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Le Pave De Chailly
Louvre & More
Yes, the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa Bust HDR
Napolean Crowning Himself
Snapshot from Arch of Triumph
The Thinker
Dante's Inferno
Napolean's Tomb
The Hermitage - St. Petersburg, Russia
Entrance
Pillars Near Entrance
Royal Carriage
Royal Carriage
Chandalier
Table With a Story of History...
Urn
Family & Friends at the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia
Madonna
Modanna Withi Child
Madonna With Child (with frame)
The Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son
Father of Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son
The Sacrifice of Isacc
Hermitage Ceiling
Our Tour
Hermitage Ceiling
Hermitage Sculpures
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Armor
Armor Soldiers on Armored Horses
Stairway with Pillars
Stairway
Hermitage Courtyard
Courtyard Closeup
Courtyard with Pillar
Base of the Courtyard Pillar
Archway and Chandalier in Gold
Gallery of Fine Artifacts
Fine China
Gold Inlaid Celing
Ceiling
Ornate Wall
Gold Inlaid Pillars & Chandaliers
Ornate Chair
Royal Throne
Less Fancy
The Vatican Museum(s)
From the Egyptian Museum
Vatican’s Sphere Within a Sphere
Calcare
Statue of Neptune
From the Egyptian Museum
Hall of Busts
Hall of Busts 2
Hall of Bust 3
Roman Busts in the Vatican
Roman Statue
STATUE OF THE EMPEROR TIBERIUS
VIEW OF ROME FROM VATICAN
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EGYPTIAN PORPHYRY EXAMPLE
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Ceiling
Dome in the Vatican
Dome in the Vatican 2
Vatican Mosaic (floor)
Another Vatican Dome
Vatican Ceiling
Ceiling
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Marble Flooring Example
Hall of Maps
Hall of Maps 2
Hall of Maps 3
Hall of Maps 4
Hall of Maps 5
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Raphael’s School of Athens
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Sistine Chapel
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2nd Egyptian Porphery Example
Vatican Library Entrance
Sprial Staircase
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US
Getty Museums
Getty Villa Slideshow
Courtyard
Inner Court Yard
Inner Court Yard 2
The Long View
Exterior
Stylish Seating
Hall
Exterior 2
Hall 2
Exterior 3
Garden, Reflecting Pool and Home
Reflecting Pool 1
Reflecting Pool 2
Reflecting Pool 3
Exterior 4
Reflecting Pool 4
Reflecting Pool 5
The Tickets
Reflecting Pool 6
Reflecting Pool with Sculpture
Entrance to Stylish Seating
Getty Museum - Photos
Entrance
Getty Museum Architecture
Getty Museum Architecture
Irises
Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light
Wheatstacks, Snow Effect Morning
Hermitage Garden, Masin Rouge
Sunrise
Portrait of Anthony Valabreque
Portrait of Madame Rounet
Getrty Museum Architecture
The Royal End
Still Life with Apples
Waiting for the Veridict
The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul
Christ with the Crown of Thorns
Portrait of Albert Cahen d'Anvers
Dancer Taking a Bow
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Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man
A Young Scholar & His Tutor
Portrait of a Rabbi
An Old Man in Military Costume
Sampson with the Jawbone
Head of Christ
The Coronation of the Virgin with Saints
Chicago Institute of Art
Acrobats at Circus
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Paris Street Rainy Day
Young Woman Sewing
Cliffwall at Pourville
The Petite Creuse River
Bodiferra
Boats at the Beach at Eretat
Les Andelyn
Wood Tankard & Meta Pitcher
The Drinkers
The Garden
Madame
Terrace & Upper Deck
Peasant Woman Diggin in Front of Her Cottage
Eldorado
Moulin de la Galette
Equestrian
Houses of Parliamment London
Waterloo Bridge
Haystacks with Snow Effect
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American Gothic
Nightowls
Rocks at Port G
B Field
Self-Portrait - Van Gogh
Nelson - Adkins Museum (Kansas City) Photos
Hallway with Pillars
Guitar Player, 1928
