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  • Fulbert's piety to the Virgin Mary (left) with Fulbert worshipping the Virgin and child, and a builder at work on the new cathedral after the fire of 1020 (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert as treasurer of the Church of St Hilary of Poitiers (left) and Fulbert the man of letters (right), sitting at a desk with inkstand and quill and 2 students, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert as artistic advisor (left) working with a master sculptor on the new cathedral after the fire of 1020 and Fulbert's piety to the Virgin Mary (right) with Fulbert worshipping the Virgin and child, from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • Fulbert the art lover (left) advising 2 painters holding their brushes and Fulbert as treasurer of the Church of St Hilary of Poitiers (right), from the Life of Fulbert stained glass window, in the south transept of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window replaces the original 13th century window depicting the Life of St Blaise, which was destroyed in 1791. It was created in 1954 by Francois Lorin as a gift of the Institute of American Architects, on a theme chosen by the Canon Yves Delaporte. It depicts the life of Fulbert, bishop of Chartres in the 11th century. 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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  • A wealthy customer with his servant is shown a length of ermine fur, while an assistant finds other examples in a trunk. Donor window of the furriers, 1210-25, from the Life of St James window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of the life of St James the Greater, apostle of Jesus and son of Zebedee. It is situated next to the apostles chapel. Chartres is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, where James' relics lie. 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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  • In a draper's shop, a wealthy customer and his servant measure a piece of cloth while the draper explains its quality. Donor window of the drapers, 1210-25, from the Life of St James window in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window tells the story of the life of St James the Greater, apostle of Jesus and son of Zebedee. It is situated next to the apostles chapel. Chartres is a stop on the pilgrimage route to Compostela, where James' relics lie. 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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  • A man taking water from the river with a jug, from the donor window of the water sellers, from the Life of Mary Magdalene stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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 and a helper harvesting grapes and crushing them to make wine, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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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  • A wheelwright runs his adze over a cartwheel to check it, from the donor window of the woodworkers, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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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  • A grocer in his shop holds a belt and displays baskets of green and red fruits, from the donor window of the grocers, from the Life of St Nicholas stained glass window, 13th century, in the North aisle of the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Nicholas, 270-343 AD, was born in Patara in Lycia (now Turkey) and was bishop of Myra. 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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  • A chemist preparing a remedy with a pestle and mortar, donor window of the apothecaries, from the Life of St Nicholas stained glass window, 13th century, in the North aisle of the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Nicholas, 270-343 AD, was born in Patara in Lycia (now Turkey) and was bishop of Myra. 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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  • Joseph's dream, a sleeping Joseph dreams of the sun, moon and 11 stars, representing his parents and brothers, and to the left, the donor window of money lenders, shown weighing out gold coins, from the Life of Joseph stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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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  • The years of plenty (left), with men pouring harvested grain from their clothes and the Egyptians storing provisions (right), with men pouring grain into storage boxes, from the Life of Joseph stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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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  • Two men stripping a trunk of its bark, from the donor window of the woodworkers, from the Life of Noah stained glass window, 13th century, in the nave 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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  • Haberdashery with shop keeper weighing out goods for a customer, from the donor window of the haberdashers from the Life of St Nicholas stained glass window, 13th century, in the North aisle of the nave of Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Nicholas, 270-343 AD, was born in Patara in Lycia (now Turkey) and was bishop of Myra. 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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  • A leather worker fleshing the hide, or removing the flesh by hand, from the donor window of the tanners and leather workers, from the Life of St Martin of Tours stained glass window, 1215-25, on the South portal of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Martin was born c. 316 AD in present day Hungary. As a child he asked to convert to Christianity and was eventually elected bishop of Tours. He was one of the most poplar medieval saints. 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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  • A tanner softening a piece of leather by hand, from the donor window of the tanners and leather workers, from the Life of St Martin of Tours stained glass window, 1215-25, on the South portal of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Martin was born c. 316 AD in present day Hungary. As a child he asked to convert to Christianity and was eventually elected bishop of Tours. He was one of the most poplar medieval saints. 