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Marguerite d’Autriche
Marguerite d’Autriche Marguerite d’Autriche, who was the talented governor of the Low Countries for many years, died in 1530 and is buried in the cathedral of the Royal Abbey of Brou. Her tomb has two effigies, one above the other, made by Conrat Meit. The upper one depicts her in marble in full royal regalia,…
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Car wash
Car wash I can’t help it: always looking at the world in amazement, even from inside a car in a car wash. Photo of the week: Car wash, Bourg-en-Bresse, France 2025
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Tree stump
Tree stump Dead wood, source of life and beauty. Photo of the week: Growth on tree stump, Chesières, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 2025
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Planks
Planks Motionless planks, lively as water. Photo of the week: Chalet-wood, Chesières, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 2025
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Life is a celebration
Life is a celebration Boys and girls, after spending a day together in the woods. Photo of the week: Boys and girls, Pokhara, Nepal 1996
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Life is hard
Life is hard Children burdened with the daily task of fetching water. Photo of the week: Boys fetching water, Pokhara, Nepal 1996
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The encounter
The encounter Marie d’Orléans died shortly after the birth of her son in 1839. She was 26 years old. During her short life as Princess of Orleans and, after her marriage, as Duchess of Württemberg, she devoted herself to sculpture with considerable success. In the museum of the Monastère royal de Brou, I was struck…
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Dynamic white
Dynamic white Ryman examined meticulously what he could do with, mainly, white paint on differently coloured surfaces. He himself would not easily give a title like ‘Dynamic white’ to a painting of his. He was very much aware of the materials he used, the kind of paint, the surface, the visible mounting to the wall,…
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Love and devotion
Love and devotion Mother and child: the universal feeling of love.Praying nun: the religious feeling of devotion.The feelings may be close to each other but they are not the same. Photos of the week: statues of Mary in the chapel of Besanceuil, and of a devotional nun in Eglise Saint-Thomas, Cuiseaux, France 2025
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O Holy Night
O Holy Night Nativity scene in Chartres cathedral. Photo of the week: Christmas at Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Chartres, France 2024