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Landscape
Olive Orchard
Melancholic
Portrait of Gybertas de Groat
Mont Seinte-Victoire
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Chrysanthemums
Portrait of Richard Galle
Wooded Landscape
The Garden of Les Mathurins at Pointoise
The Embankment at Billancourt
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View of Lake Garda
Christ on the Sea of Galilee
The Fish Market at Harding Beach
Outlet of Wyburne Lake
Portrait of Emily St. Clare as a Bacchante
Denver Museum
Museum Exterior
Denver Library Exterior
Exterior Sculpture Denver Museum
Museum Exterior
Denver Library ( & Others)
Piero del Pugliese & Filippino Lippi
Madonna & Child with Saints
Coronation of the Virgin
Esther and Ahasuerus
Four Crowned Saints Before Diocletian
St. Catherien of Siena Exorcising a Possessed Woman
Potrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap
Potrait of Don Diego Felix de Esquivel y Aldama
Childhood Idyll
The Radcliffe Family
Elizabeth Poulett
Alice Barnham and Her Two Sons , Steven and Martin
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Henry the VIII
Mary Radclyffe
Civita Castellana
Via Appia
Dream of Arcadia
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Water Lily Pond
Landscape, Horta de Ebro (Pablo Picasso)
From My Studio Window
Waterloo Bridge
The Gulf of Spezia
Arrangment in Blue
Still Life with Grapes
Still Life with the Telegraph
Still Life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge
Autumn Poplars
View of the Certose di San Martino with Castel Sant' Elmo, Naples
The Triumphs of Fame, Time and Divinity
Portrait of a Woman
The Metropolitan Musuem
Death of Socrates
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
Manuel Osorio Marique de Zuniga
The Harvesters
Courtyard of Sculptures
Courtyard of Scuptures (another angle)
Hallway
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Christ & Cross
Tristan Bernard au Velodrome Buffalo
Egyptian Sarcophagus Lid
Seated Egyptian
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Corinthian Column Capitol
Marble Column from Temple of Aretemas at Sardis
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Portrait of George Washington
Washington Crosses the Delaware
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Banks of the Loing
Egyptian
Egyptian Statue
Egyptian Goddess Statues
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum (Exterior)
Exterior
Milwaukee Art Museum (Interior)
Interior 1
Interior 2
Interior 3
Interior 5
Interior 6
Interior 7
Abraham's Sacrifice of Issac, ca. 1700
St. Francis of Assisi in His Tomb, 1670/74
Henry VII, ca. 1500-25
Achilles Discovered by Ulysses Among the Daughters of Lycomedes, ca. 1690
Christ Before the High Priest, ca. 1633
Portrait of an Oriental, ca. 1665
The Marriage Trap, ca 1640-60
Winter in Russia, before 1885
La Vallee de l'Ahr, 1841
The Latest Acquisition, ca. 1891
View of Bougival, 1873
Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect ca. 1900 (dated 1903)
Path and Hill, Pointoise, 1882
Sunset Landscape, ca. 1855/60
Haymaking Time (La Fenaison), 1897
Winter Scene, ca. 1909
St. Louis Art Museum
Art Hill - Favorite Sledding Hill
Saint Louis Statue at top of Art Hill
Main Building Entrance, St. Louis Art Museum
Saint Louis Statue at Art Hill
Madonna & Child Enthroned with Saints
The Madonna with Child and Saints
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Young Man (perhaps an artist)
Christ Expelling the Money-Changers from the Temple
Vincent Voiture as St. Louis
Portrait of a Musician
King Francis I of France
Interior of St. Peter’s, Rome
Portrait of a Woman
Charing Cross Bridge
The Promenade with the Railroad Bridge
Stairway at Auvers
Factories at Clichy
Landscape with a Horse
Water Lilies
Academics
Science - General
Astronomy
Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
The "Big" Image
Scale of Solar System
More Details on Andromeda
NASA Images
Universe Size Comparisons
Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Planets
Time Lapse Comet
