2021-06-30

Finished 28th June 2021

 500 Pieces

Tympanum at the Freiburg Minster, Germany

47° 59′ 44″ N, 7° 51′ 8″ E

Find out more about this minster at wikipedia
 




including a leaflet with descriptions in german language and a 1:1 coloured copy




 

2021-06-26

Finished 26th June 2021

 

 1500 Pieces (-3)

It's a Doge's Life on the  Grand Canal. 1988

Illustration by Graham Clark


San Giorgio Maggiore


Piazza San Marco, Doge's palace, Campanile


Santa Maria della Salute


Chiesa di San Vidal and the Palazzo Franchetti (maybe)


Worldfamous Ponte di Rialto






Murano (maybe?)


Where's England?


2021-06-15

Development process of "Venice - A Doge's life ... " 1500 pcs. ** updated and completed 26th June 2021

 Since about two weeks I am working on this challenge











This is it :-) 

unfortunately 3 pieces are missing ... but nevertheless I had many many hours of fun and challenges 




2021-06-04

Finished 1st June 2021

  

1000 Pieces

Echo and Narcissus - by J. Waterhouse

 In Greek mythology, Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. According to Tzetzes, he rejected all romantic advances, eventually falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, staring at it for the remainder of his life. After he died, in his place sprouted a flower bearing his name. 

 Echo was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and often visited them on Earth. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and came from Mount Olympus in an attempt to catch Zeus with the nymphs. Echo, by trying to protect Zeus (as he had ordered her to do), endured Hera's wrath, and Hera made her only able to speak the last words spoken to her. So when Echo met Narcissus and fell in love with him, she was unable to tell him how she felt and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself.