Those Sacred Places

Our Lady of Miquelon
This statue of Our Lady is in the disused Cathedral of Miquelon by the sea near Montpellier

Isle de St Honorat
This ruined chapel is on the Isle de St Honorat off the coast near Cannes. It was once part of an important monastic community of which St Patrick is said to have been a member. There is still a monastery there.

Bruges Beguinage
This still and tranquil scene on a canal near the Bruges Beguinage is enhanced by the grace of floating swans

Sant Antonio, Ferrara
Jesus frees the souls of the just from the underworld. The convent of Sant Antonio in Palesine, Ferrara

Chapelle Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle
Statue of Jesus and his cross, Chapelle Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle, Locronan, Finistere

Mother and Child, North Uist
The magnificent Mother and Child high up on a hill in North Uist, the Hebrides, captures the majesty of a medieval Mary viewing the sea and indeed the world

River Prut, Moldova
A view across the River Prut in Moldova illustrates the bleakness bareness of the poorest country in Europe fighting for its autonomy from Russia

Dutch Fishermen
H R Masdag of the late 19th Century Hague school captures the simplicity, roughness and dignity of Dutch fishermen as they await the return of their fishing fleet.

Condemnation by Cambyses
Condemnation by Cambyses of the corrupt judge. Public figures must be held to account. Displayed at the exhibition 'Art and Justice', Bruges. A painting by Gerard David.