Photojournal Cal Tech
Nautiluslive.Org
Neuro-Temptations
Nature
Maps & Statistics
Map Info
Wind Map
Human Population Through Time
Gapminder.Org
The World as 100 People
1000 years of Euro Border Changes in 3 Minutes
6000+ European History
History of the World Every Year
Histomap of Europe
Academic Connections, International
Khan Academy
Design in the Foundations of Life
500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art
Photo Galleries
Faith & Academics
Christ & Culture Resources
Faith & Theology
Faith & Philosophy
Faith & Science
Faith & the Mind/Body Problem
AI & Human Cognition
Mars Hill Audio
An Introduction to ACI
Music
Classic
Scheherazade
The Firebird
Pines of Rome
Best of Mozart
Best of Bach
Best of Debussy
Best of Tchaikovsky
Best of Handel
Best of Chopin
Best of Vivaldi
Best of Wagner
My Wife's Newphew's Music
Classic 2
Clarie de Lune - Piano
The Swan (Saint-Saens) - Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
Ave Maria - Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
Adagio (Albioni) - Hauser
The Falls - Yo-Yo Ma & Gabriel
Claire DE lune -london PHILARMONIXC
Claire de Lune - Holes in the Floor - cello
Clarie de Lune -Cho
Claire de Lune - Philadelphia Orchestra
Classical Guitar & Flamenco
Concierto D’Aranjuez (2nd Movement), Played by John Williams
Asturias - Isaac Albeniz, Played by John Williams
Asturias (Leyenda) - Albeiniz, Played by a younger John Williams
Asturias - Albeniz played by Wiktoria Szubelak
Concierto D’Aranjuez, Played by Paco de Lucia (partial)
Leyenda - Isaac Albeniz, Played by Segovia
J.S. Bach by Segovia
Farruca - Carlos Montoya
Concierto de Aranjuez played by John Williams
Concierto en D Major - Vivaldi played by John Williams
Paco de Lucia
Sevilla - John Williams
Cavatina - John Williams
John Williams - Documentary
Scott Jams Electric
Classical Guitar & Flemenco 2
Winter - Vivaldi - Boyer & Samuelito
Clair de Lune - Enea Leone
Claire de Lune - Justyna Sobczak & Blazej Sudnikowicz
Clair de Lune - Debussy (guitar)
Asturias by Isaac Albeniz - Ana Vidovic
Zyryab - Boyer & Samuelito
The Sound of Silence - Boyer
Autumn Leaves - played by Yenne Lee
Spanish Eyes - played by Esteban
Godfather Theme - played by Michael Marc
La Poloma - played by Esteban
La Paloma - played by Esteban
La Paloma
Stairway to Heaven - played by Michael Lucarelli
Dust in the Wind - played by Michael Lucarelli
Can’t Help Falling in Love - played by Michael Lucarelli
Let it Be - Played by Miachel Lucarelli
Ave Maria - played by Michael Lucarelli
Popular
Vocals
Bring Him Home - Josh Grogan
Bring Him Home - Alfie Boe
Journey (cover) Faithfully
The Prayer
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
The Very Thought of You
Stranger in Paradise
Fly Me To The Moon
Chances Are
The Way You Look Tonight
Instrumental
Billie Jean - Alexandr Misko
Billie Jean - Sungha Jung
Billie Jean - Gabriella Quevedo
Titanic Theme
Hotel California (cover)
Faithfully (cover)
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Uptown Funk
20 Greatest Accoustic Intros of all Time
Spiritual and Religious
Be Still My Soul
Be Thou My Vision - Celtic Hymn
Just As I Am - Celtic Hymn
When Peace Like A River
Abide With Me
And Can it Be
Great is Thy Faithfulness
A Mighty Fortress is our God
Jerusalem
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
To God Be the Glory
Ave Verum - Mozart
Wagner’s Tannhauser Pilgrim’s Chorus
Jazz
Pete Fountain and Al Hirt at Wolf Trap
Rhapsody in Blue
Opera (or Opera like)
Torna A Surriento - PAVARATTI
O mio babbion caro - Montserrat Caballé
Nessun Dorma - Pavaratti
Fruühlingsstimmen - Patricia JanecKova
Top 10 Opera Songs
Top 10 Most Amazing Opera Voices
Smiles
Impressions
Frank Caliendo
Bradley Cooper
Matt Damon Impersonantes Matthew McConaughey
Pacino and De Niro Ice Cream
Jim Carrey
Peter Sellers
Facts Explained
The Party
Pink Panther Kiss of the Hand
A Lisonse for the Mankey
The Interrogation
The Eulogy
Billiards
A Reum
Guy Gadwoir
Steve Martin
The Cans
Lonny Don McGinnis
Is Buffering a Problem?
