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  • Commerzbank branch, located Potsdamer Straße 125, 10783 Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • TOT UN FUTUR JUNTS (all future together), adversiting poster for Bankia in a Bancaja (Bankia) branch office at the corner of Diputacion street and Roger de Lluria street, reflected in the window, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • TODO UN FUTURO JUNTOS (all future together), adversiting poster for Bankia in a Bancaja (Bankia) branch office at the corner of Diputacion street and Roger de Lluria street, reflected in the window, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • TODO UN FUTURO JUNTOS (all future together), adversiting poster for Bankia in a Bancaja (Bankia) branch office at the corner of Diputacion street and Roger de Lluria street reflected in the window, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commerzbank branch, located Potsdamer Straße 125, 10783 Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commerzbank branch, located Potsdamer Straße 125, 10783 Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floodlit logotype and Security SAS of a COMMERZBANK Branch in Berlin at night, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cash dispenser of a Bancaja (Bankia) branch office at the corner of Diputacion street and Roger de Lluria street in Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, Solomon, son of David, sits on the second branch of the Jesse tree, with Isaiah and Micah on his left and right respectively, announcing the coming of a saviour. Below, David, son of Jesse, sits on the first branch of the tree, with Ezekiel on his left and Hosea on his right, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms of the Inquisition in Barcelona, plaque, 1487, on the facade of the Museu Mares de la Carrer de los Comtes, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The Inquisition was installed in 1487 in the Palau Reial Major by Alonso de Espina, where there were 13 cells and torture rooms. The coat of arms features symbols of the Inquisition, the cross, olive branch, sword and chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palacio Nacional, or National Palace, a neoclassical building designed by Guido D'Alessandro and built 1944-47, housing the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a classical female figure holding an olive branch, sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Allegorical figure of Peace, one of the Virtues of Good Government, holding an olive branch, wearing a white dress and a laurel wreath, detail from the fresco of the Allegory of Good Government (Allegoria del Buon Governo), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. On the right is the crowned Virtue of Fortitude in a black dress, holding a sceptre. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Replica of a split twig animal figurine made from a single split and bent willow branch, 2900-1250 BC, at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, Colorado, USA. The figurines are from 30 sites in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. Some were recovered in the debris of daily living and others were ritually cached in pits or beneath rock cairns, often with bits of animals dung, or pierced by tiny spears, apparently as hunting magic. They may represent totems, animal relatives of the people who made them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry of Guigone de Salins, with the motto of Nicolas Rolin, Seulle and a star, coat of arms, N and G initials and a bird on a branch, 15th century, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall painting with the motto of Nicolas Rolin, Seulle and a star, the initials N and G and a bird on a branch, in the Chapel, in the Salle des Povres or Room of the Poor, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry of Guigone de Salins, with the motto of Nicolas Rolin, Seulle and a star, coat of arms, N and G initials and a bird on a branch, 15th century, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Anthony tapestry, with St Anthony the hermit with his bell and book, saint protector of the Hospices, and the motto of Nicolas Rolin, Seulle and a star, coat of arms, N and G initials and a bird on a branch, late 15th century, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Branch of a willow tree overhanging the right bank of the river Spree near the O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Green tree python (Morelia viridis) looped over a branch resting its head on its coils, in the Menagerie or Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aaron, brother of Moses, holding the Book of the Law and a green branch, wearing the rational, a piece of fabric adorned with jewels representing the tribes of Israel, showing that he is a high priest, and below, Pharaoh falling from his horse as he pursues the Israelites across the Red Sea, lancet window from under the main North Rose stained glass window, 1233, on the Northern side of the transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was offered by Blanche of Castile, then regent, mother of the future Saint Louis. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, the Virgin Mary sits on the fifth branch of the tree, with Zechariah (left) and Daniel (right) announcing the Messiah. Below, an anonymous King of Judah represents this dynasty, with Samuel on the left, who anointed David as King of Israel and Balaam on the right, who announces the coming of the Messiah, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin Mary carrying the Christ child in her left arm, a reminder that Jesus is God in human form. He raises his right hand in blessing. In the Virgin's right hand is a flowering branch, lancet window of the South Rose window, 1221, on the Southern transept wall of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Noah welcomes the dove returning with the olive branch, while in the flood waters a raven pecks at a corpse, mosaic from the Genesis cycle in the nave of Monreale Cathedral or the Duomo di Monreale, built 1172-89 under King William II in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The cathedral interior is covered in Byzantine style glass mosaics made 12th and 13th centuries depicting biblical stories. The church is a national monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ozia and Ioatam from a branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary and Jesus with Achaz and Manasse from the upper branch of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a classical female figure holding an olive branch (right), sculptural detail from the monumental spiral staircase, 16th century, French School, on the interior South East facade of the Francois I wing, in Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The staircase is covered in bas-relief sculptures and looks onto the courtyard of the chateau. On the left is a roof detail from the 17th century Gaston d'Orleans wing, designed by Francois Mansart, 1598-1666. