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  • Virgin and child, detail, tempera painting with gilt on board, c. 1360-65, by Barnaba da Modena, 1328-86, in the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child with angels, detail, 1375-85, central panel of an altarpiece, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt on board, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child with angels, detail, 1375-85, central panel of an altarpiece, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt on board, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical decoration with putti, urn, fluted pilasters and gilt corinthian capitals, in a hall displaying Picasso ceramics in the Palau del Baro de Castellet, part of the Museu Picasso, an art gallery featuring over 4000 works by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in La Ribera, in the Old City of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum opened in 1963 and is housed in 5 adjoining medieval palaces on the Carrer de Montcada. The Palau del Baro de Castellet is a medieval palace renovated in the 18th century, arranged around a central courtyard. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic Perpignan exhibition, with tomb effigy of Vicomte de Castelnou from the Couvent Saint Francois, 1200-50, and behind, the Spiridon triptych from an altarpiece in tempera and gilt on wood from the Louvre, by Maitre de Florida, Aragonese school, 1450-75, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The triptych features left-right St Michael slaying the demon, Mary Magdalene in majesty holding oil, and St Bernardino of Siena. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eye, in copper gilt and enamel, detail from the metal tomb of the child Jean, d. 1268, son of Saint-Louis and Marguerite of Provence, originally from the Abbaye de Royaumont and moved to Saint-Denis in 1820, made by Limousin metalworkers, c. 1250, in the Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France. The basilica is a large medieval 12th century Gothic abbey church and burial site of French kings from 10th - 18th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail from under the cupola of the crypt, with statue in a niche, painted and gilt decoration and balustrade, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reliquary of the Holy Ampulla, which held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronations of French kings, 1822, by Jean-Charles Cahier, 1772-1849, after Louis Laffite, 1770-1828, silver gilt, rock crystal, emerald and ruby, in the Musee du Tau in the Palace of Tau or Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reliquary of the Holy Ampulla, which held the chrism or anointing oil for the coronations of French kings, 1822, by Jean-Charles Cahier, 1772-1849, after Louis Laffite, 1770-1828, silver gilt, rock crystal, emerald and ruby, in the Musee du Tau in the Palace of Tau or Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, detail, 1367-81, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt with gold leaf and metal on board, from the predella of the altarpiece of the Virgin, from the monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, 1367-81, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt with gold leaf and metal on board, from the predella of the altarpiece of the Virgin, from the monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical figure and scroll in gilt, detail from a wooden cabinet, 1771, by Jean-Henri Riesener, in the apartment of Madame Lemoine de Crecy, in the Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu wing of the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. This secretary desk was bought in 2019 by the Al Thani Collection Foundation and gifted to the CMN. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glass dish with paint and gilt, depicting Abraham and Melchizedek, 1498, by Hans of Landshut, German, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The dish depicts Abraham after a battle victory, meeting the king and high priest Melchizedek, who takes loot from him. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gilt statue of St George and the dragon, in the Cathedraloscope, a cathedrals interpretation centre on the Place de la Cathedrale in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The museum is next to the Cathedral Saint-Samson and provides information on its history and construction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child, tempera painting with gilt on board, c. 1360-65, by Barnaba da Modena, 1328-86, in the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion of St Peter, by Pere Serra, active 1357–1406, Gothic, tempera and gilt on board, part of the altarpiece dedicated to St Peter, from the church of Sant Pere de Cubells, La Noguera, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child enthroned, 1367-81, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt with gold leaf and metal on board, central panel from the altarpiece of the Virgin, from the monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, detail, 1367-81, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt with gold leaf and metal on board, from the predella of the altarpiece of the Virgin, from the monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena, Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ursula asked to marry, tempera painting with gilt on wood, c. 1400-20, by Maitre d'Albocasser, Valencian School, from the Louvre collection, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary Magdalene in majesty holding oil for anointing Christ's feet, from the Spiridon triptych from an altarpiece in tempera and gilt on wood from the Louvre, by Maitre de Florida, Aragonese school, 1450-75, in the Gothic Perpignan exhibition of the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coronation of the Virgin, tempera and gilt on wood, c. 1440, attributed to Juan de Peralta, from the Louvre collection, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ursula asked to marry, detail, tempera painting with gilt on wood, c. 1400-20, by Maitre d'Albocasser, Valencian School, from the Louvre collection, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden cabinet with marquetry and gilt, 1771, by Jean-Henri Riesener, in the apartment of Madame Lemoine de Crecy, in the Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu wing of the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. This secretary desk was bought in 2019 by the Al Thani Collection Foundation and gifted to the CMN. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child with angels, 1375-85, central panel of an altarpiece, by Jaime Serra, Gothic, tempera and gilt on board, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Poesie or Allegory of Poetry, by Charles Gumery, 1827‚??1871, gilded statue on the right avant-corps of the main facade of the Palais Garnier or Paris Opera, built 1861-75, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The statue is seen from behind from roof level looking out over the rooftops of Paris. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • House of Savoy Bucentaur, a ceremonial Venetian doge's ceremonial and parade barge, commissioned 1729-31 by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Grand Stables, designed in Baroque style by Filippo Juvarra in the 18th century, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Classical marble sculpture, 1787, by Giovanni Battista Bernero, in the Galeria Reale, or Galeria Di Beaumont, built and decorated from 1733 by Filippo Juvarra, with later building work by Pelagio Palagi, housing the Armeria Reale, Carlo Alberto's collection of Savoy weaponry, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Reale, or Galeria Di Beaumont, built and decorated from 1733 by Filippo Juvarra, with classical sculpture 1787 by Giovanni Battista Bernero, and later building work by Pelagio Palagi, housing the Armeria Reale, Carlo Alberto's collection of Savoy weaponry, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figures supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity of Mary, from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar, in polychrome sculpted stone, 1873, by the Saint-Joseph workshop, with the Trinity and the 12 apostles, and an enamelled tabernacle, in the Eglise de la Trinite d'Angers, a parish church built in the 12th century in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the chapel with stucco decoration, painting of Saint-Louis, altar, tiled floor and wood panelling, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built in 1723 for the Gobelins weavers, in the Cour Colbert at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The chapel retains its original stucco decoration and now houses a collection of heritage tapestries and works by contemporary artists such as Combas and Kijno and Vincent Bioules. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative detail on the vaulted ceiling of the Ballroom, in the Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi, commissioned by the prince and princess of Gangi, Pietro and Marianna Valguarnera, and built 1749-59, on the Piazza Croce dei Vespri in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ballroom has a Baroque openwork vault designed by Andrea Gigante and enormous chandeliers, and was used to film the ballroom scene in Luchino Visconti's film The Leopard. The mansion was decorated in Sicilian Baroque style by Marianna Valguarnera and later in Neoclassical stye, with great opulence throughout. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bookcases with Chinese motifs, lacquer and gilding by Manuel da Silva, in the Red Room of the Joanina Library, or Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library built 1717-28 by Gaspar Ferreira, part of the University of Coimbra General Library, in Coimbra, Portugal. Through the archway is the Black Room. The Casa da Livraria was built during the reign of King John V or Joao V, and consists of the Green Room, Red Room and Black Room, with 250,000 books dating from the 16th - 18th centuries. The library is part of the Faculty of Law and the University is housed in the buildings of the Royal Palace of Coimbra. The building is classified as a national monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Augustin with the heart of divine love, St Martha and the tarasque, St Vincent with grapes, a holy martyr and a deacon, from the right wing of the Altarpiece of Saints and Martyrs, 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 altarpiece was commissioned in 1390 and installed in 1399 in the Chapterhouse at Champmol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Francis on the main altarpiece, 1739, in the Basilica Church of St Francis, Palma de Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1278 under King James II of Majorca, and the church was begun in 1384 and added to from 1445 to 1670, with a blend of Gothic and Renaissance styles. It is listed as a National Cultural Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St John the Baptist as a child, holding his cross and with a sheep, in a niche on one of the side altars, dedicated to St John, 18th century, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ciborium (ciborio siloesco), in the altar of The Capilla Mayor, built in 1525 by Diego Siloe and completed in 1704, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chandelier with sculpted fawns and stags, made 1837 in gilded bronze by Charles Jules Inge, d.1843 and Louis Claude Ferdinand Soyer, 1785-1854, in the ballroom or Galerie Henri II, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. 