An image display device, image display method, image display system, image data transmission apparatus, a program, and a recording medium

The control unit of the slide show display apparatus (110) comprises when the display timing for displaying a target image other than the currently displayed image was visited before the predetermined time, the display control unit for displaying a thumbnail list (115) since it is, if the display delay occurs, instead of the target image, it is possible to display the thumbnail list. Accordingly, even when the display delay in slideshow display has occurred, to realize an image display apparatus that does not stress the user.