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  • A smoker pauses to enjoy a cigarette below two athletic people chosen to endorse the Speedo brand, in a window at the Westfield mall during the London 2012 Olympics, the 30th Olympiad. Ironicvally juxtaposed together, we see the healthy specimens of the two athletes with fine bodies in Speedo swimwear contrasting the bad connotations of smoking and ill-health. Smoking kills around 120,000 people in the UK each year and with current smoking trends, about 500 million people alive today will eventually be killed by tobacco use. The international swimwear brand, which sponsors British Swimming and Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington as well as Multi-medallist Michael Phelps.
    olympic_stratford44-06-08-2012.jpg
  • A holy nativity scene titled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki with background tourists in London's Trafalgar Square. Juxtaposed under the Angel Gabriel are a man's legs who is actually hauling himself up on to a plinth of Nelson's comumn. Encased within a transparent perspex box are the pilgrims who are apparently paying their respects to the infant Jesus in that famous Christian religious event. The new crib was commissioned in 2006 by St Martin-in-the-Fields providing a significant new public art work embodies characters representing different ethnicities - Middle eastern, Caucasian, African and Asian. The 11 painted lime wood carving are 40% life-size and were a collaboration with fashion designer Jessica Ogden who created timeless silk costumes for each of the characters.
    nativity_scene01-19-12-2013.jpg
  • Passing red bus featuring Wrath of the Titans film ad and scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen20-30-03-2012.jpg
  • A utopian view of a Londoner passing a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford18-15-03-2012.jpg
  • Local lady passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford71-14-10-2011.jpg
  • London commuters stand outside London's Paddington mainline Station to smoke or make calls beneath a large billboard about the countryside ad for brewer Shepherd Neame. Urban people are seen below the idyllic scene of rural England, tourists enjoying the peaceful great outdoors with the help of a map and bikes while below are the exact opposite: City dwellers trying to de-stress or keep in touch with the world.
    people_billboard02-19-07-2013.jpg
  • Two elderly ladies pushing trolleys walk past a young womens' clothes shop in Chelsea.
    trolley_women02-29-01-2011.jpg
  • Incongruous and confusing landscape of natural world printed on to private healthcare trailer and safety barrier.
    fake_landscape07-02-07-2010.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    2012_stratford07-08-03-2012.jpg
  • A holy nativity scene titled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki with background tourists in London's Trafalgar Square
    nativity_people3-09-12-2011.jpg
  • A holy nativity scene titled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki with background acrobat in London's Trafalgar Square
    nativity_people19-13-12-2011.jpg
  • Local man passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford84-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford67-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Woman sits alone working on writing on a city bench beneath spring blossom and roadworks barriers.
    blossom_roadworks01-15-03-2011.jpg
  • The imagery of the great outdoors from London shop seen against the urban environment
    bond_street07-21-09-2010.jpg
  • The imagery of the great outdoors from Cotswolds adventure equipment shop seen against the urban environment
    cotswolds_window01-21-09-2010.jpg
  • In front of the broad message on a hoarding announcing the next major exhibition by Delacroix at the National Gallery in London, a street artist draws a classical face on the pavement in Trafalgar Square.
    delacroix_hoarding06-28-01-2016.jpg
  • Incongruous modern City of London corporate architecture and older cycling road markings.
    street_landscape01-18-01-2015.jpg
  • A utopian view of a London street sweeper brushing the street in front of a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford21-15-03-2012.jpg
  • A utopian view of a Londoner passing a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford20-15-03-2012.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    westfield_stratford01-08-03-2012.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    2012_stratford06-08-03-2012.jpg
  • A holy nativity scene titled Christmas Crib by the artist Tomoaki Suzuki with background acrobat in London's Trafalgar Square
    nativity_people18-13-12-2011.jpg
  • Local man passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford85-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Pavement work and old corner shop in Stratford housing estate, adjacent to the 2012 Olympic site im east London.
    stratford77-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Muslim lady passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford69-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford68-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Woman sits alone working on writing on a city bench beneath spring blossom and roadworks barriers.
    blossom_roadworks03-15-03-2011.jpg
  • Incongruous and confusing landscape of natural world printed on to private healthcare trailer and safety barrier.