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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  • House of Savoy Bucentaur, a ceremonial Venetian doge's ceremonial and parade barge, commissioned 1729-31 by Vittorio Amedeo II, in the Grand Stables, designed in Baroque style by Filippo Juvarra in the 18th century, at the Royal Palace of Venaria, or Reggia di Venaria Reale, a royal residence of the House of Savoy, built from 1675 in Baroque style by Amedeo di Castellamonte, for Carlo Emanuele II duke of Savoy, in Venaria Reale, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was restored 1999-2007 and is now a visitor attraction. It is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria Reale, or Galeria Di Beaumont, built and decorated from 1733 by Filippo Juvarra, with painted ceiling 1738-43 by Claudio Francesco Beaumont, and later work by Pelagio Palagi, housing the Armeria Reale, Carlo Alberto's collection of Savoy weaponry, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Story of Aeneas, 1738-43, by Claudio Francesco Beaumont, on the ceiling of the Galeria Reale, or Galeria Di Beaumont, built and decorated from 1733 by Filippo Juvarra, with later building work by Pelagio Palagi, housing the Armeria Reale, Carlo Alberto's collection of Savoy weaponry, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala dell'Alcova, or Alcove Room, originally the bedchamber of Carlo Emanuele II on the occasion of his marriage to Francesca d'Orleans-Valois, with 17th century painted ceiling and gilded wood screen, separating the nuptial bed from the reception area, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Private audience room, decorated to celebrate the wedding of Carlo Emanuele II to Francesca d'Orleans-Valois 1663, with frieze painted by Emanuele Tesauro, then renovated under Carlo Alberto as the Audience Room of the King, in the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The boiserie, doors, furniture and fabrics are by Pelagio Palagi. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, formed from 2 rooms underking Carlo Alberto, decorated 1835-42 in Neoclassical style by Pelagio Palagi, at the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The coffered ceiling is decorated with gilded papier-maché rosettes and a painting of Olympus and an allegory of Time, with Apollo and the Muses. The frieze of dancers, 1840, is by Carlo Bellosio and Francesco Gonin. Around the room are 20 marble columns, bronze framed mirrors, 8 Bohemian crystal chandeliers and an inlaid parquet by Gabriele Capello. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballroom, formed from 2 rooms under king Carlo Alberto, decorated 1835-42 in Neoclassical style by Pelagio Palagi, at the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The coffered ceiling is decorated with gilded papier-maché rosettes and a painting of Olympus and an allegory of Time, with Apollo and the Muses. The frieze of dancers, 1840, is by Carlo Bellosio and Francesco Gonin. Around the room are 20 marble columns, bronze framed mirrors, 8 Bohemian crystal chandeliers and an inlaid parquet by Gabriele Capello. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Galeria del Daniel, designed by Carlo Emanuele Lanfranchi under Vittorio Amedeo II, with wall and ceiling paintings 1690-94 by Carlo Maratti and Daniel Seiter, at the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The gilded mirrors by Benedetto Alfieri and portraits by Pietro Ayres were added in the 19th century. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Throne, by Pelagio Palagi and Gabriele Capello, under a canopy with red drapes, surrounded by a restored balustrade sculpted 1789 by Francesco Bolgie and placed here in 1838, in the Sala del Trono, or Throne Room, designed by Pelagio Palagi, 1775-1860, in the 19th century, at the Palazzo Reale di Torino, or Royal Palace of Turin, palace of the House of Savoy, built in the 16th century and renovated in baroque style by Filippo Juvarra under Christine Maria of France in the 17th century, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The palace is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted pediment over door, and painting of cherubs, in the Sala delle Quattro Stagioni, or Four Seasons Room, in the royal apartments at the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Its name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted ceiling by Domenico Guidobono with Triumph of Madama Reale, in the Camera di Madama Reale, 1708-09, for Marie Jeanne of Savoy, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera di Madama Reale, 1708-09, for Marie Jeanne of Savoy, with painted ceiling by Domenico Guidobono with gilded stucco cornice and wall panels, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The panels over the doors depict allegories of authority, benevolence, faithfulness, and charity. The carved wooden panel over the mantelpiece, 1688-89, by Cesare Neurone, holds a portrait of Charles Emmanuel II. The palace name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Camera di Madama Reale, 1708-09, for Marie Jeanne of Savoy, with painted ceiling by Domenico Guidobono with gilded stucco cornice and wall panels, in the Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, built in the 14th - 18th century by the House of Savoy as a castle and royal residence, in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The panels over the doors depict allegories of authority, benevolence, faithfulness, and charity. The carved wooden panel over the mantelpiece, 1688-89, by Cesare Neurone, holds a portrait of Charles Emmanuel II. The palace name celebrates its residents Christine of France and Marie Jeanne of Savoy (the Madama Reali), who renovated the palace. The palace houses the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica and is part of the House of Savoy UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mudejar ceiling, detail, 15th century, recovered during the demolition in 1905 of the Palace of the Dukes of Maqueda in Toledo, in the Salon Oriental or Eastern Lounge, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mudejar ceiling, 15th century, recovered during the demolition in 1905 of the Palace of the Dukes of Maqueda in Toledo, in the Salon Oriental or Eastern Lounge, at the Chateau de Villandry, on the river Loire near Tours in Indre-et-Loire, France. Much of the current building was built under Jean Breton who bought the existing medieval castle in 1532 and built the Renaissance palace. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in the parade apartment of Louis XIV, 1680, used for the king's rising and setting ceremonies, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in the parade apartment of Louis XIV, 1680, used for the king's rising and setting ceremonies, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom in the parade apartment of Louis XIV, 1680, used for the king's rising and setting ceremonies, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary mask of a woman, gilded plaster with encrusted eyes, Roman Egyptian, early 2nd century AD, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pectoral in stamped and gilded board, Ptolemaic Egyptian, c. 323-30 BC, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child statue, alabaster, 1341, by Evrard d'Orleans, on the altar in the Chapelle Sainte-Croix or Chapel of the Holy Cross, built 1547-49 in Renaissance style, at the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, built 1150-96 in Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a Neoclassical facade rebuilt 1761-86 designed by Claude-Louis D'Aviler. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala delle Regine or Queens' Room, formerly the Room of the two Alcoves, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The walls are decorated with floral paintings on stone, mirrors and turquoise and gold stucco. In 1828, Maria Cristina di Savoia, wife of the king of Sardinia Carlo Felice, stayed here, and the room changed its name. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Telamon, 1 of 7 colossal male figures carved in wood, in the Sala del Trono or Throne Room, originally an audience room, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Telamon, 1 of 7 colossal male figures carved in wood,and stucco ceiling, in the Sala del Trono or Throne Room, originally an audience room, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Putti and gilded plasterwork in the ballroom, with painted decoration by Salustiano Asenjo Arozamena, and opulent neo-imperial decoration showing wealth, at the Palau del Marques de Dosaigues, a Rococo palace of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas, in Valencia, Spain. The building was originally built in Gothic style in the 15th century, but was remodelled in 1740 for the 3rd marquis of Dos Aguas, Gines Rabassa de Perellos y Lanuza, 1706-65, by Hipolito Rovira Meri, Ignacio Vergara and Luis Domingo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doors of the closet-chapel, in the Central Hall, at Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The central hall was used for concerts and religious services in the chapel. It is crowned by a parabolic dome, lighting the hall through small openings and a central oculus. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atlas figure supporting the base of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, with the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen de la Esperanza or Virgin of Hope, with the sun, detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dove of the Holy Ghost, and angels playing musical instruments, detail of the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish, sculptural detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fish, sculptural detail from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Paul, from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of the Virgin, detail from the Retable de Notre-Dame de l'Esperance, or Retable de la Confrerie des Tisserands, 15th century, in the Chapelle des Tisserands, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Gothic church built 1260-80 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The church is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of the Immaculate Conception, baroque, early 18th century, by Llatzer Tremullas, with statue of the Virgin standing on the moon with a sun cloak and crowned with 12 stars, and below, St Joachim and St Anne, her parents, in the Basilique-Cathedrale de Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral is also known as Saint-Jean-le-Neuf, and incorporates an earlier Romanesque cathedral, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental altarpiece, 18th century, by Llatzer  Tremullas the Younger, in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, in the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The walls and ceiling of the chapel are covered with frescoes by Jacques Gamelin, 1785. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone, with figure holding lamb within gilded wreath, in the Cathedrale Sainte-Eulalie-et-Sainte-Julie d'Elne, an 11th century catalan Romanesque cathedral in Elne, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The cathedral and its cloister are listed as historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece and nave of the Eglise Notre-Dame-des-Anges, or Church of Our Lady of the Angels, built in 1684, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The 18th century altarpiece by Josep Sunyer is carved from wood and gilded. The church is listed as a 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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  • La Galerie Doree, restored in 2006, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The long gilded gallery was used to display the crown jewels, and for balls including celebrating the coronations of Napoleon and Charles X. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection, and the apartments of the Intendant of the Garde-Meuble (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Salon des Amiraux, one of the Salons d'Honneur remodelled in the 19th century by Navy minister Admiral Mackau, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The room was originally used to display furniture but was remodelled with sculpted wooden panelling painted gold by Jeanselme and a series of paintings of French naval admirals. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection, and the apartments of the Intendant of the Garde-Meuble (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabinet des Glaces, decorated 1772-84 by Jacques Gondouin and Jean-Henri Riesener with painted decoration on mirrors, in the Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu wing of the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray had the putti painted to replace nude females once he became Intendant. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cabinet des Glaces, decorated 1772-84 by Jacques Gondouin and Jean-Henri Riesener with painted decoration on mirrors, in the Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu wing of the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray had the putti painted to replace nude females once he became Intendant. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirror, with gilded stucco of ram's head and grape vine garlands representing autumn, in the Salon de Compagnie, in the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mirror, with gilded stucco of grape vine garlands representing autumn, in the Salon de Compagnie, in the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece in the baroque chapel of the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The women ran the hospital with the Hospital Nuns of Saint-Joseph. A second ward was built in 1772 and the hospital remained open until 1991. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rapture of Mary Magdalene, statue in polychrome and gilded wood, 15th century, in the chapel of the Couvent des Benedictines du Calvaire d'Angers, a Benedictine convent built 1620-23 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The statue was originally in the convent of La Baumette. It was thrown in the Maine during the French Revolution, saved and given to the Sisters of Calvary in 1820. The convent was founded by the prince of Guemene Pierre Rohan and his wife Antoinette de Bretagne and built by Vincent Camus. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Galerie, or Salon des Portraits, a huge gallery featuring portraits of the Noailles family, who owned the castle from 1698 until the 20th century, in the grands appartements in the round tower, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Candlestick in gilded poplar wood, which illuminated the gaming tables in the Salon du Roi, or King's Room, where Louis XIV would stay during his visits, in the grands appartements in the round tower, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Catherine of Alexandria with crown, sword, book and wheel, from the Retaule del Conestable, altarpiece of the Epiphany, 1465, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, commissioned by catalan king Pere IV, in catalan Gothic style, in the Capella de Santa Agueda or Chapel of Santa Agata, a catalan Gothic chapel in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The chapel was built in catalan Gothic style in 1302, with a rectangular nave, polygonal apse and polychrome wooden coffered ceiling. The chapel was built by Bertran Riquer, Jaume del Rei and Pere d'Olivera for King James II of Aragon and his wife Blanca of Naples. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell built 1359–62, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of St Mary Magdalene, by Master of Fonollosa, panel, early 15th century Gothic, tempera painting on wood, from the chapel of the monastery of Santa Maria Magdalena de Conangle, Les Masies de Roda, Osona, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Mary is depicted holding a canister of ointments and rosary beads, with delicate folds in the drapery of her gown. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Lucy, panel from the altarpiece of the Abbey of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Renaissance, 1505, attributed to Joan Gasco, tempera and oil painting on wood, from the Abbey of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. The saint is depicted wearing a red cloak with golden hems, with the crown of roses of virginity and the palm of martyrdom, holding a tray of eyes (she is invoked against eye diseases). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel head in polychrome gilded limestone, on an altar fragment, 17th century, State Collection, in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, at Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Loire Valley, Maine-et-Loire, France. The abbey was founded in 1100 by Robert of Arbrissel, who created the Order of Fontevraud. It was a double monastery for monks and nuns, run by an abbess. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Throne of Emperor Franz Joseph from l’Hotel Matignon, former Austrian embassy, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherub stucco decoration, detail, from the chapel, Chapelle Saint-Louis, built in 1723 for the Gobelins weavers, in the Cour Colbert at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The chapel retains its original stucco decoration and now houses a collection of heritage tapestries and works by contemporary artists such as Combas and Kijno and Vincent Bioules. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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