Sunday, September 29, 2013

Tropical Landscape by Frederic Edwin Church

Tropical Landscape
by Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)
circa 1855, oil on canvas, 11" × 16.3"
Hudson River School painter

Friday, September 20, 2013

Sebastian Vrancx painting

Orpheus and the Beasts
by Sebastian Vrancx (1573–1647)
Circa 1595, oil on panel, 21.7" x 27.2"
Flemish Baroque painter and etcher of the Antwerp school

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Literature Pick #63

A Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne (1828-1905)
A science fiction classic from a legendary author, first published in 1864 with the first English translation coming in 1871.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Jakob Philipp Hackert painting

Villa of Maecenas and Waterfalls in Tivoli
by Jakob Philipp Hackert (1737-1807)
1783, Oil on Canvas, 47.8" x 66.5"
Landscape Painter from Prenzlau, Brandenburg