide Battestin, ArtistVenetian LagoonMurano and Lagoon/2023/07/11/flavours-of-summer//2023/07/11/flavours-of-summer/#respondTue, 11 Jul 2023 22:10:00 +0000/?p=31038/2023/07/11/flavours-of-summer/feed/0The west coast - Skopelospalladio1234Vittore Carpaccio - hunting on lagoon - j.paul getty museumJanet and Bilge - The Grand Tourists/2023/05/08/venice-creative//2023/05/08/venice-creative/#respondMon, 08 May 2023 18:15:00 +0000/?p=30805/2023/05/08/venice-creative/feed/0Brenta Canal - Mira Porta - www.greyhoundtrainers.compalladio1234The Veneto and Alps region, ItalyVilla Margherita - aerial view - country house hotel, Veneto - The base for our Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 08-15 September, 2019 - https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3DVBe inspired at our Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 08-15 September, 2019 - https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3DVVilla Margherita Hotel, Mira Porte, VenetoVilla Margherita Hotel, Mira Porte, VenetoPalazzo Orfei now Palazzo Fortuny, VeniceVenice - The GuggenheimFrom Venice, Dorsoduro looking towards Giudecca/2023/05/04/florence-tuscany//2023/05/04/florence-tuscany/#commentsThu, 04 May 2023 13:20:44 +0000/2023/05/04/florence-tuscany//2023/05/04/florence-tuscany/feed/1Florence,Panorama,City,Skyline,,Florence,,Italypalladio1234Firenze - the wine windows of FlorenceFlorence - wine window: shutterstock_1900692034.jpgFlorence - wine window (fi) shutterstock_1323200384-2/2022/10/24/venice-marathon-at-villa-pisani//2022/10/24/venice-marathon-at-villa-pisani/#commentsMon, 24 Oct 2022 16:30:00 +0000/?p=29550/2022/10/24/venice-marathon-at-villa-pisani/feed/2Villa Pisani - start point for Venice Marathonpalladio1234Villa Pisani, Stra, Riviera del Brenta, ItalyThe maze at Villa PisaniVilla Pisani, Stra and the Brenta waterway, our base for The Writer's Retreat in the glorious Veneto region, 18-24 Sept, 2022/2022/09/28/discovering-venice//2022/09/28/discovering-venice/#commentsWed, 28 Sep 2022 04:20:56 +0000/?p=29446/2022/09/28/discovering-venice/feed/2img_8735palladio1234/2022/07/25/st-christopher//2022/07/25/st-christopher/#commentsMon, 25 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000/?p=28009/2022/07/25/st-christopher/feed/4St Christopher - National Gallerypalladio1234Bellini painting - Sts Christopher and Jerome, with the Bishop of ToulouseMadonna dell'Orto - St Christopher helps a child across a river www.greyhoundtrainers.comA painting of St Christopher from Augsburg CathedralSt Christopher - painting by Hieronymus Bosch c.1490St Christopher - patron saint of travellers