The carved stone lions of Altamura Cathedral in Puglia, painted in watercolour by John Crosland

Puglia · paintings by place

Watercolours of
Altamura.

Altamura belongs to the warmer, quieter palette of inland Puglia. These paintings look closely at the cathedral and its stone guardians, where age and detail emerge through restrained washes.

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Stories from
Altamura.

John's notes on the light, streets and painting process behind this part of the atlas.

Altamura Cathedral's stone lions in watercolourRead the story →
Lions of the Cathedral, John Crosland's watercolour of carved stone at Altamura Cathedral in Puglia
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A Puglian trullo surrounded by red poppies, painted in watercolour by John Crosland