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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  • Four men at work, one breaking a block of stone, one chiselling a statue, one carrying stones and a mason at work on a cathedral. Detail from a donor window depicting masons building a Gothic cathedral, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). 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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  • Two stone masons carrying a block of stone on a stretcher, detail from a donor window depicting masons, from the Life of St Sylvester stained glass window, 1210-25, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. It is notable that these masons use a sling to carry the stone as wheelbarrows were not invented until the mid-13th century. St Sylvester was Pope 314-35 AD during the reign of Constantine the Great (306-37). 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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  • Two trainee joiners work in their workshop, surrounded by the tools of their trade, axes and a saw. They are making trunk feet. Section of joiners at work, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory 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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  • A master carpenter lays the roof joists of a stone house, while another carpenter sets a beam with an axe and lays out the other tools on a work bench. Donor window of the carpenters, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory 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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  • A wheelwright stands on a stool and turns his wheel, checking it runs smoothly, his adze at the ready. A cooper works with his hammer around a barrel. Section of wheelwrights and coopers, 1215-25, from the Life of St Julian the Hospitaller window in the chapel of St Julian in the ambulatory 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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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through  ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daily life in Gergovie illustrated through ceramics (used to store, prepare, serve and consume food); fibulae and jewels (domestic use); craftsmanship through iron metallurgy, bronze, tabletting or woodworking; coins (trade with other Gallic peoples); glass, ceramic and metallic dishes (trade of manufactured objects from the Mediterranean); wine amphoras, olive oils or condiments (trade from Roman provinces), in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of men unloading carts and donkeys waiting, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of men pulling boats on to beach, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of baskets of fish and woman with crying children, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of women carrying baskets on their heads, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of priest, baskets of fish and villagers chatting, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of men unloading carts and donkeys waiting, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of women chatting and carrying baskets, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of fishermen laying nets to dry and women chatting with water pots, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of men unloading carts and donkeys waiting, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Plage, detail of women mending nets and chatting with water pots, watercolour painting on canvas, 1925-35, by Augustin Hanicotte, in an exhibition entitled L’eau à la Bouche, February - May 2020, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. This large canvas pictures all of daily life unfolding on the beach at Collioure, with fishermen, priests, groups of women, traditional barques catalanes, the Chateau Royal and Fort Saint-Elme. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of daily life around a small temple in a garden setting, from the inner walls of the fountain in the summer triclinium of the garden area 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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  • Saints Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, at work in a cobblers workshop in Soissons, from the Scenes of the Life and Martyrdom of Saints Crispin and Crispinian stained glass window, attributed to Nicolas le Prince, donated in 1530 by the cobblers guild in Gisors, in the Collegiate Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, built 12th to 16th centuries in Gothic and Renaissance styles, in Gisors, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. The church was consecrated in 1119 by Calixtus II but the nave was rebuilt from 1160 after a fire. The church was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchen of French sculptor Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, preserved in the Musee Maillol de Banyuls-sur-Mer, in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was founded in 1994 at La Metairie, the farm where Maillol lived at the end of his life. Banyuls-sur-Mer is a small seaside town first settled by the Greeks in 400 BC, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphoras used to store wine, olive oils or condiments, suggesting trade with Roman provinces, in the Life in the Oppidum display, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Masons build a new barn for the rich man to gather grain and ensure a life of pleasure from the overabundant harvest, from the stained glass window of the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, or the Rich Man and the Beggar, 1215-25, in bay 23, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Masons build a new barn for the rich man to gather grain and ensure a life of pleasure from the overabundant harvest, from the stained glass window of the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, or the Rich Man and the Beggar, 1215-25, in bay 23, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Firmin in Angers, low relief plaque on the South side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, in the South ambulatory of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman bathing in a state of undress with a man entering the room shielding his face, a scene of life at the Palace of Versailles under king Louis XIV, late 17th century engraving by Nicolas Bazin after a painting by Jean Dieu de Saint Jean Delin. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • A cobbler shows a shoe to a customer, who removes his own shoe to try it on, part of the donor section of the shoemakers at the bottom of the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. 