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman relief of a Winged Victory, with the inscription, 'To the Victory of the Emperor', found in Castlesteads, or Camboglanna Roman Fort, on Hadrian's Wall, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The goddess Victory has one foot resting on a globe, is holding a wreath in one hand and a palm branch in the other. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apollo with a laurel branch, from a fresco of Apollo and Daphne, on the South wall of a small room off the atrium of the Casa dell Efebo, or House of the Ephebus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Fourth Style of Roman wall painting, 60-79 AD, a complex narrative style. This is a large, sumptuously decorated house probably owned by a rich family, and named after the statue of the Ephebus found here. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Font and wall painting with the motto of Nicolas Rolin, Seulle and a star, the initials N and G and a bird on a branch, in the Chapel, in the Salle des Povres or Room of the Poor, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wall painting with the initials N and G (Nicolas de Rolin and Guigone de Salins) and a bird on a branch, in the Chapel, in the Salle des Povres or Room of the Poor, in Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statuette of St Barbara with a tower and palm branch, from the St Barbara altarpiece, Baroque, 17th - 18th century, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) sitting on a branch of a tree in the Menagerie or Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lemurs playing with a blossom branch, in the Zone Madagascar of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) eating leaves from a branch, an endangered species of the lemur family from Madagascar, in the Propithecus enclosure in the Zone Madagascar of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) eating leaves from a branch, an endangered species of the lemur family from Madagascar, in the Propithecus enclosure in the Zone Madagascar of the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Above, David, son of Jesse, sits on the first branch of the tree, with Ezekiel and Hosea to his left and right respectively. Below, Jesse is asleep in his bed and is the root of the tree, giving it the sap of life for generations to come. He is surrounded by Nahum on the left who announces the coming of the Messiah and Joel on the left who predicts the coming of the holy spirit to prevent the apocalypse, from the Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aaron, brother of Moses, holding the Book of the Law and a green branch, wearing the rational, a piece of fabric adorned with jewels representing the tribes of Israel, showing that he is a high priest, lancet window from under the main North Rose stained glass window, 1233, on the Northern side of the transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was offered by Blanche of Castile, then regent, mother of the future Saint Louis. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boîte à sable, Sand box, used to store sand used by city road cleaners for spreading on streets affected either by snow and ice, or by manure from horse drawn transport, on the Place Georges Guillaumin, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the arch is the motto of the City of Paris, who paid for the sandbox, and the laurel and oak branches are the emblem of the city. It now serves as a ventilation chimney for the city road menders who have a cloakroom, toilet and kitchen underneath the square. From 1880, sand was replaced by salt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boîte à sable, Sand box, used to store sand used by city road cleaners for spreading on streets affected either by snow and ice, or by manure from horse drawn transport, on the Place Georges Guillaumin, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Around the arch is the motto of the City of Paris, who paid for the sandbox, and the laurel and oak branches are the emblem of the city. It now serves as a ventilation chimney for the city road menders who have a cloakroom, toilet and kitchen underneath the square. From 1880, sand was replaced by salt. In the background is a statue of Honore Balzac, by Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olive branches, farmed by the Serra Sala family at the Serraferran mill at Oli de Ventallo, producing quality olive oil, in the village of Ventallo, in Emporda, Catalonia near the Costa Brava, Spain. The olive groves in this area are centuries old, and the mill produces both Anna Sala Trull de Ventallo extra virgin olive oil, and Serraferran extra virgin olive oil. The oils are DOP Oli de l’Emporda, certified Protected Origin Denomination. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts, commissioned 1919 and inaugurated 1923, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, on the Place de l'Obelisque in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument consists of a sculpture of a reclining woman holding olive branches, and an obelisk. It is 1 of 4 monuments to the war dead made free of charge in Pyrenees-Orientales by Maillol. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts, commissioned 1919 and inaugurated 1923, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, on the Place de l'Obelisque in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument consists of a sculpture of a reclining woman holding olive branches, and an obelisk. It is 1 of 4 monuments to the war dead made free of charge in Pyrenees-Orientales by Maillol. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts, commissioned 1919 and inaugurated 1923, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, on the Place de l'Obelisque in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument consists of a sculpture of a reclining woman holding olive branches, and an obelisk. It is 1 of 4 monuments to the war dead made free of charge in Pyrenees-Orientales by Maillol. In the distance is the Hotel de Ville or town hall, and the Quai Jean Moulin. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument aux Morts, commissioned 1919 and inaugurated 1923, by Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, on the Place de l'Obelisque in Port-Vendres, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The monument consists of a sculpture of a reclining woman holding olive branches, and an obelisk. It is 1 of 4 monuments to the war dead made free of charge in Pyrenees-Orientales by Maillol. Port-Vendres is a fishing port with a deep water harbour on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. The monument is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medallion with figure possibly holding olive branches, from the Roman mosaic of the Four Seasons, in the dining room of the House of Dionysos, 3rd century AD, Volubilis, Northern Morocco. Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Phoenicians and was a Roman settlement from the 1st century AD. Volubilis was a thriving Roman olive growing town until 280 AD and was settled until the 11th century. The buildings were largely destroyed by an earthquake in the 18th century and have since been excavated and partly restored. Volubilis was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The genealogy of Christ represented as the Tree of Jesse, with Jesse as the roots of the tree, the Virgin as the flower and Christ as the fruit, with his ancestors on the branches, Jesse Tree stained glass window, 1150, on the Western facade of the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window, along with the 2 others on this facade from the 12th century, tells the life story of Jesus Christ. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble column in the cella or inner chamber of the Temple of Asclepius, 2nd century AD, at the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, 3km from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. This broken column is carved with serpents coiled around olive branches, a symbol of the cult of the god Asclepius. The Asclepium is named after the god of healing and housed a sacred spring where people could bathe and cure their illnesses. Galen, the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, worked in the Asclepium for many years. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble column in the cella or inner chamber of the Temple of Asclepius, 2nd century AD, at the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, 3km from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. This broken column is carved with serpents coiled around olive branches, a symbol of the cult of the god Asclepius. The Asclepium is named after the god of healing and housed a sacred spring where people could bathe and cure their illnesses. Galen, the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, worked in the Asclepium for many years. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a painted decorative wall panel with female figures and the motto 'Fato prudential major', 19th century, in the Guard Room, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Guard Room is the first of the King's apartment and was occupied by the soldiers of the guard. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sgraffito floral design on the wall of a bedroom on the first floor, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sgraffito floral design on the wall of a bedroom on the first floor, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sgraffito floral design on the wall of a bedroom on the first floor, at Casa Vicens, a Catalan Modernist and Art Nouveau style house designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, and built 1883, on the Carrer de les Carolines in the Gracia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house was commissioned by Manuel Vicens i Montaner as a summer residence and contains many references to mudejar architecture. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Olives growing on a tree, farmed by the Serra Sala family at the Serraferran mill at Oli de Ventallo, producing quality olive oil, in the village of Ventallo, in Emporda, Catalonia near the Costa Brava, Spain. The olive groves in this area are centuries old, and the mill produces both Anna Sala Trull de Ventallo extra virgin olive oil, and Serraferran extra virgin olive oil. The oils are DOP Oli de l’Emporda, certified Protected Origin Denomination. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Town of Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. In the centre is the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century. Many famous artists spent time in Cadaques during the 20th century, including Dali and Picasso. Cap de Creus is a rocky peninsula near the French border in the northern Costa Brava, with headlands, cliffs and coves, protected as a natural park since 1998. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Innocent V, first Dominican pope, 1225-76, St Dominic, founder of the Dominican order, 1170-1221, Pope Benedict XI, 1240-1304, (left-right), detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Above is the skull of Adam beneath Jesus' cross. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bernardo Fiorentino, martyr, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bernardo Fiorentino, martyr, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Vincent Ferrer of Valencia, canonised in 1455, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Vincent Ferrer of Valencia, canonised in 1455, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chiarito da Sesto, first prior provincial of the Roman province, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chiarito da Sesto, first prior provincial of the Roman province, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Raymond of Pennafort, patron saint of canonists, 1175-1275, canonised 1601, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Raymond of Pennafort, patron saint of canonists, 1175-1275, canonised 1601, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Albert the Great, bishop of Ratisbon, 1200-80, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Albert the Great, bishop of Ratisbon, 1200-80, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peter Paludanus, 1275–1342, patriarch of Jerusalem, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peter Paludanus, 1275–1342, patriarch of Jerusalem, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giovanni Dominici of Florence, cardinal, 1355-1419, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giovanni Dominici of Florence, cardinal, 1355-1419, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Benedict XI, 1240-1304, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Benedict XI, 1240-1304, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Dominic, founder of the Dominican order, 1170-1221, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Innocent V, first Dominican pope, 1225-76, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Innocent V, first Dominican pope, 1225-76, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hugh of Saint-Cher, 1200-63, first Dominican cardinal, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hugh of Saint-Cher, 