Peace of Tau: Art et cetera

With springlike weather, yesterday I took a long stroll, 20 or so miles, first deep into the forest to visit the ghost town of Gabbiano Vecchio, then across the lower part of Subasio to the wonderful old town of Collepino, then down past Spello for a winding walk back to Assisi. Took enough pictures to do a few posts; however, until the weather changes, it's not easy to stay indoors. Rather than focusing on one location, the theme of this post is "art", meaning either photos of art, or an attempt at artistic photos.
First, last Spring I posted updates on efforts to uncover and restore frescoes in Assisi's Chiesa Nuova (New Church) (though not at all new). These portraits essentially were plastered over a few hundred years ago, and are now again visible. Here is a section of a column from last year.

Here is the same column today.

An earlier post included a view from my window of the fountain in the Piazza del Comune. The fountain has been there at least since 1303, although it didn't take on its current form until more recently, just 242 years ago.

In the dilapidated old Church of Saint Anthony in Gabbiano Vecchio there remain some frescoes (probably Seventeenth Century). The date on the cupola of the church is 1255. The art is now partially exposed to the elements. Here's a section of one work.

And a closer view.

In the category of natural art, on the road between Spello and Assisi there is a beautiful stand of trees that capture the eye.

Nearby is a peaceful road called the Way of the Olives.

In the category of Italian Garden Folk Art.... I'm reminded of Groucho Marx attempting to explain a viaduct to Chico, and Chico asking, "Why a duck?"

The "Why a duck?" leads to the recently repaired Roman aqueduct that runs between Collepino and Spello. In walking along this two thousand year old engineering gem, one notices that the restorers added intermittent bon mots from more recent times. For example,