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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  • A cobbler at work in his workshop, piercing holes in a shoe for the laces, a typical style of the 13th century, part of the donor section of the shoemakers at the bottom of the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. 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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  • Two cobblers holding an animal hide and cutting up the leather to make shoes, part of the donor section of the shoemakers at the bottom of the Glorification of the Virgin stained glass window, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window depicts the end of the Virgin's life on earth, her dormition and assumption, as told in the apocryphal text the Golden Legend of 1260. 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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  • House of the bishop at Ao-Kena, on the island of Manga Reva, Gambier Islands, by Louis Le Breton, 1818-66, published by Gide, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Masons build a new barn for the rich man to gather grain and ensure a life of pleasure from the overabundant harvest, from the stained glass window of the Parable of Dives and Lazarus, or the Rich Man and the Beggar, 1215-25, in bay 23, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Firmin in Angers, low relief plaque on the South side of the Gothic choir screen, 1490-1530, commissioned by canon Adrien de Henencourt, depicting the life of St Firmin, in the South ambulatory of the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. St Firmin, 272-303 AD, was the first bishop of Amiens. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joggers, Alley of Buffon, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pavement cafe in the Placa del Sol, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The square was built in 1840 and is surrounded by 19th century buildings including some in Catalan Modernist style. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cafes on the Placa de la Revolucio de 1868 in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally named Placa Isabel II, the square was renamed after she was overthrown in the revolution. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Raspall, a small quiet square in the Romany or gypsy area in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Roma gypsies settled in Gracia over 200 years ago. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Raspall, a small quiet square in the Romany or gypsy area in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Roma gypsies settled in Gracia over 200 years ago. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Poble Romani, a square, inaugurated 1993, in the Romani or gypsy area in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chimney was part of the textile factory of Fabrica Vapor Nou. Roma gypsies settled in Gracia over 200 years ago. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People socialising in the Placa de la Vila de Gracia, with its bell tower, built 1862-64 by Antoni Rovira i Trias, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The octagonal tower is 33m high and has a water fountain at its base. The Conscript's Revolt took place in this square in 1870. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People in the bars and cafes of the Placa del Sol, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The square was built in 1840 and is surrounded by 19th century buildings including some in Catalan Modernist style. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chatelet bar, a French styled cafe bar on the Carrer de Torrijos in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower, built 1862-64 by Antoni Rovira i Trias, in the Placa de la Vila de Gracia, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The octagonal tower is 33m high and has a water fountain at its base. The Conscript's Revolt took place in this square in 1870. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Placa del Raspall, a small quiet square in the Romany or gypsy area in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Roma gypsies settled in Gracia over 200 years ago. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower, built 1862-64 by Antoni Rovira i Trias,  in the Placa de la Vila de Gracia, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The octagonal tower is 33m high and has a water fountain at its base. The Conscript's Revolt took place in this square in 1870. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bell tower, built 1862-64 by Antoni Rovira i Trias, in the Placa de la Vila de Gracia, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The octagonal tower is 33m high and has a water fountain at its base. The Conscript's Revolt took place in this square in 1870. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bars in the Place de la Republique in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Chateau Royal complex, containing remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bars in the Place de la Republique in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Chateau Royal complex, containing remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bars in the Place de la Republique in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind is the Chateau Royal complex, containing remnants of castles built by the Templars, the Kings of Majorca, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, from 12th - 17th centuries. In the 20th century it became a prison and a detainment camp. It is now a tourist attraction and historic monument. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • People socialising in the Placa del Sol, in the Gracia district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The square was built in 1840 and is surrounded by 19th century buildings including some in Catalan Modernist style. Gracia was an independent municipality 1626-1897 before being incorporated into the city of Barcelona. It is a vibrant district with wide boulevards and squares, with many boutiques and galleries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tavern interior, oil painting on board, 1638, by David III Ryckaert, 1612-61, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts, in the Louis XII Gothic wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Maison de bois a Macon, oil painting on canvas, by Louis Galichon, 1828-93, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joies populaires, or Popular pleasures, oil painting on canvas, 1898, by Jules Adler, 1865-1952, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rest under the willows, oil painting, by Camille Corot, 1796-1875, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inn interior, oil painting on canvas, 18th century, by Jan Josef Horemans the Elder, 1682-1759, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Halles Centrales, known as the Boulingrin Halls, a covered market designed by Emile Maigrot and built by Eugene Freyssinet in 1927-29, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The building is made from concrete in parabolic arches, a change from the usual iron in market buildings. it closed in 1988 but was restored and reopened 2012. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bars, including the Bistrot du Forum and La Vinocave, around the Place du Forum, on the site of the former Roman forum, in the centre of Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shopping street in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. The Old Bazaar has existed since the 12th century and is a large market quarter along the Vardar river, with many examples of both Ottoman and Byzantine architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Eligius, patron saint of goldsmiths and metalworkers, and his apprentice at work in their workshop, detail from the Vitrail de la Legende de Saint Eloi, or Window of the Legend of St Eligius, stained glass window, c. 1506, by Nicolas Cordonnier, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th, 16th and 17th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of an Old Kingdom boat with mast, sail rigging and cabin in painted wood, from Saqqara, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The boat would have been a funerary model symbolising the journey of the deceased through the underworld. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Servant making bread to serve his master in the afterlife, polychrome limestone sculpture, Old Kingdom, from Saqqara, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shops on Al-Muizz street, one of the oldest streets in Cairo, founded in the 10th century during the Fatimid dynasty, in the walled city of historic Cairo, Egypt. In the distance is the Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, an Ottoman mosque, sabil and kuttab built 1839 under Muhammad Ali Pasha. The street's full name is Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi street, named after caliph Al-Mu'izz Ii-Din Allah, and it is nearly 1km long. Historic Cairo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, an Ottoman mosque, sabil and kuttab built 1839 under Muhammad Ali Pasha, on Al-Muizz street, one of the oldest streets in Cairo, founded in the 10th century during the Fatimid dynasty, in the walled city of historic Cairo, Egypt. The street's full name is Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi street, named after caliph Al-Mu'izz Ii-Din Allah, and it is nearly 1km long. Historic Cairo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shops on Al-Muizz street, one of the oldest streets in Cairo, founded in the 10th century during the Fatimid dynasty, in the walled city of historic Cairo, Egypt. The street's full name is Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi street, named after caliph Al-Mu'izz Ii-Din Allah, and it is nearly 1km long. Historic Cairo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman funeral stela of a cobbler, 2nd century AD, limestone, discovered in 1852, in the Musee Saint-Remi, an art and archaeology museum in the Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded 6th century, in Reims, Marne, France. The cobbler or clog maker wears a hooded tunic and works at his shoemaking bench. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Femme cousant dans un interieur, or Woman sewing in an interior, oil painting, 1905, by Felix Vallotton, 1865-1925, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes, inaugurated 1982, in the former Episcopal Palace, built 16th and 17th centuries, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum holds French painting collections from the mid 19th century to 1960s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Les Vanneuses, or The Winnowers, oil painting, by Eugene Damas, 1844-99, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, in the Place Ducale, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. This Impressionist painting depicts a rural scene with women separating chaff from the grain using a basket. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Midi, or Midday, oil painting, by Eugene Damas, 1844-99, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, in the Place Ducale, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. This Impressionist painting depicts a rural scene with a farm workers resting beside hay stacks in the noon heat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Piegeur de taupes, or the Mole Catcher, oil painting, 1895, by Eugene Damas, 1844-99, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, in the Place Ducale, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. This Impressionist painting depicts a rural scene with a man setting a mole trap on the edge of a field, watched by a young boy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Platja de Sitges, or Sitges Beach, oil painting on board, c. 1884, by Joaquim de Miro i Argenter, 1849-1914, from the collection of the Art de Vila de Sitges, in the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, inaugurated 1970 and reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden A-frame with a stone plumb bob, used to level the horizon during construction work, used by Egyptian architects, probably belonged to artisans from Deir el-Medina who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men carrying goods, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men carrying goods, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men carrying goods, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man driving oxen, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men carrying equipment, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man using weighing scales, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men carrying goods, working in temple storehouses, workshops and breweries, painted sandstone relief, 1365-60 BC, from the wall of the Temple of Amenhotep IV in Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Many fragments like this, or talatat, were used as filling material, removed from the interior of the 9th pylon at Karnak. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Countryside around Lattara in the 1st century AD, with vineyards and farms, illustration, detail, by Loix Derrien, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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