France, Marseilles, Regatta at La Corniche

France, Marseilles, Vieux port and Fort St Jean

France, Provence, Marseilles, The Goudes district, calanque

France, Provence, Marseilles, vieux port

Patterns & Motifs - France - line art Mosaic Floor. Abbey-Church of St. Denis c. 1200 The Byzantine influence can be clearly seen in this example. This geometric styling would give way to the more flowing and realistic lines of the renaissance. circle

Flora & Fauna - line art - an 18th century engraving Animal Sea Lion This image is from Buffon`s "Natural History" first published in 1766 by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon. The compte, a scientist from Montbard, France, was made the keeper

Flora & Fauna - line art - an 18th century engraving Animal Fur Seal This image is from Buffon`s "Natural History" first published in 1766 by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon. The compte, a scientist from Montbard, France, was made the keeper

Signs & Symbols - line art A shaman, dancing, wearing a reindeer mask. Southern France. Shaman comes from the Tunguso-Manchurian "saman" - "he who knows". In most cultures the shaman`s principle function was healing as sickness was seen as a loss o

Spa products superimposed on a pastel background

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Sacrifice of Isaac, a relief in bronze 1402 by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of the Catholic

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Matthew. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) first bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of t

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Stephen. Bronze Statue by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) in the San Michele at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of

France, Marseilles seen from the sea