Those Sacred Places

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

Our Lady of Miquelon

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

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.

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.

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

Bruges Beguinage

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

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

Sant Antonio, Ferrara

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

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

Chapelle Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.