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  • Indoor pool at Piscine Molitor, a swimming pool and hotel complex originally built in 1929 by Lucien Pollet in Art Deco style, in Porte Molitor, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The pool was listed as a historic monument and closed in 1989, and has been rebuilt in similar style, reopening in 2014, with an open-air and an indoor pool, 4-star hotel, health centre, medical centre, shops and restaurants. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diagram showing the 2 wells, one inside the Chapelle du Crucifix and the other outside the cathedral, both linked by an underground conduit and fed from the same water source, at the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The linking of 2 indoor and outdoor wells is unique in France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Square stone-lined interior well, excavated in November 1996, in the Chapelle du Crucifix, linked to a second external well by an underground conduit and fed from the same water source, at the Cathedral Saint-Samson, begun in the 13th century on the site of an older church and completed in the 18th century, in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, France. The linking of 2 indoor and outdoor wells is unique in France. The cathedral is dedicated to one of the founding saints of Brittany and until 1801 was the seat of the archbishopric of Dol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zookeepers spreading hay in the indoor giraffe enclosure before bringing the giraffes in from their open outdoor area, at the new Parc Zoologique de Paris or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris or Vincennes Zoo), which reopened April 2014, part of the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History), 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marriage of Clovis, detail, tapestry from the Baptism of Clovis series, c. 1660, cartoon by Charles Poerson and weaving by Jan Le Clerc, in the Salle du Festin, in the Musee du Tau in the 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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  • Chalice from the coronation of St Remi in gold, enamel, pearls and precious stones, late 12th century and 19th century, in the Treasure Room, in the Musee du Tau in the Palais du Tau, the palace of the Archbishop of Reims, rebuilt 1498-1509 and modified 1671-1710, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The chalice was used by French kings during coronation ceremonies at Reims cathedral. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atypical Valencia, a shop selling work by artists and designers illustrating the city of Valencia, in the Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atypical Valencia, a shop selling work by artists and designers illustrating the city of Valencia, in the Mercat Central, or Central Market, built 1914–28 in Valencian Art Nouveau style by Alexandre Soler March, Francesc Guardia Vidal and Enrique Viedma Vidal, on the Placa Ciutat de Bruges, Valencia, Spain. This is the largest fresh produce market in Europe, with 1200 stalls. The building is made from iron, wood, ceramics and polychrome tiles, with stained glass panels at various levels allowing light to flow into the structure. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winter garden, with potted palms, relief medallions and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winter garden, with potted palms, relief medallions and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female statue in the winter garden, with potted palms and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female statue in the winter garden, with potted palms and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta statue in the winter garden, with potted palms and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winter garden, with potted palms, relief medallions and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winter garden, with potted palms, relief medallions and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Winter garden, with potted palms, relief medallions and large windows, in the Hotel de la Paiva, an Italian Renaissance style mansion built 1856-66 by architect Pierre Manguin, on the Champs-Elysees in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The house was built for the courtesan Esther Bachmann, or La Paiva, and since 1904 has been used by the gentlemen's club, Travellers Club of Paris. The mansion was restored in 2010 by Etienne Poncelet and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Madonna and child, painting, 15th century, by Aragonese School, in the Museo Diocesano, in the Casa del Degnat beside the cathedral, in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. The museum was opened in 1975 and houses collections 10th - 18th century from the bishopric of Urgell. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Vauban, (Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, 1633-1707), military engineer, plaster mould from the original, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Uniform of corporal Paul Menegoz of the 45th line infantry, from the Siege of Belfort 1870-71, during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 25th anniversary of the Siege of Belfort, detail, engraving, 1896, by Henri Meyer, published in the Illustrated Journal, April 19th 1896, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The anniversary was celebrated by 30,000 spectators and culminated in the awarding of the Cross of the Legion of Honour to the city. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Plan of the Siege of Belfort, 1870-71, during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charge of the 8th and 9th cuirassiers at the Battle of Reichshoffen, 6th August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, colour lithograph, c. 1870, by Pellerin Company, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plan of Belfort in the mid 18th century, detail, in plaster, textile and metal, copy of an original of 1755, with the fortifications built by Vauban and bastions and hornwork, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Vauban, (Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, 1633-1707), military engineer, plaster mould from the original, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar with statue of the Virgin, in the Chapelle de Marie, in the Cathedrale Saint-Christophe de Belfort, built 1727-50 in pink sandstone by Henri Schuller and Jacques Philippe Mareschal, on the Place d'Armes, in the old town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The south tower was added in 1845. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, stained glass window in the Cathedrale Saint-Christophe de Belfort, built 1727-50 in pink sandstone by Henri Schuller and Jacques Philippe Mareschal, on the Place d'Armes, in the old town of Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The south tower was added in 1845. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mural, detail, by Ernest Pignon, 1988, on the wall of a block of flats on the Rue de l'As de Carreau in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The mural depicts 46 important European cultural icons, including here (left-right) Hugo, Zweig, Dante, Sartre, Char, Stroheim, Rosa Luxembourg, Friedrich, Picasso, Rimbaud, Einstein, Mozart, Kollwitz, Brecht, Moliere, Schiller, Mann, de Stael, Rilke, Heine and Rolland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mural, detail, by Ernest Pignon, 1988, on the wall of a block of flats on the Rue de l'As de Carreau in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The mural depicts 46 important European cultural icons, including here (left-right) Berlioz, Wagner, Nietzsche, Durer, Nerval and Buchner. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Brave Colonel Denfert, portrait of Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, and siege and bombardment of Belfort, with flying cannonballs, engravings by Gaillard, published 1870, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mme Meny, wife of the mayor of Belfort 1855-72, oil painting, by Gustave Francois Dauphin, 1804-59, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art Museum, housed in Tower 41, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The artist was a relative of the mayor and this was intended as a private family portrait. Tower 41 was built 1687-98 by Vauban as part of the defences of the lower town, and has housed the museum since 2007. The museum was renovated and extended 2016-19 and now houses painting and sculpture from Gothic times to 20th century, including many artists from Belfort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion of Belfort, bronze relief, by Auguste Bartholdi, 1834-1904, study for the 1880 sculpture dedicated to the defenders of the Siege of Belfort 1870-71 during the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pince-nez, monocular, compass set and box, and protractor, belonging to Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, and notebook detailing the orders of the commander of the sedentary national guard, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kepi, a military cap, belonging to Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, who led the resistance during the siege in the Franco-Prussian War, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Chateau de Chillon, oil painting, c. 1814, by Gustave Courbet, 1819-77, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art Museum, housed in Tower 41, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The Chateau de Chillon is an island castle on Lake Geneva in Vaud, Switzerland. Tower 41 was built 1687-98 by Vauban as part of the defences of the lower town, and has housed the museum since 2007. The museum was renovated and extended 2016-19 and now houses painting and sculpture from Gothic times to 20th century, including many artists from Belfort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dordrecht, oil painting on board, c. 1908. by Maximilien Luce, 1858-1941, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art Museum, housed in Tower 41, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. This Neo-Impressionist painting depicts sailing boats on a river. Tower 41 was built 1687-98 by Vauban as part of the defences of the lower town, and has housed the museum since 2007. The museum was renovated and extended 2016-19 and now houses painting and sculpture from Gothic times to 20th century, including many artists from Belfort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Resurrection, oil painting on oak board, 1560, by Pieter Pourbus, 1523-84, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art Museum, housed in Tower 41, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. Christ emerges from the tomb with a gesture of blessing surrounded by cherubs, and some soldiers sleep while other react fearfully. Tower 41 was built 1687-98 by Vauban as part of the defences of the lower town, and has housed the museum since 2007. The museum was renovated and extended 2016-19 and now houses painting and sculpture from Gothic times to 20th century, including many artists from Belfort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Denial of St Peter, or St Peter with a cockerel, painting, detail, by unknown artist, in the Chapelle Saint Pierre, formerly Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Pitie, a confessional south side chapel, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child in heaven blessing souls in purgatory, painting, detail, 1860, by Louis Sotta, from the altarpiece of the Holy Virgin, originally from the Couvent des Recollets, in the Chapelle des Ames du Purgatoire, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head, thought to be Julia Livilla, sister of emperor Calligula, marble, Gallo-Roman, 1st century AD, found in Saintes, in the Musee Archeologique, an archaeology museum opened 1815 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of deified emperor Augustus, Gallo-Roman, marble, c. 40 AD, found in Saintes but made in Italy as part of the imperial cult founded by Octavius Augustus, in the Musee Archeologique, an archaeology museum opened 1815 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mermaid, fresco fragment, Gallo-Roman, late 1st - early 2nd century AD, in the Musee Archeologique, an archaeology museum opened 1815 in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble relief of Pierre-Louis de la Larochefoucault-Bayers, massacred 1792 and beatified 1926, last bishop of Saintes, in the Chapelle Larochefoucault-Bayers, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble relief of Pierre-Louis de la Larochefoucault-Bayers, massacred 1792 and beatified 1926, last bishop of Saintes, in the Chapelle Larochefoucault-Bayers, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Eutrope, first bishop of Saintes, from the altarpiece in the Chapelle Saint Eutrope, formerly Chapelle Saint Andre, south side chapel, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Joan of Arch, in a north side chapel, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes, built 12th - 17th century in Flamboyant Gothic style, in Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of count Hilarion de Grave, page of Louis XVI, Colonel of the Royal Liegeois and Grand Marshal of the court of the Netherlands, in the Castle of Veves, built c. 1410, at Celles in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perseus and the Gorgon, detail, marble sculpture, c. 1897, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, and Francois Pompon, commissioned by countess Arthur de Maigret for her home on the Rue Teheran, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. The mythological subject of the monumental sculpture, with Perseus having beheaded Medusa, is a metaphor for the artist's life. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Little Siren, or The Flute Player, bronze sculpture, c. 1905, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, cast by  E Blot, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Etude pour la tete d'Hamadryade, or Study for the Head of Hamadryad, patinated plaster sculpture, c. 1895, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jeune Femme aux yeux clos, or Young Woman with eyes closed, bronze sculpture c. 1885, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, cast by Delval, only test cast, 1987, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mon Frere, or Jeune Romain, portrait bust of Paul Claudel, 1868-1955, writer, diplomat and brother of the artist, patinated plaster, c. 1884, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mon Frere, or Jeune Romain, portrait bust of Paul Claudel, 1868-1955, writer, diplomat and brother of the artist, patinated plaster, c. 1884, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giganti, or Tete de brigand, bronze sculpture, c. 1885, cast by Gruet, before 1892, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Claudel was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Au But, bronze sculpture, 1886, by Alfred Boucher, 1850-1934, cast by F Barbedienne, reduction no. 1, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. The sculpture depicts 3 athletes in varying poses, reaching for the finish line of a race. Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Loin du Monde, or Far from the World, marble sculpture, 1894, by Henri Allouard, 1844-1929, of Heloise, 1101-64, wife of Abelard and first abbess of the Abbey of the Paraclete, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal entry of Merovich, Frankish king, in Chalons-sur-Marne, plaster model, c. 1867, for the high relief in silvered bronze adorning the medallion of Charles Guillaume Diehl, presented at the Universal Exhibition of 1867, by Emmanuel Fremiet, 1824-1910, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three in One, sculptural study in plaster of 3 standing nude women, before 1903, by Paul Richer, 1849-1933, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France. The sculpture represents idealised women from (left-right) the Renaissance, antiquity and the modern age. Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, was a female sculptor who moved to Nogent-sur-Seine in 1876. She studied under Alfred Boucher and was a model for, and mistress of, Auguste Rodin. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child, painting, 15th century, by unknown artist, 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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  • Last Supper, oil painting, 1523-24, by Gregoire Guerard, commissioned by Guillaume Party bishop of Troyes, copy of painting by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Cathedral Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, begun 1208 in Gothic style and completed in the 17th century, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The cathedral is a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Victory of Constantine over Maxentius, detail from the Vitrail du Triomphe de la Croix, or Window of the Triumph of the Cross, stained glass window attributed to Jehan Macadre, 1518, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th, 16th and 17th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. This detail depicts the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of emperor Constantine, detail from the Vitrail du Triomphe de la Croix, or Window of the Triumph of the Cross, stained glass window attributed to Jehan Macadre, 1518, 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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  • The holy cross resurrecting a dead man, detail from the Vitrail du Triomphe de la Croix, or Window of the Triumph of the Cross, stained glass window attributed to Jehan Macadre, 1518, 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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  • St Catherine, from scene of Catherine Boucherat, wife of Nicolas le Muet, donor of the window, and her daughters, presented by St Catherine, detail from the Vitrail de la Passion, or Passion Window, stained glass window, c. 1490, 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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  • Creation of Adam, with God as a pope with angels blessing Adam, detail from the Vitrail de Genese, or Genesis Window, stained glass window, c. 1500, 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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  • Creation of the birds and fish, with God a a pope with angels blessing the animals, detail from the Vitrail de Genese, or Genesis Window, stained glass window, c. 1500, 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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  • Tree of Jesse, lower section with Jesse and his descendants, detail from the Vitrail de l'Arbre de Jesse, or Window of the Tree of Jesse, stained glass window, 1518, possibly by Jean I Macadre, 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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  • Catherine Boucherat, wife of Nicolas le Muet, donor of the window, and her daughters, presented by St Catherine, detail from the Vitrail de la Passion, or Passion Window, stained glass window, c. 1490, 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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  • Alchemist, painting by Quentin Metsys, 1466-1530, in the Berthier Gallery, displaying the family collection of 130 paintings, 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 gallery was renamed in August 1797 after French general Louis-Alexandre Berthier who visited with Napoleon. 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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  • Sphinx wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, diorite, Ptolemaic period, from Alexandria's submerged treasure hoard, 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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  • Stela of Inwy, polychrome limestone, New Kingdom, with reliefs of the owner's family, 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 reliefs depict the udjat-eye and winged sun disc, the owner and his son making offering to Isis and Osiris, the son and daughter offering to their parents, and the family smelling lotus flowers. 