    fake_landscape01-02-07-2010.jpg
  • The imagery of the great outdoors from Cotswolds adventure equipment shop seen against the urban environment
    cotswolds_window02-21-09-2010.jpg
  • Man eats a sandwich beneath a poster for retailer H&M on Oxford Street.
    fashion_poster02-16-02-2016.jpg
  • In front of the broad message on a hoarding announcing the next major exhibition by Delacroix at the National Gallery in London, a street artist draws a classical face on the pavement in Trafalgar Square.
    delacroix_hoarding04-28-01-2016.jpg
  • In front of the broad message on a hoarding announcing the next major exhibition by Delacroix at the National Gallery in London, a street artist draws a classical face on the pavement in Trafalgar Square.
    delacroix_hoarding03-28-01-2016.jpg
  • Incongruous modern City of London corporate architecture and older cycling road markings.
    street_landscape04-18-01-2015.jpg
  • Incongruous modern City of London corporate architecture and older cycling road markings.
    street_landscape02-18-01-2015.jpg
  • A utopian view of a Londoner passing a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford19-15-03-2012.jpg
  • A utopian view of a London street sweeper brushing the street in front of a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford17-15-03-2012.jpg
  • Muslim lady passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford
    stratford66-14-10-2011.jpg
  • Two elderly ladies pushing trolleys walk past a young womens' clothes shop in Chelsea.
    trolley_women01-29-01-2011.jpg
  • Incongruous and confusing landscape of natural world mountains and urban background.
    mountain_bar01-29-06-2010.jpg
  • Man eats a sandwich beneath a poster for retailer H&M on Oxford Street.
    fashion_poster03-16-02-2016.jpg
  • In front of the broad message on a hoarding announcing the next major exhibition by Delacroix at the National Gallery in London, a street artist draws a classical face on the pavement in Trafalgar Square.
    delacroix_hoarding17-28-01-2016.jpg
  • In front of the broad message on a hoarding announcing the next major exhibition by Delacroix at the National Gallery in London, a street artist draws a classical face on the pavement in Trafalgar Square.
    delacroix_hoarding05-28-01-2016.jpg
  • Passing red bus featuring Wrath of the Titans film ad and scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen11-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Incongruous and confusing landscape of natural world mountains and urban background.
    mountain_bar02-29-06-2010.jpg
  • A utopian view of a Londoner passing a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    olympic_stratford15-15-03-2012.jpg
  • Local community passes a hoarding showing aspiration and consumerism of nearby Westfield City shopping complex, Stratford. Situated on the fringe of the 2012 Olympic park, Westfield hosted its first day to thousands of shoppers eager to see Europe's largest urban shopping centre. The £1.45bn complex houses more than 300 shops, 70 restaurants, a 14-screen cinema, three hotels, a bowling alley and the UK's largest casino. It will provide the main access to the Olympic park for the 2012 Games and a central 'street' will give 75% of Olympic visitors access to the main stadium so retail space and so far 95% of the centre has been let. It is claimed that up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be created by the retail sector.
    2012_stratford04-08-03-2012.jpg
  • Incongruous and confusing landscape of natural world printed on to private healthcare trailer and safety barrier.
    fake_landscape05-02-07-2010.jpg
  • The imagery of the great outdoors from London shop seen against the urban environment
    bond_street08-21-09-2010.jpg
  • A giant billboard ad for the use of iPhones seen on the side of a central London building, juxtaposed with bus advertising and a WW1 memorial soldier of the Royal Fusiliers.
    iphone_ad04-09-04-2015.jpg
  • A giant billboard ad for the use of iPhones seen on the side of a central London building, juxtaposed with bus advertising and a WW1 memorial soldier of the Royal Fusiliers.
    iphone_ad03-09-04-2015.jpg
  • A giant billboard ad for the use of iPhones seen on the side of a central London building, juxtaposed with a WW1 memorial soldier of the Royal Fusiliers.
    iphone_ad01-09-04-2015.jpg
  • A Gelato kiosk and a stool at the southern Southwark end of London Bridge, on 30th May 2018, in London, England.
    gelato_cone-01-30-05-2018.jpg
  • Damp walls, a doorway and new striped poles protruding from underneath a railway bridge, on 2nd March 2017, in Waterloo, London borough of Southwark, England.