Medieval Helpdesk
Movie Favorites & More
List of Favorite Movies
List of Favorite War Movies (or set in war times)
Favorite Westerns
Favorite Comedy
Favorite Intrigue Movies
Film Noir
Thought Provoking
Epic
Off Beat
Musicals
Sport Movies
Hitchcock
50’s TV Shows I Grew Up Watching
Library
My Library
Book Series
Hardy Boys Dust Jacket Photos
Photos - The Series
Photos of White Spined Jackets
Photo 3
Photo 4
Photo 5
Photo 6
Photo 7
Photo 8
Photo 9
Photo 10
Photo 11
The Hardy Boys Series Synopses
Sports
My site on High Jumping
Jim Learns to Jump
Geezer Attempt at a Dunk (1992)
Snow Skiing (Alpine POV)
*Ski Runs 2013*
Winter Park - Upper & Lower Hughes Trail
Cruisin’ for a Bruisin'
A Nice Little Ski Run
Edwin, Maddy and Jim Give Loveland Ski a Workout….
Why Skiing Can Be A Workout…
Basejump & Skydive
Basejumping with Wing Suit - YouTube
Safe Skydiving
Skydiving into the Blue Hole, Belize
Lucid Dreams (Wingsuit)
Slopeflying
Skydive Dubai - May 2011 - YouTube
Why This Guy Skydives...
More Norway Basejumping With Wingsuits
Amazing...
Key Sport Websites
Track & Field News
ESPN
NFL
Tiger Football
Broncos
Letour
Volleyball Instruction Video
Sports.Yahoo
2016 Olympics
Map My Ride
Video Shorts
Potpourri
Our Dog Isaac
Isaac Leaps
Isaac Howls
Isaac Solves a Problem
Real Potpourri
2013 Flooding in Louisville
Cessna Flight Over the Little Apple with Ray Schaefer…(1978)
Summer Afternoon Neighborhood Thunderstorm (ca. 2008)
Don White Piano Recital (2004)
Adventure?
Ride to Campus in the Fall (2012)
Climbing Long’s Peak (ca 1980)
Brothers
Recollections of My Brother Jack (1943-1977)
Trailer to My Brother Tom’s Video
Some Travel Holidays
Rome: The Borgehese Garden (2016) & Travel to Florence
Paris: Rodin Museum (2003)
Venice (2016)
Out of Africa (1986)
Amsterdam 1999
London Trip, Part 2 (2001) Sherlock Holmes, Oxford U.
Paris: D’Orsay Museum (2003)
Hungary (1979)
Highlights from the Hermitage 1999
London Trip, Part 4 (2001) Hampton Court Palace
Visiting Tblisi, Georgia (1989)
East Germany & Berlin 1979
Brief Tour of Arrowhead Springs Grounds (Fall 1989)
Versailles (2003)
London Trip, Part 5 (2001) Tower of London
Hawaii - Kauai (1996)
Video Slide Shows
Estes Park & Rocky Mtn. National Park…with Good Friends
Some Clouds & Sunsets (set to music)
Chicago Institute of Art photos...
Parents
russian tribute to Valery Brumel
Jim Cook's Personal Website
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