Once had a seriously long Italian love affair with my Ducati Sport years ago, until my brother-in-law wrote it off! / But…my son-in-law rides one and invited me to play with an idea he had one day. If it’s red and Italian, it’s got to be good!
Around Hepburn Springs and Yandoit in Victoria are many stone structures built by Swiss Italians
There was something so strong about those hypnotic Italian eyes. Wow.
A shot I took back in the eighties. Wonder what has become of that little child… You can read about the wonderful Basilica of Santa Croce here
The distinctive peak of Ra Gusela at the summit of the Giau Pass, near Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Italian Dolomites.
There is deeply philosophical conundrum embedded in this work / “Which came first the chicken or the fried egg ?” / The answer this.. “the spaghetti” ! I’ve got Irish and Italian blood so Celtic Spaghetti was the almost inevitable outcome ! I think this would look good as a big print.. so I hope one of the people who have bought this will put a PIC in the buyers booth ! Please !!!
Looking down of the village of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre, Italy /
Peaks of the Croda da Lago as seen from the Passo Falzarego, late afternoon. Dolomites, Italy.
this mask was being sold at the museum of the Ringling museum. It is of venetian artistry. . / This image has no editing, but does have cropping :) sony cybershot DSC H 7 The John Ringling Museum.. is located in Sarasota, Florida.
The Flavius amphitheatre is the biggest and most imposing in the Roman world, but is also the most famous monument in Rome and is known as the “Colosseum” or “Coliseum”. Started by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavia family, it was opened by his son Titus in 80 A.D. The highly ostentatious opening ceremony, lasted one hundred days during which people saw great fights, shows and hunts involving the killing of thousands of animals (5000 according to the historian Suetonius). For the opening, the arena space was filled with water for one of the most fantastic events held in Roman times, naumachias – real sea battles reproducing great battles of the past. The Coliseum is one of the most imposing ancient structures. Imagine it all white, completely covered in splendid travertine stone slabs. It is elliptic in shape in order to hold more spectators. It had four floors; the first three had eighty arches each; the arches on the second and third floors were decorated with huge statues. What we see nowadays is just the skeleton of what was the greatest arena in the ancient world. Three-fifths of the outer surrounding brick wall are missing. In the Middle Ages, when no longer in use, the Colosseum was transformed into an enormous marble, lead and iron quarry used by Popes to build Barberini Palace, Piazza Venezia and even St. Peter’s. The amphitheatre could hold up to seventy thousand spectators. The tiers of seats were inclined in such a way as to enable people to get a perfect view from wherever they sat. Entry was free for all Roman citizens, but places were divided according to social status, the seats at the top were for the people, the nearer you got to the arena the higher your social status. After the VI century, with the Empire’s decline, the Coliseum fell into disuse and its walls housed confraternities, hospitals, hermits and even a cemetery. From the Middle Ages onwards, the Coliseum has been one of Rome’s and the world’s greatest marvels, attracting hoards of visitors. Threatened with demolition by Sixtus V for town-planning reasons, it was declared a sacred monument dedicated to the Passion of Christ by Benedict XIV, placing a cross on a pedestal, as a symbol of the sufferings of all Christian martyrs. This cross is still the starting point for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. Since then, it has become an object of worship for Christians and was protected from further destruction and ruin; in fact, Popes after that restored and consolidated it. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Rome or Italy.
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The Villa / 40” x 60” Acrylic and Oil on hand stretch canvas / . Music by Ottmar Liebert “Nouveau Flamenco” / . ORIGINAL SOLD / . / .
Inspired by a picture of an Italian Port with its array of colors and disarray of boats. This painting reminds me of the first time I went to Europe after college and the incredible and freeing adventure of discovering new places. Top 10 finish in the “Colored Pencil Art at its Best” challenge in First Things 11×17 watercolor enhanced colored pencil on 140 lb, rough surface watercolor paper. Original owned.
I was working on two of the same model today (:iconfaestock:) and was not going to post this one – but my daughter said I should—so, up it goes. I did this one in honor of Santa Chiara (Saint Clare of Assisi)... / This picture reminds me of her once I finished it….. / (I’m a Third Order Franciscan – lay order of people who follow in the spirituality of Saints Francis and Clare). Anyway – hope you like it – it’s nothin’ fancy – but just something small from my heart to Saint Clare’s. ;-) To read more about her you can go to her wikipedia page at: / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Assisi Pace e Bene! Claudia faestock.deviantart.com / intano-stock.deviantart.com
Stuck for a title, so basically this is the Sassolungo and Sella Massifs as seen from the Pordoi Pass, Dolomites, Italy. Canon EOS 5D MkII with Canon EF 24-105mm L IS f/4
On a rainy day from my apartment window in Northern Piedmont, Italy. Nikon d70 with with Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Shot in the countryside dear San Gimignano, Tuscany. Nikon d70 with Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Shot from the car, somewhere in Italy….....whilst in very fast ‘motion’! :) Post-processing in Photoshop. This photo was featured in both “TUNNEL VISION” & “TRANSPORT.” Runner Up (Top Ten) for the “Road & Rail” Challenge – thanks for your votes everyone!
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Le Zitelle (officially Santa Maria della Presentazione) is a church in Venice, Italy. It is part of a former complex who gave shelter to young maidens who had no dowry (“zitelle” in Italian), and is located in the easternmost part of the Giudecca island. Generally attributed to Andrea Palladio, the original design dates to 1579-1580 and the construction to 1586. Its housing edifice surrounds the church in a horseshoe shape, with a court behind the apse. The façade has two orders, surmounted by a tympanum and flanked by two small bell towers. The church has a large dome with a lantern. The interior is on the central plan. It houses works by Aliense, Leandro Bassano and Palma il Giovane. No longer used as a church the building now houses the five star Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, run by the Bauer Hotel Group Single RAW image Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) / Sigma 18-200mm lens / Exif data from the JPG / F-stop f/5 / ISO 200 / Focal length 48 mm BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Venice or Italy. Featured in :ImageWriting : 31 Oct 09
... for me ! Porto Cesareo, Italy !
Vincenzo and Kristina
Shot in San Gimignano, Tuscany Nikon d70 with Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
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