    waterloo_doorway-02-02-03-2017.jpg
  • London Routemaster bus stopped at lights by construction work in central London.
    bus_roadworks08-21-05-2015.jpg
  • London bus with side advert for Italian swimwear label Calzedonia, stopped at lights by construction work in central London.
    bus_roadworks05-21-05-2015.jpg
  • London city tour bus stopped at lights by construction work in central London.
    bus_roadworks01-21-05-2015.jpg
  • Tall central Covent Garden area London architecture and illustration of tree in a forest.
    nature_city03-30-04-2015.jpg
  • High viewpoint of Elephant Park on the Walworth Road in south London, a future regeneration area near Elephant & Castle.
    elephant_park01-30-04-2015.jpg
  • A Latino ad for a Spanish language newspaper and local bike business at Elephant & Castle, where massive regeneration is due.
    elephant_gentrification08-27-04-2015.jpg
  • Vodafone mountains ad for 4G network services and dystopian refuse bins in south London.
    elephant_gentrification04-27-04-2015.jpg
  • Locked bicycle and construction hoarding utopia.
    construction_hoarding01-14-04-2015.jpg
  • CCTV cameras keep watch on the population, seen in front of a giant construction hoarding in Whitehall, Westminster, London. The illustration is from the Peter Paul Rubens painting 'The Apotheosis of James I' which appears on a ceiling inside the Banqueting House, behind this screen and location of King James' son, Charles' 1st execution.
    cctv_history05-13-04-2015.jpg
  • A background of hanging hoarding media, of a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding06-02-04-2015.jpg
  • Workmen from Stewart Signs organise the hanging of a temporary printed media hanging outside a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding31-27-03-2015.jpg
  • With a background of hanging hoarding media, workman organises delivery of construction materials on the back of a lorry, to a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding26-27-03-2015.jpg
  • A workman from Stewart Signs organises the hanging of a temporary printed media hanging outside a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding27-27-03-2015.jpg
  • With a background of hanging hoarding media, workmen organise delivery of construction materials on the back of a lorry, to a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding24-27-03-2015.jpg
  • With a background of hanging hoarding media the delivery of construction materials on the back of a lorry, to a Dior shop being refurbished in central London.
    dior_hoarding15-27-03-2015.jpg
  • A cloaked guide stands surrounded by a younger generation in beachwear, on a poster background in Burlington Arcade in central London. The pedestrian arcade, with smart uniform shop fronts under a glazed roof, has always been an upmarket retail location. It is patrolled by Burlington Arcade Beadles in traditional uniforms including top hats and frockcoats. The original beadles were all former members of Lord George Cavendish's regiment, the 10th Hussars.
    burlington_guide01-04-02-2015.jpg
  • Crossrail construction hoarding of Smithfield scene placed alongside real street signs and bollard
    crossrail_hoarding03-17-12-2014.jpg
  • Leaping models advertise clothing retailer H&M above street drain covers in central London.
    h&m_hoarding04-12-12-2014.jpg
  • Man walks along narrow City of London lane, with reflection of office heater over his chest.
    city_heater03-15-04-2014.jpg
  • A dystopian landscape of construction materials and an inspirational view above the city - seen through a wire and netting street fence.
    city_roadworks07-10-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan09-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Merging of artificial Christmas tree and real, natural tree in the background, seen through a corporate foyer window.
    christmas_tree03-20-12-2013.jpg
  • southbank_nature01-10-06-2013.jpg
  • Real remembrance wreaths on the ground at the foot of a black and white vintage era photograph that shows the Cenotaph, currently hiding the real monument being renovated in London's Whitehall.
    cenotaph_landscape06-10-06-2013.jpg
  • Real remembrance wreaths on the ground at the foot of a black and white vintage era photograph that shows the Cenotaph, currently hiding the real monument being renovated in London's Whitehall.
    cenotaph_landscape04-10-06-2013.jpg
  • A man of African origin passes below a billboard for clothing retailer Tommy Hilfiger showing the wealthy classes in a country setting.