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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  • 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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  • Seated statue of Ptah-hor-Nefer, wearing kilt and wig, polychrome limestone, 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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  • Sphinx statue of Tuthmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, with human hands presenting a vase to Amun-Re, New Kingdom, in alabaster, from Karnak, 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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  • Head of queen Hatshepsut, 1507-1458 BC, 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, wearing tall crown and false royal beard, polychrome sculpture, from Luxor, in the Alexandria National Museum, inaugurated 2003, housing collections from the pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods, in Alexandria, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horus, falcon god, wearing a double crown, detail from a wall relief of Sesostris I, 2nd pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom, limestone, 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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  • Tombstone, with relief of the deceased wearing military uniform, with Latin inscription, marble, Roman, from Alexandria, 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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  • Square limestone basin containing gold ore which was melted and formed into jewellery, Ptolemaic period, later used in a temple building, from Abu Qir, 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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  • Serapis, the official god of Alexandria during the Greek and Roman ages, statue, marble, Hellenistic, 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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  • Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman emperor, marble bust, detail, 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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  • Hadrian, 76-138 AD, Roman emperor, marble bust, 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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  • Stucco ceiling of the Reception Room, 3 storeys high, 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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  • Study, with history paintings, a 17th century desk and inlaid ivory furniture, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room, with Empire style 19th century furniture, Vienna porcelain, Flemish 18th century paintings and mannequins of servants wearing Borromeo livery, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre set of hell, with mechanical puppets and special effects, in the Puppet room, displaying the Borromeo collection of puppets and theatre sets, scripts, scores and special effects machines for puppet shows, performed here from the 17th century, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small theatre in Neoclassical style, built early 19th century by Alessandro Sanquirico, who decorated the Scala in Milan, used for puppet shows and opened for the visit of Charles Albert of Savoy, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, with yellow damask 17th century canopied bed and paintings from the Palazzo Cesano, and 17th century wooden furniture, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. On the left is the portrait of cardinal Carlo Borromeo (posthumously sainted), painting, 1580, by Daniele Crespi. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, with green damask canopied bed, 17th century, and paintings from the Palazzo Cesano, and wooden 19th century German furniture, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall, with history paintings by Italian baroque painters including Prosaccini and Nuvolone, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Borromeo family chapel, built 1858 in Neo Gothic style by Defendente Vannini, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. Formerly known as Isola di San Vittore and Isola Maggiore, the island houses the Palazzo Borromeo, built 16th century by the Borromeo family and designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. The 18th century English style gardens, the Giardini Botanici dell'Isola Madre, were designed by Filippo Cagnola, then altered in the 19th century, with greenhouses added in 1826. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco coat of arms of the Borromeo family, above the doorframes of rooms on the first floor of 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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  • Apsaras statue, a celestial water nymph, from Orissa, India, 10th-11th century AD, given by the Indian ambassador to the Borromeo family in 1957, in the room adjoining the Apartment of Grottoes, 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 grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stucco decoration in the Fifth Grotto of the Apartment of Grottoes, 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 grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. The walls and vaults of the 6 rooms are encrusted with stones, tufa, lava, coal, mica and marble, encased in stucco decorations of shells, nymphs, sirens, dolphins, fish and turtles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Third Grotto, with Venere Addormentata or Sleeping Venus marble Neoclassical sculpture by Giovan Battista Monti, Greek-style floor mosaic and displays of porcelain and Viennese and Lombard majolica, in the Apartment of Grottoes, 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 grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. The walls and vaults of the 6 rooms are encrusted with stones, tufa, lava, coal, mica and marble, encased in stucco decorations of shells, nymphs, sirens, dolphins, fish and turtles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second Grotto, with shell theme and marble Neoclassical bust of Achilles or Alexander the Great by Giovan Battista Monti, in the Apartment of Grottoes, 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 grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. The walls and vaults of the 6 rooms are encrusted with stones, tufa, lava, coal, mica and marble, encased in stucco decorations of shells, nymphs, sirens, dolphins, fish and turtles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fifth Grotto, decorated with shells, turtles, marine deities and comical masks, and displays of Golasecca civilisation artefacts 1000-400 BC, in the Apartment of Grottoes, 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 grottoes form a summer apartment for Vitaliano VI Borromeo, built 1689-1769 by Filippo Cagnola and Giulio Galliori. The walls and vaults of the 6 rooms are encrusted with stones, tufa, lava, coal, mica and marble, encased in stucco decorations of shells, nymphs, sirens, dolphins, fish and turtles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the Tapestry Gallery, designed 1677 by Andrea Biffi, formerly a picture gallery, since 1886 housing a series of Flemish tapestries c. 1565, made by the workshop of Pieter Coecke van Aalst in Brussels, from cartoons by Michael Coxie and Willen Tons, 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 tapestries are theological, with animals illustrating evil, sin and redemption. 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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