Wednesday, May 30, 2012

St. George and the Dragon by Lelio Orsi

St. George and the Dragon
by Lelio Orsi
1550
oil on canvas
Located in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples 

Monday, May 28, 2012

Landscape Near Dinant

Landscape Near Dinant
by Lucas van Valckenborch

Van Valckenborch was a 16th century Flemish Renaissance landscape artist.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Literature Pick #21

by Dave Dryfoos
A wonderful story from the October 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.

St. George and the Dragon by Carlo Crivelli

St. George and the Dragon 
by Carlo Crivelli
Venice born Renaissance artist
1490
Tempera on wood
11.4 by 8.3 inches

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Literature Pick #20

by Robert Wicks
A science fiction story from the October 1958 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Angel of The Last Judgment

Angel of The Last Judgment
by an unknown artist
circa 1080
Fresco in Sant'Angelo in Formis, an abbey in Capua, Italy

Monday, May 7, 2012

Italian Landscape

Italian landscape
by the Dutch artist Jan Dirksz Both 
circa 1645
oil on canvas
42.6 in. by 49.5 in.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Favorite Actress Showcase #5: Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan rose to fame playing Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Michelle in the American Pie movies and now stars in How I Met Your Mother. Her beauty is incredible and she is one of the greatest actresses ever.