1200-63, first Dominican cardinal, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paul of Florence, patriarch of Grado, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Antoninus of Florence, 1389-1459, Archbishop of Florence, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Antoninus of Florence, 1389-1459, Archbishop of Florence, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordan of Saxony, second master general of the order after St Dominic, 1190-1237, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jordan of Saxony, second master general of the order after St Dominic, 1190-1237, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nicholas of Paglia, 1197-1256, third prior provincial of the Roman Province, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nicholas of Paglia, 1197-1256, third prior provincial of the Roman Province, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Remigio Girolami, 1235–1319, successor to Thomas Aquinas at the University of Paris and author of De Bono Communi and De Bono Pacis, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buoninsegna Cicciaporci, holding saw and palm leaf, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hugh of Saint-Cher, 1200-63, first Dominican cardinal, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rental boats for hire on Lac Daumesnil in the Bois de Vincennes, the largest public park in Paris, created 1855-66 by the Emperor Napoleon III, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiosque de l'Empereur, a monument to Napoleon III, on the island in Lac Inferieur or Lower Lake, the largest lake in the park, dug 1853, in the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park gifted to the city of Paris in 1852 by Napoleon III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiosque de l'Empereur, a monument to Napoleon III, on the island in Lac Inferieur or Lower Lake, the largest lake in the park, dug 1853, in the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park gifted to the city of Paris in 1852 by Napoleon III. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man pruning trees, detail from the West rose window, originally made 1225, with the Virgin in the central medallion and around, the labours of the months, signs of the zodiac, Virtues and Vices and prophets, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The rose window was completely restored 1844-67 under Jean Baptiste Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, by master glaziers Alfred Gerente, Louis Steinhel, Antoine Husson, Charles Laurent Marechal and A N Didron the Elder. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Child playing with a stick, with elongated shadow, on a sand bank in the Ebro Delta, aerial view, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The Ebro Delta is the large delta area of the Ebro river, creating a huge wetland area used for agriculture and with protected areas for wildlife, including the Ebro Delta Natural Park. The area has a variety of different ecosystems including lagoons, sand dunes, salt marsh and rice fields which cover around 15000 hectares. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asa, David and Jesse from the bottom of the Tree of Jesse sculptural stucco, 1574-80, by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, in the restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peace, Fortitude and Prudence, Virtues of Good Government, and on the right, the personification of the Commune of Siena, detail from the fresco of the Allegory of Good Government (Allegoria del Buon Governo), from the series The Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government (L'Allegoria e Effetti del Buono e del Cattivo Governo), painted 1338-39 by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1290-1348, in the Sala dei Nove or Salon of Nine or Council Room, in the Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The figure of the Commune holds an orb and sceptre and is dressed in the black and white colours of the city. Lorenzetti was commissioned by the Council of Nine to produce allegorical frescoes covering 3 of the 4 walls of their council chamber, and he produced 6 scenes on the 3 fresco panels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom at Balcony House, 13th century, a Native American Puebloan dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The house contains 45 rooms and 2 kivas, is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and is well defended due to its only access involving a cliff climb. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Staircase and brick columns resembling trees, reflecting the wooded setting of the church, inside the Crypta Guell, built 1898-1915, an unfinished church by Catalan Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in the Colonia Guell, a workers' colony set up by Eusebi Guell in Santa Coloma de Cervello, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The church is an organic hyperbolic paraboloid shape, with leaning pillars of basalt and brick and catenary arches supporting the structure and brick ribs vaults supporting the ceiling. The colony was begun in 1890 on Guell's estate Can Soler de la Torre, with a hospital, boardinghouse, schools, shops, theatres, chapel, factories and workers' housing. Gaudi was in charge of the project, collaborating with Francesc Berenguer, Joan Rubio and Josep Canaleta. Gaudi's crypt is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tiled decorative ceiling with orange trees and ribs with floral sculptures, in the kitchen and dining room, in Pavilion no. 6 'dels distingits' of the Institut Pere Mata, a psychiatric hospital built 1897-1912 in Modernist style by Lluis Domenech i Montaner, 1850-1923, Catalan Modernist architect, in Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Pavilion no. 6 was used to house wealthy patients in great comfort and modernity, and was in use until 1986. It is now open to the public as part of Reus' Modernist Route and run by the town of Reus, whereas the rest of the building remains a hospital. The building is listed as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Christopher carrying Christ, from the left wing of the Crucifixion Altarpiece, 1390-99, in gilded polychromed oak, carved by Jacques de Baerze, 14th century, and painted and gilded by Melchior Broederlam, 1350-1409, originally in the Chartreuse de Champmol, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. The figures are set in niches and are topped by intricately carved Gothic architectural elements. The altarpiece was commissioned in 1390 and installed in 1399 in the Chapel of the Duc de Berry at Champmol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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