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  • Sign in India: "Lungs at work Pls dont smoke"
    NoSmokingsign.jpg
  • Morning on the Grand Canal: lone gondolier, seen from behind, uncovers his gondola in preparation for a day's work.
    Gondolas-Venezia_ITA200403-6-17.jpg
  • Young couple in a motor boat eases carefully past a gondola moored by a restaurant terrace in Venice.  The restaurant is deserted, though the gondola is elaborately fitted out for tourism.  But the couple in the motor boat have to go somewhere, in a justaposition of work and leisure.
    Daily-life-Venezia_ITA2004-06-32.jpg
  • Archaeological work entails learning from scraps of remains.   Major finds are rare.  Potsherds that have sifted to the surface can offer clues to what lies beneath.  Here, an archaeologist shows a sherd from a site currently being explored.  Its thickness indicates that it is not ancient Greek but more probably late Roman.
    Archaeology_potsherd_TUR199710-15.jpg
  • Three needlewomen seated at work in the Scuola dei Merletti on the island of Burano, Venice, Italy.  Three pairs of hands in different positions over the pillow forms on which they make their lace.  They are seated in a plain room by a window casting soft daylight.  Their feet rest on slanted boards.
    ITA200403-6-8.jpg
  • Three young men working at rinsing out freshly dyed clothing at a water source in the medina of Fes.  Onelifts a pair of jeans out of a bucket; another dips a jug into the water; a third carries a bucket while trampling on some rinsed clothes to wring them out.
    Fes_Medina_Morocco_MOR200411_0526.jpg
  • Archaeologist (a woman) excavating a human skeleton carefully brushes dirt from around the remains. She is seated in a twisted posture, leaning on one hand and wielding a brush in the other. Plastic finds bags lie near, held down with a rock.
    Archaeologist_work_TUR199710-11.jpg
  • Archaeologist Dr. Roger Martlew setting up a survey at Chapel House Wood, Upper Wharfedale, Yorkshire.  Three quarter view in profile with instrument, moor visible beyond.  Slight lens flare visible over the subject's ear.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_06.jpg
  • Closeup from behind of a woman kneeling on a rock pile to dig for archaeological finds.  Trowel in her gloved left hand, bucket visible on her right, boot soles below, and her nice wide bottom take up most of the image.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_10.jpg
  • Woman in red shirt and cap concentrates on digging through a rock pile in an excavation site at Chapel House Wood, Wharfedale, Yorkshire.  Moor visible beyond the excavation site.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_07.jpg
  • Young woman, an Earthwatch volunteer, makes a measured drawing through a grid laid on a corner of an excavation site.  Yorkshire moor and forest visible beyond.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_08.jpg
  • Redheaded Earthwatch volunteer Clay Russell trots a wheelbarrow full of stones up a hill.  He wears sunglasses and gloves but his red hair shouts in the sun.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_05.jpg
  • Closeup of two hands, belonging to two different people, each gloved and holding a trowel, scraping away in rocky dirt in search of late Roman evidence in Yorkshire's Chapel House Wood.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_03.jpg
  • Earthwatch volunteer Robert Sherwin, seated with a drawing board on his knee, makes a careful measured drawing of the archaeological site at Chapel House Wood.
    Archaeological_work_AR200607_04.jpg
  • Stringing beads with hands and feet.
    fingers-and-toes-IND201301--0607.jpg
  • Teen aged boy carrying a pack on his back, hung from a loop over his head, gazes wearily and solemnly at the camera.  He is wrapped in a filthy tunic and surrounded by angled wooden beams.  His sensitive mouth and gentle expression makes one wish better for him.
    Child laborer on a construction site..airo
  • New house building in a Laotian village.  Man on a ladder, woman on the ground, boy up under the roof, all wielding stakes into place to hold up the roof.  A do-it-yourself project for the whole family.
    Home building Laos LAO200601_0086.jpg
  • Two Bangladeshi fisherman with nets determinedly pursue fish in the muddy waters of the Buriganga River near Dhaka.  They are wading in water up to their waists.
    Bangladeshi-river-fishermen-BGD19820...jpg
  • An Acropolis restoration supervisor checks verticality of a Propylon support with a plumb bob, while a couple of tourists watch from below.
    Athens_Acropolis_GRC197808-08.jpg
  • The little harbor of Ayvalik accommodates both fishermen, tourism, and ferries to nearby islands.  On the dock, a fisherman deals with a catch; several boats in the background: another fishing vessel ties itself up, a pleasure boat passes by, and so on.
