European Art ( London, Paris, Rome)

A few of my Favorite postcards and paintings found throughout England, France and Italy.

More photos and painting will come throughout time. I have not put all of the ones I wanted on this page yet. Many are in books or postcards that I have not yet got to.

December 29th 1940 St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England escapes Londons persishing fire bomb raid from WWII's German Troops.

Piero Moschi
Florence, Italy

Piero Moschi
Florence, Italy

The Graham Children
William Hogarth 1697-1764
London, England
Museum of Modern Art

Coastal Scene by Theo van Rysselberghe 1862-1926
London, England
Museum of Modern Art

The Creation of Man by Michaelangelo 1475-1564 (vault)
Sistine Chapel: Vatican City, Itlay

The Delphic Sibyl by Michaelangelo 1475-1564 (vault)
Sistine Chapel: Vatican, Italy

The Last Supper by Leanardo Da Vinci
date unknown most likely 15th to 16th century
Vatican, Italy


Is it Mary kicking it beside Jesus? Look closely I think Mr. Brown might have one actual point. Does the bloodline extend to the present day? Is it really possible that Jesus was born by a pure mother? Oh the questions, personally I'm thinking it's not too emmaculant, but I also think Mr. Browns book is a little fictional yet interesting.

Ulysses deriding Polyphemus-Homer's Odessey
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851
London, England
Museum of Modern Art

Bathers at La Grenouillere by Claude-Oscar Monet 1840-1926
London, England
Museum of Modern Art


Photo's below are considered my favorite. I'm a huge fan of art from 16th and 17th centuries particularly the colors used, lighting and emotions that are stirred up. They evoke conversations and debates. In addition Caravaggio, Rubens and Boticelli the ones I consider greats, next to the obvious Michaelangelo or Da Vinci.

The Massacre of the Innocents 1611-12 by Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640
Painting in the Louve of Paris, France

Samson and Delilah by Peter Paul Rubens
Painting found in the Louve of Paris, France



Salome recieves the Head of Saint John the Baptist 1607-10
By Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 1571-1610
Painting found in the Louve of Paris, France

Mona Lisa needs to be recovered from the print shop. They over-exposed her. More pictures will come after some time. Like when I get my stuff from storage.

Side note: I have a photo of the statue of the Virgin Mary and Christ after crusifiction, seeing it in real life is an honour as Michaelangelo was certainly a master of sculpting in addtion to painting. Story behind the statue follows as this: The statue was exposed to visitor within St. Peters for decades untouched and gazed upon adoringly. In the 80's or possibly 90's (I have to ask Mister for proper date) an individual that had issues with the Roman Catholic Church came inside St. Peters and vandalized the statue. I'm not speaking of graffiti put he literally broke the statue into pieces. The statue is solid marble like that of David. To this day you can see the scaring of the Virgin Mary and Christ, yet the piece still stands as beautiful as it most likely was when completed by Michaelangleo. It now resides behind a glass wall for vistors to see. It seems this is the only statue that was damaged as others including Christ and his worn foot from people petting and kissing it are in perfection.

One of my favorite pieces of art work next to the mosaics in the basillica is one that has both life and death posing in contradiction with the world at their feet. Its made of marble and gold and is massive when standing beneath it.