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St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the shore by a causeway, passable between mid-tide and low water. The castle and chapel have been in ownership since 17th...

Durham Cathedral had started to be built in 1093. It is steeped in history and legend. In 1986, the cathedral and Durham castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

An 1891 oil on canvas, Haystacks in the Sun, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. Monet painted a whole series of canvases on haystacks in a field near his home in Giverny. The artist was keen to capture the same...

An 1877 oil on canvas, Gare Saint-Lazare, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. Fascinated by the play of light on steam and industrial architecture, Monet painted a whole series of canvases on trains and stations...

A c. 1899 oil on canvas, Water Lily Pond, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The Japanese garden with bridge and lily pond was purpose-built by the artist at his Giverny home, and he spent the last 20 years of...

An 1908 oil on canvas, San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The view was painted looking from Saint Mark's Square. The artist was so enchanted with the light and colours in Venice that...

An 1872 oil on canvas, Impression, Sunrise, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. The work shows Le Havre at sunrise. Critics reacted negatively to the painting, considering it vague and unfinished. The title was...

A c. 1884 oil on canvas, Self-portrait in his Atelier, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. One of only three known self-portraits made by the artist. (Musée Marmottan, Paris)

A Very Useful Epistle by Marie Dentière, published in Amberes, 1539.

Fresco of Saint Clare and nuns of her order. Chapel of San Damiano, Assisi.