    Ayvalik TUR199710-02-5.jpg
  • Archaeology can be hard labor.  Here two workers, a man and a young woman, each dig down to the next layer of a trench, each using a pickaxe.  A bucket for any finds is in front of them, and a half gallon bottle of water stands at the edge of the trench.  It is very hot in the sun.
    Archaeological_labor_digging_TUR1997...jpg
  • Three needlewomen seated at work in the Scuola dei Merletti on the island of Burano, Venice, Italy.  Three pairs of hands in different positions over the pillow forms on which they make their lace.  They are seated in a plain room by a window casting soft daylight.  Their feet rest on slanted boards.
    Burano-lacemakers-Venezia_ITA200403-...jpg
  • Working motor boat, man wearing a hooded jacket standing at the tiller, chugs past the Piazza San Marco and the Doges Palace on a winter morning, leaving a wake in the water.  Cranes beside the Biblioteca Marciana at work on rebuilding the edges of the piazza.
    Laguna-working-outboard-Venezia_ITA2...jpg
  • Four young girls 8-10 years old washing fodder greens in the  village stream, watched by a fifth who carries an infant tied to her back.
    Baby-care-sibling-Vietnamese_TN20060...jpg
  • Construction workman wearing a green jumpsuit and red baseball hat dumping a wheelbarrow of dirt into a boat moored alongside a small piazza by a narrow canal in Venice.
    Daily-life-Venezia_ITA200403-9-11.jpg
  • Following the design, weaver at work.
    Patola-weaver-working-IND201301--078...dng
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers.  Weaver at work on a length of red silk, seen from above since he sits in a hole in the ground.  His hands and arms show motion blur from throwing the shuttle.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3795.jpg
  • Wat Rong Khun, located between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.  Buddhist temple designed and built by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a devout painter of religious works who has made creating this complex, dedicated to the present King, his life's work.  Image shows the approach bridge over a plaster base from which disembodied arms and hands reach upward.  Trousered legs of a visitor are seen walking across the bridge.
    Wat Rong Khun THA200603_023.jpg
  • Through the display window of the gallery of Monika Spruth and Philomene Magers, London, during a show of new photos by Cindy Sherman, whose figure is seen in over life size enlargement on the walls.  They are so placed in a black-and-white background landscape that the three standing figures, each in a different costume, seem to float. I have admired Sherman's work and went specifically to look at this show.  It was to me more like a performance than an exhibition of work one might want to own.  Nevertheless an interesting view at dusk.  The street behind is reflected faintly in the windows too.
    Stunning-strange-photography-exhibit...jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing, seen from the lower side below the porch.  One corner caryatid visible, before they were replaced with replicas.
    Erectheum_GRC197804-2-15.jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing.  Tools, planks, scaffolding.  Olive tree growing from foundation.
    GRC197804-2-17m.jpg
  • Sibenik, Cathedral of St. James, built 1431-1535.  Architects Juraj (George) of Dalmatia and Niccolo of Florence.  Row of sculptured life size portrait heads around the apse exterior, mid-late 15th century work by sculptor George Matthew the Dalmatian (Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac)
    HRV200606-013.jpg
  • Pompeii  archaeologists at work in one of the houses under excavation.
    ITA200610-113.jpg
  • Interior of the Pazzi Chapel showing one corner with arched windows and terra cotta roundels by Luca della Robbia above them.   The grey edgings and  pilasters are of pietra serena, a specific type of stone from Fiesole.  Combined with the warm white walls they make an exquisitely serene space.  Some scholars now think that Berunelleschi was responsible for the design, and the building work was completed by others, such as Michelozzo.
    Pazzi-chapel-interior-ITA201012-114.jpg
  • Acropolis, Erechtheum, details of restoration work ongoing..
    Erectheum_GRC197804-2-17.jpg
  • View from the entrance along the interior of the library, lined with bookshelves, globes, and stands for large works.  Frescoes and curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, and a painted wooden figure of St. John holding his hand to his jaw as though he had a toothache.
    Prague-Strahov-Library-CZR200901--02...jpg
  • The statue is in the Theology Hall (with a curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work) dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, part of the Strahov Monastery in Hradcany, Prague.  Of richly painted wood, the figure holds one hand to his cheek as though with toothache, and a lantern (?) in the other.  His facial expression seems quite agonized.
    Strahov-Library-St.John-CZR200901--0...jpg
  • The Tetrarchs, porphyry sculptures on wall of San Marco, Venice. Close up of two heads and arms, the facial expression of each a blank stare.  Their posture of an embrace was meant to convey that the four emperors would work as one.   The sculpture was taken from Constantinople during the 4th Crusade, in 1204, and installed on the southwest corner of the cathedral..
