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Staircase to the bell tower, at the Church and Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

In the cloisters at Comunitá Francescana in Sorrento, Bay of Naples. Pax et Bonum (the motto of the Christian Saint Francis of Assisi). The meaning depends to some extent on context; perhaps ‘Peace and goodness’ or Peace and goodwill’ reflect the what is intended.

In the buildings attached to the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento.

In the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento, there was an exhibition of photographs by Raffaele Celentano. Although he became famous for pictures taken after gaining the trust of Mother Theresa, the main part of the exhibition featured his many monochrome pictures of Italian life, in homes and in the streets. Taken over the last 30 years, they are, in my view, superb and among the finest of their type.

In the Cloister of San Francesco d’Assisi, Sorrento, there was an exhibition of photographs by Raffaele Celentano. Although he became famous for pictures taken after gaining the trust of Mother Theresa, the main part of the exhibition featured his many monochrome pictures of Italian life, in homes and in the streets. Taken over the last 30 years, they are, in my view, superb and among the finest of their type. Monochrome copies were being sold and in some of them parts had been picked out in red - something I have echoed in this offering.

Near the Church of San Francesco, Sorrento. Created by sculptor Alfiero Nena. DNG heavily manipulated using Affinity Photo 2 software.