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Dr Laura Fernández-González
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Associate Professor in the History of Art and Architecture, University of Lincoln,UK. Author: Philip II of Spain & the Architecture of Empire @PSUPress
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Cusco from the bell tower of the Church of San Cristóbal. Photo from 2022.
View of a rectangular plaza with two chuch façades with tower bells, and other municipal and residential buildings. Cerros (hills) on the horizon on a clear sky day, near the time of sunset.
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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San Pedro de Lima, Peru. The Jesuit Basilica.

Chapel of Jesus Child and Our Lady of O

Below a close up of the image of the Altar of Our Lady of O; a painting of St Michael and Donor; and a painting of Our Lady of Rosary and Donor.

The donors’ portraits are wonderful!
A baroque gilded altarpiece with a wooden statue of Our Lady of O encircled by a golden wreath Painting found on the lateral wall of the chapel with a profusely decorated frame and a representation of St Michael and Donor draped with Indigenous garments Paining of Our Lady of Rosary with Donor frames by a profusely decorated baroque frame
September 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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More interiors in the Casa Aliaga 3/3
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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The gorgeous office room 2/3
A desk in the middle and 17th century tiles on the walls with five oil on canvases. Box decorated with mother or pearl and carry from the Philippines and a Silver statue of a peacock Detail of the Peruvian Silverwork of a peacock box Painting on of Our Lady framed by a red and gilded frame
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Casa Aliaga, Lima.

It claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in the Americas since Geronimo de Aliaga built it. Likely built on the top of a Huaca; the house was rebuilt after the 1746 earthquake and thereafter.

This is the patio; stunning 1/3
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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An extraordinary piece indeed.
Model of the Holy Sepulchre Model of the Holy Sepulchre Model of the Holy Sepulchre
September 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Fabulous exhibition at the Museo Pedro de Osma in Barranco-Lima curated by Andrés de Leo and Diana Castillo Cerf
Interplay of mirrors and light with statues of of Our Lady Mary Gallery interior with representations of Mary Model made of nacar, mother of pearl and olive tree wood of the st sepulchre Detail of a baroque gilded domestic altar
September 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Brief stopover at El Prado en route to Pamplona for my brother’s exhibition; the Guadalupe and the Veronese shows are amazing!
Large poster on a building with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe announcing the Prado Museum show. On the background the façade of the Jerónimos Church Large poster for the Veronese exhibition at the Prado Museum
August 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The Spanish newspaper La Voz del Sur has published about Javier Fergo's exhibition. David Montes pens the article with interviews with Arturo Fernández, Director of the Festival Flamenco On Fire& Susana Girón, photojournalist, curator.

More (in Spanish) here: www.lavozdelsur.es/cultura/flam...
Title of the newspaper article and a photo of a lion in a cage in Ukraine from Javier Fergo's Refugee Animals project.
August 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I've just received the exhibition poster
Poster green coloured with a self-portrait of the photojournalist Javier Fergo and announcing the exhibition of his work, entitled 'Escuchar la Luz' and curated by Susan Giron, (text in black except of one line that reads in Spanish 'photography exhibition' in white colour). All details are found here: https://www.flamencoonfire.org/programacion/javier-fergo?fbclid=IwY2xjawMRGKJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHh_qfyv0r7zvl98AAOA8m2jnBkSaBICmkrqjZX7rRZghRy9mT-ljX_94vCvN_aem_cLoiBGXVRZWu1GnbAEHhrg
August 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Drawing showing Padma motifs in the cornice of the Gol Gumbaz and a detail of floral decoration in the vaulting of the apse in St Francis Church in Goa.
Drawing (elevation) of a cornice with Padma (lotus flower) motiffs Mural paintings in a vault with floral motifs that render the Padma (lotus flower) with a variety of shapes and colours
August 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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in [...] Divari, [there was] an ancient temple [...] built with marvellous art and which contained ancient figures wrought to the greatest perfection, Andrea Corsali to Giuliano de Medici, 1515.

📷 The Mandovi River & Old Goa from the Isle of Divar; St Cajetan's dome and bell towers on the horizon.
A boat navigating the Mandovi River, palm groves on the shore and the dome of St Cajetan and two bell towers on the horizon
August 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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This fellow, found in one of the etchings from Linschoten's Itinerario, spoke to me in dreams last night. I cannot recall what he said.
Representation of people from Malabar in Linschoten's Itinerario. Etching, black ink over paper.
July 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Perfect weather and a great spot for a coffee before meetings, Bloomsbury, London.
A landscaped garden with large trees that provide shade on the grass and greenery in Russell sq London
July 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Wonderful watercolour painting of Ganapati or Ganesha in Notiçia Sumaria do Gentilismo da Azia, [17__], Fol. 110 digitized by Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.
(purl.pt/24952/3)
A man depicted in rosy tones sitting, it has for arms, and the head of an elephant and wears a crown
July 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Edinburgh Castle vista from Bruntsfield and the Meadows
A road on the foreground and Edinburgh castle on the horizon The meadows (grass on the foreground) Edinburgh Castle and other buildings on the horizon
June 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A more accurate vista of Playfair’s statue: a magnificent seagull.
Seagull on the top of a bronze statue in Edinburgh
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lovely views from Minto House.
A fleeting visit to old stomping grounds
Bronze Statute of Playfair over a plinth in front of the main entrance of the National Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh
June 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Cádiz y La Caleta
The sea, small boats and a fort The sea, small boats A streets scape with blue skies Branches of a ficus trees
May 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The three cloisters of La Cartuja in Jerez. One of them designed by Martínez Montañés no less.
The small cloister; gothic cloister with a fountain in the middle and overlooking the church bell tower The large cloister where the friars cells are found. It’s enormous as the Cartuja have spacious two-storey cells. Sequence of stone pointed arches and vaults in the large cloister A baroque cloister in La Cartuja designed by Martínez Montañés. It’s made of bricks
May 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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What a joy to visit the Monastery of La Cartuja in Jerez.

Last time I visited was for work over 20 years ago.
Renaissance stone façade in the form triumphal arch. Cartuja, Jerez Buganvilla flowers on the left hand side, the Baroque façade of the church of the Monastery of La Cartuja in Jerez Interior view of the Church in the Cartuja in Jerez. With a gilded altarpiece and details of the wooden choir on the walls Nave view toward the entrance in the Cartuja in Jerez
May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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San Lorenzo, sometime in Sept. 2019. Casas de Oficios and my brother (the figure on the right hand side).

My favourite photo in my book and my forever favourite visit. Javi would have been 45 next Tuesday.
A three storey stone (granite) renaissance building with slate roof. It’s the Casas de Oficios designed by Juan de Herrera and found in front of El Escorial
May 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Good morning so far, celebrating 19 years of my arrival to the UK
Façade of St Paul’s Cathedral Dome exterior of St Paul’s Cathedral Interior photo of the Dome of St Paul’s Cathedral Nave interior St Paul’s Cathedral
April 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I’m spending some time with these lovelies this morning. The Foral das Ilhâs de Goa, 1534 and the Church of the Convent of St Francis in Old Goa
Manuscript paper and ink. It reads in Portuguese Foral das Ilhâs de Goa, 1534 Façade of the church of the convent of St Francis, Goa Interior St Francis of Goa
April 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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An early morning walk before work, sun beaming, warm, restorative, and welcome after so long
Canal view from under a bridge Canal view, Ashton canal Bluebells (I think)
April 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM