It is fun for me to make photos of others’ arts and crafts to share and to keep as memories. This is a quirky assortment of just some of the sculpture, graphics, paintings, and vessels we saw on our trip to Europe this summer, spanning many artistic styles over the years.
Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg, Germany Cathedral Rose Garden
Einstein with marijuana graphic beside stickers on the downspout, Regensburg, Germany
Don Juan of Austria, 1547 – 1548, born in Regensburg, illigitimate son of the widowed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. John (Johann) became a military leader in the service of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, Charles V’s heir, and is best known for his role as the admiral of the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto.
Bronze relief map of old city used as beer table at Regensburgerfest, Regensburg, Germany
Barbara Blomberg, mistress of Charles V, Holy Roman Emporer, mother of Don Juan de Austria, Regensburg, Germany, wall graphic in the lobby of Das Regensburg Hotel
Passau, Germany
Art Nouveau (Jugendstil), glass vessels with silver decoration put on in an electrolytic bath, by Johann Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, Bohemia, 1900 – 1905, The Glas Museum, Passau, Germany
Mirabell Palace Garden, Salzburg, Austria. The Mirabell garten was laid out under Prince-Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun from 1687 according to plans designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach.
A sculpture in a nook of the mighty 11th c. Hohensalzburg Fortress (Festung), built on a rock 400 feet above the Salzach River
Door handles, Salzburg, Austria
Trail of the Witches, Alpe di Suisi, The Dolomites, Italy
Trail of the Witches, Alpe di Suisi, The Dolomites, Italy
Trail of the Witches, Alpe di Suisi, The Dolomites, Italy
The gardens of Hohenschwangau Castle, Füssen, Germany
The gardens of Hohenschwangau Castle, Füssen, Germany
A cairn at a barn in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland
Balade D’ouchy, Port de Lausanne-Ouchy, France on Lake Geneva
Parc Olympique, Balade D’ouchy, Port de Lausanne-Ouchy, France on Lake Geneva
Quartier du Flon, Lausanne, France
Suspended discs spanning between buildings, Quartier du Flon, Lausanne, France