    Pair_tetrarchs_heads_Venezia_ITA2004...jpg
  • San Clemente, interior, 12th century Paschal candlestick, twisted shaft with multicolored mosaic inlay, Cosmati work.  Looking up the candlestick from its base, showing part of the gilded and painted ceiling of the church.
    San-Clemente-Rome_ITA200901--1243.jpg
  • Following the design, weaver at work.
    IND201301--0789.jpg
  • The Tetrarchs, porphyry sculptures on wall of San Marco, Venice. Close up of two heads and arms, the facial expression of each a blank stare.  Their posture of an embrace was meant to convey that the four emperors would work as one.   The sculpture was taken from Constantinople during the 4th Crusade, in 1204, and installed on the southwest corner of the cathedral.
    Two Tetrarchs embracing ITA200403-32.jpg
  • Marble statue of St. Luke, by Nanni di Banco, in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.  The work was on the original facade of the cathedral, which was redesigned and built.  The seated figure looks down on us with a supercilious sneer, holding a book on his knee with one hand.
    Saint Luke Renaissance statue ITA201...jpg
  • The statue is in the Theology Hall (with a curved ceiling encrusted in Baroque stucco work) dating from 1679, built by Giovanni Orsi, part of the Strahov Monastery in Hradcany, Prague.  Of richly painted wood, the figure holds one hand to his cheek as though with toothache, and a lantern (?) in the other.  His facial expression seems quite agonized.
    Statue St. John Strahov CZR200901--0...jpg
  • Overall view of Ghiberti's "Gates of Heaven" on the Baptistry, with  marble sculpture of Jesus being baptized by St. John, made in 1505  by Andrea Sansovino (c1467-1529).  The angel looking on is a later 18th century work by a lesser sculptor, Innocenzo Spinazzi.  The gold doors in place are replicas of the originals which are kept in the museum.
    Florence_Baptistry_door_replica_ITA2...jpg
  • Woodworking studio at Artisans d'Angkor,  A young man works on a wooden panel relief sculpture, following the elaborate pen and ink design pinned above his work.  Beyond,  three or four additional young men practice various techniques.
    khmer_wood_carving_KHM200602-261.jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers.  Weaver at work.
    OMN200801--3799.jpg
  • Overall view upward looking at Donatello's Cantoria in the Museo dell-Opera del Duomo.  A harsh overhead light and the height of the work make it very difficult to study.
    Donatello-Cantoria-ITA201101--2021.jpg
  • Brunilleschi's next major work after the Ospedale degli Innocenti was the Pazzi Chapel, next to the Santa Croce basilica, from 1441-1460.  The Pazzi family, rich Florentine bankers, conspired against the Medici brothers Lorenzo and Giuliani. In 1478 they succeeded in murdering Giuliano during mass in the cathedral.  Lorenzo escaped and became subsequently "Lorenzo the Magnificent."  The Pazzi chapel, however, is a gem of serene beauty.  This exterior shot is the usual one shown in books.  A few tourists come and go on the approach path.
    Pazzi-chapel-exterior-approach-ITA20...jpg
  • Sibenik, Cathedral of St. James, built 1431-1535.  Architects Juraj (George) of Dalmatia and Niccolo of Florence.  Row of sculptured life size portrait heads around the apse exterior, mid-late 15th century work by sculptor George Matthew the Dalmatian (Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac)
    Sibenik_Croatia_HRV200606-013.jpg
  • SS Quattro Coronati, chapel of St Sylvester, frescoes depicting  the legend of Emperor Constantine's cure from leprosy by Pope St. Sylvester and other miraculous events during the early pontiff's reign. They were completed and consecrated in 1246. Interior view of the chapel, showing floor inlaid Cosmati work, altar, and part of the wall paintings.
    Quattro-Coronati-Sylvester-Rome_ITA2...jpg
  • Views of the harbor, town, Thomas Jefferson Bridge, and painters of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-18.jpg
  • Views of the harbor, town, Thomas Jefferson Bridge, and painters of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-12.jpg
  • Views of the harbor, town, Thomas Jefferson Bridge, and painters of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-11.jpg
  • A member painter of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.  Behind the white picket fence is the very small wooden St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Solomon's Island, MD., built 1889.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-09.jpg
  • Views of the harbor, town, Thomas Jefferson Bridge, and painters of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-06.jpg
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  • Views of the harbor, town, Thomas Jefferson Bridge, and painters of the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters' Association at work during a weekend event.