    hilfiger_billboard09-04-09-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon27-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon25-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon22-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon18-07-08-2012.jpg
  • Families linger in Hyde Park after another successful gold medal win, this time by Team GB triathlete Alistair Brownlee in the men's Triathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The mid-week event surprisingly drew huge crowds into the capital's largest public (royal) park for an event, not usually attracting families with children who all enjoyed the fine weather and easy temperatures. A London 2012 merchandise shop was set up on the southern side and parents and kids used the exterior hoarding featuring iconic London landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge, to relax against after an early start from homes around the country.
    olympic_triathlon17-07-08-2012.jpg
  • East London housing and the 2012 Olympic stadium that dominates the end of a street of a nearby estate.
    olympic_stratford11-15-03-2012.jpg
  • East London housing and the 2012 Olympic stadium that dominates the end of a street of a nearby estate.
    olympic_stratford09-15-03-2012.jpg
  • A shift of workmen working in Leicester Sq are amused at some Hare Krishna devotees who dance past singing.
    hare_krishnas1-01-11-2011.jpg
  • Cyclist courier pushes bike on pavement with a small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born  Raffaello Romanelli
    romanelli_statue7-28-10-2011.jpg
  • Cyclist courier rides on pavement with a small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born artist Raffaello Romanelli
    romanelli_statue5-28-10-2011.jpg
  • Woman waits to cross road with small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born artist Raffaello Romanelli.
    romanelli_statue20-28-10-2011.jpg
  • Woman carries boxes past a small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born artist Raffaello Romanelli.
    romanelli_statue14-28-10-2011.jpg
  • Woman adjusts headphones past small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born artist Raffaello Romanelli
    romanelli_statue13-28-10-2011.jpg
  • Man carries blue shopping bag past small girl statue credited to the 19th century Florence-born artist Raffaello Romanelli.
    romanelli_statue12-28-10-2011.jpg
  • A large fashion advertising billboard stands above traffic, pedestrians and workmen fitting lights on the hoarding.
    street_hoarding2-20-10-2011.jpg
  • A man takes as break from his job to listen to mp3 music and smoke a quiet cigarette by a carpet and statue shop.
    piccadilly_rug1-20-10-2011.jpg
  • A man in a central London street speaks through a gap in construction sheeting to a hidden colleage whose boots are seen below.
    hoarding_man5-20-10-2011.jpg
  • The reflections of renaissance statues of Hercules and David are seen reflected in builder's van parked adjecent to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence's Piazza degli Uffizi. A 16th century portrait of a medieval nobleman or official rises above the vehicle and a yellow compressor is seen behind. Top left is the Uffizi art gallery that houses many national treasures but this is a scene of an urban dystopia where construction forever interferes with the cultural idyll that visitors from around the world come to see. The white marble sculpture Hercules and Cacus is to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. The Hercules and Cacus is a work by the Florentine artist Baccio Bandinelli (1525-1534) and the David is Michelangelo's replica, now also in the Uffizi.
    florence_italy55-22-10-2010.jpg
  • A reproduction of the painting called 'Portrait of Francesco I de' Medici ' which was painted by Agnolo de Cosimo Bronzino in 1551, now adorns a construction hoarding screen, with plastic blue piping in a Florence side street, the original hanging in the Uffizi. Born in Florence, he was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo, and served as regent for his father starting in 1564. He went on to become grand Duke of Tuscany and marry his Venetian mistress, Bianca Cappello, after aptly disposing of her husband, a Florentine bureaucrat. Francesco and Bianca died on the same day. Although the original death certificates mention malaria, it has been widely speculated that the couple was poisoned.
    florence_italy28-22-10-2010.jpg
  • Modern Italian mother and child and Agnolo de Cosimo Bronzino's painting of the Medici Eleanora of Toledo and son Giovanni C1545...Eleonora di Toledo (1522 - 1562), the daughter of Don Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, the Spanish viceroy of Naples. Her face is still familiar to many because of her solemn and distant portraits by Agnolo Bronzino. She provided the Medici with the Pitti Palace  and seven sons to ensure male succession and four daughters to connect the Medici with noble and ruling houses in Italy. She was a patron of the new Jesuit order, and her private chapel in the Palazzo Vecchio  was decorated by Bronzino, who had originally arrived in Florence to provide festive decor for her wedding. She died, with her sons Giovanni and Garzia, in 1562, when she was only forty; all three of them were struck down by malaria while traveling to Pisa.
    florence_italy165-24-10-2010.jpg
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