    USA.MD.Solomons-201005-04.jpg
  • Santa Maria in Domnica, exterior, colonaded facade with Roman era carved marble boat in forecourt. Boat is an ancient offering incorporated into the 16th century fountain.  An unusual example of Renaissance adaptive reuse of ancient work.  Church portico by Sansovino 1513  main church is 9th century basilica with three apses, and lovely mosaics.  http://romanchurches.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Maria_in_Domnica
    navicella-Rome_ITA200901--1275.jpg
  • A Temple to Shiva with light scaffolding around it and a billboard examined by a male visitor: Italian-funded UNESCO conservation works in progress.
    My_Son_VTN200602--0463.jpg
  • Campanile (bell tower) of the Duomo, designed and begun by Giotto, 1334-37, when he died.  Four years later Andrea Pisano became Master of the Works and scrupulously followed Giotto's design until 1348, the year of the Black Death, when everything stopped.  Francesco Talenti finally finished it in 1359.
    Florence_campanile_ITA201101--0066.jpg
  • Ten adult Red H'mong women seated in a group talk and sew in a community activity.  Several toddlers stand among them, clearly being babysat by their working mothers.
    Red-H'mong-women-sewing-Vietnamese_V...jpg
  • A pair of street artists working on a copy of a Raphael Madonna and child in the Pitti Palace.  Onlookers gather around.  Scallop-shaped dishes for offerings of money.  It is dusk so shop windows are lit.
    Florence-street-artists-copying-Raph...jpg
  • View down the main street toward the hill overlooking the city, where remains of defense works from the Serbian attacks of 1991-1992 can be seen.
    Dubrovnik-Croatia-HRV200606-366.jpg
  • Italy, Magna Graecia : Paestum temple seen from ruins of the city.  An oak (?) tree towers over the ancient structure, still standing.  A different interpretation of nature overcoming the works of man.
    Paestum_trees_ITA200610-083.tif
  • View from S. Miniato al Monte of the medieval and Renaissance fortifications that Michelangelo worked on for a year or two when the Florentine Republic was at war with the Medici supporters.  Beyond, the terraces of the newly opened Bardini Gardens.
    Florence_fortifications_ITA201012-12...jpg
  • Piazza San Marco from lagoon, Libreria Sansoviniana on left, Doges' Palace on right.  Crane and shoreline works to strengthen the lagoon edge of the piazza..
    Seen-from-vaporetto-Venezia_ITA20040...jpg
  • Working motor boat, with a standing man at the tiller, chugs toward the Rialto Bridge and the Rialto vaporetto stop, from which one ACTV vaporetto is leaving to go under the bridge and a speedboat churns toward us, lifting a considerable wake.
    Grand-Canal-Rialto-Venezia_ITA200403...jpg
  • Front panel of Donatello's cantoria, manipulated in Photoshop to correct perspective so that the figures can be examined more closely.  The exuberant figures, probably at least designed if not wholly worked by Donatello himself (my opinion), are tucked behind a row of columns studded with mosaic.  The repetitive ornament above and below was undoubtedly finished by his workshop.
    Donatello-Cantoria-adjusted-ITA20110...jpg
  • Yet another town house residence is the Casa Buonarotti, where the great Michelangelo's descendants maintained a home and a collection not only of his works but of other important artists.  The third floor consists of the residential area, a series of charming small rooms, decorated in 17th and 18th century style.   This charming dome drew my attention as a dome-collector, and the guard was willing to look the other way when I asked to make a picture, as long as I used no flash.  It has a delightful Rococo frivolity balanced with a severe geometric container.
    Dome-interior-18th-century-Florence-...jpg
  • Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House, where he lived and worked, in Hanoi.  View of the interior, showing study (left) and bedroom (right).  The house is small and simple, as Ho Chi Minh lived simply.  Its spacial design and surfaces are exquisite and elegant however. the image composition is a rather rigid geometric.
    Hanoi_Stilt_House_VTN200602-320.jpg
  • A modern museum of El Greco's works has been added to a 16th century house where he is said to have lived. This charming carved beam and simple Ionic style column are probably original.
    Toledo-architectural-detail-ESP20121...jpg
  • Workman carrying a plank for building the scaffold over the cathedral narthex, during restoration of the 13th century Radovan sculptures there.  It was disappointing not to see them!
    Trogir-restoration-work--HRV200606-0...jpg
  • "Let's go sherding!"  An unexcavated mound in Western Turkey being explored by a group of seven volunteer archaeologists.  They step carefully, eyes on the ground in search of something interesting.
    Archaeological-work-Sherding_mound_T...jpg
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