Matthias Stom painting

The Adoration of the Magi
by Matthias Stom
17th century Dutch Golden Age painter.

Literature Pick #88

A Christmas Eve in the Far South Seas
by Louis Becke
A Christmas tale from the 1899 short story collection Rídan The Devil And Other Stories.

John Martin painting

The Eve of the Deluge
by John Martin (1789-1854)
1854, Oil on Canvas, 56.3" x 85.8"
Martin was a Romantic artist, born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England.

Paris Bordone painting

The Annunciation
by Paris Bordone
Circa 1555, Oil on Canvas, 39" x 52.8"
Italian Renaissance painter, born in Treviso

Kings and Queens by Marié Digby

A hauntingly beautiful song by the inestimably talented musician Marié Digby. The music video itself is a wondrous work of art too.

Literature Pick #87

McIlvaine's Star
by August Derleth (1909-1971)
An absolutely brilliant science fiction short story from the July 1952 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Johann Christian Reinhart painting

View of Tivoli
by Johann Christian Reinhart (1761-1847)
1813, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" × 22.6"
German artist, born in Hof, Bavaria

Literature Pick #86

Moment of Truth
by Basil Wells (1912-2003)
A science fiction short story from the December 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe.

Jakob Christoph Weyermann painting

Romantic Landscape with Buildings, Figures, and Cattle
by Jakob Christoph Weyermann (1698–1757)
Oil on Canvas, 33.9" × 51.2"
Landscape painter, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Giuseppe Arcimboldo artworks

The Four Elements
A 1566 series of paintings, by 16th century Milanese artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, which whimsically depict air, earth, fire, and water. 

Maarten van Heemskerck painting

Landscape with St. Jerome
by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)
1547, Oil on Panel, 41.3" × 63.4"
Dutch artist who was born in the village of Heemskerk in North Holland.

Literature Pick #85

The White Feather Hex
by Don Peterson
A horror short story from the March 1951 issue of Weird Tales.

Master of the Polling Panels artwork

Prince Tassilo Rides to Hunting
by Master of the Polling Panels
1444, panel, 86.2" x 34.4"
German painter and illuminator in Bavaria

Paintings of Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt

Cattle
by Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
1794, oil on mahogany wood, 18.3" × 24"

A farm scene with peasants, cattle, chickens and a goat
by Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
1774, oil on panel, 15.5" × 21"

Literature Pick #84

The Diary of Philip Westerly
by Paul Compton
A short horror tale from the August-September 1936 issue of Weird Tales.

Carlo Bonavia painting

Shipwreck in a Rocky Inlet
by Carlo Bonavia
1757, Oil on Canvas, 49.21" x 80.71"
18th century Italian artist

Giovanni Battista Crespi painting

Religious Figures Praying at the Foot of a Tree
by Giovanni Battista Crespi (1573-1632)
Late 16th century, oil on paper, 14.2" x 21.3"
Italian artist who was born in Romagnano Sesia

J. Wilhelm Jankowsky painting

View of Gmunden on Lake Traunsee and Orth Castle
by J. Wilhelm Jankowsky (1825-1870)

1860, oil on canvas, 28.7" x 39.4"

Video Game Pick #2: Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim

A wonderful real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world, the various missions require you to build up your town and develop your heroes while fighting against various monsters bent on your destruction.

David Teniers the Younger painting

Temptation of St. Anthony
by David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)
Circa 1665, Oil on Canvas, 43.9" × 58.6"
Flemish artist born in Antwerp

Jan ten Compe painting

Delft: A View of the Town Hall Seen from the Grote Markt
by Jan ten Compe (1713-1761)
Between 1745 and 1755, oil on panel, 11.4" x 14.6"
Landscape painter, born in Amsterdam

Literature Pick #83

Vanishing Point
by C. C. Beck
A sci-fi short story from the July 1959 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.

Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix painting

Fishermen at Dusk (1768)
by Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix (1720-1782)
French painter, born in Marseille

Tang Yin art

Lone Fishermen on the River in Autumn
by Tang Yin (1470-1524)
1523, ink and colors on silk
From a renowned Chinese artist from the Ming dynasty period. 

Literature Pick #82

The Miracle of the White Wolf
by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944)
A marvelous tale from the 1902 short story collection The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales.

Niklaus Manuel painting

Demons Tormenting St. Anthony
by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch I (circa 1484-1530)
1520, oil on panel
Swiss artist, born in the city of Bern

Literature Pick #81

One-Way Ticket to Nowhere
by Leroy Yerxa (1915-1946)
An action-packed science fiction short story from the December 1942 issue of Amazing Stories.

Hans Leu the Younger painting

Orpheus and the Animals
Hans Leu the Younger (1490–1531)
1519, Tempera on Panel, 22.8" × 20.1" 

Hugo Ullik painting

Landscape with the Křivoklát Castle (Křivoklát)
by Hugo Ullik (1838-1881)
1876, oil on canvas, 21.7" x 29.5"
The artist, born in Prague, painted the castle in the Bohemian town of Křivoklát.

Literature Pick #80

The Jupiter Weapon
by Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

August Schaeffer von Wienwald painting

Cliff
by August Schaeffer von Wienwald (1833-1912)

1876, oil on canvas, 31.3" x 24.8"

Austrian painter

Carl Svante Hallbeck artwork

Njommelsaska in Lapland
by Carl Svante Hallbeck (1826–1897), Swedish illustrator and painter
1856, Chromolithograph,  7.76" x 10.79"
A depiction of the waterfall Njommelsaska (now known as Harsprånget) with the aurora borealis.

Paintings of Markus Pernhart

Julian Alps
by Markus Pernhart

Grossglockner
by Markus Pernhart
13.4" × 16.5"

Traunsee mit Traunkirchen und Traunstein
by Markus Pernhart
1851

Grossglockner from the Hohenwartscharte
by Markus Pernhart
oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7"

Fisherman's Cottage on Lake Wörthersee
by Markus Pernhart
oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7" 

Richard Ansdell painting

Isle of Skye
by Richard Ansdell (1815-1885)
1856, Oil on Canvas, 72" × 42.5"
English artist, born in Liverpool

Guariento di Arpo painting

Angel
by Guariento di Arpo
1354, Tempera on Panel
14th century artist, born in Piove di Sacco in Padua, Italy

Vittore Carpaccio painting

St. George and the Dragon
by Vittore Carpaccio
1516, Oil on Canvas, 70.9" x 89"
Italian painter of the Venetian school

Auguste-Xavier Leprince painting

A Shepherd and a Rider on a Country Lane
by Auguste-Xavier Leprince (1799-1826)
circa 1823, oil on paper mounted on canvas, 12.8" x 15.6"
A landscape painter who was born in Paris, France

Literature Pick #79

The Space Rover
by Edwin K. Sloat (1895-1986)
From the February 1932 issue of the pulp fiction magazine Astounding Stories comes this riveting action-packed science fiction short story.

Literature Pick #78

The Caliph Stork
by Wilhelm Hauff
A marvelous short story, originally published in Maerchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 (translation: Fairy tale almanac for the year 1826), here it's translated by Edward L. Stowell and included in the compilation book Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace.

Grecian Williams painting

Goodrich Castle
by Hugh William "'Grecian" Williams (1773-1829)
1801; pencil, watercolor and gum arabic; 17.9" × 22.2"
Scottish landscape painter

Giuseppe Angeli painting

Lesson in Astronomy
by Giuseppe Angeli
Between 1757 and 1759, Oil on Canvas, 39.4" x 17.7"
A Baroque painter from Venice

Leonardo Coccorante painting

Harbor with Roman Ruins
by Leonardo Coccorante (1680–1750)
1740-1750, Oil on Canvas
Artist was born in Naples, Italy

Literature Pick #77

The Light-house Keeper of Aspinwall
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
A masterful short story from the famed Polish author, here translated by Jeremiah
Curtin and included in the compilation book Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian.

Diego Velázquez painting

A White Horse
by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
Between 1634 and 1635, Oil on Canvas, 122" x 96.5"
A Baroque painter who was born in Seville, Spain.

Literature Pick #76

The Floating Island of Madness
by Jason Kirby
A classic and exciting work of pulp science fiction from the January 1933 issue of Astounding Stories.

Abraham Bosse painting

The Five Senses: Hearing
by Abraham Bosse (1604–1676)
circa 1635, Oil on Canvas, 40.9" x 53.9"
The artist was born in Tours, France

Paolo Veronese painting

Crucifixion
by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588)
between 1580 and 1582, Oil on Canvas, 113" x 176"
Italian Renaissance painter

Carl Rottmann painting

View of the Eibsee
by Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann (1797-1850)
1825, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" x 39.4"
German landscape painter, born in Handschuhsheim

Xia Yong art

Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼图)
by Xia Yong (夏永)
Made during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368)
9.92" x 10.16"

Andrea Mantegna painting

Altarpiece of San Zeno in Verona
Triptych, left predella panel: Christ on the Mount of Olives
by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)
1459, Tempera on Wood, 26" × 34.6"
Italian Renaissance artist; born in Isola di Carturo, Republic of Venice

Marié Digby's cover of Shakira's "Empire"

I love this cover of Shakira's song "Empire" by the wonderfully talented musician Marié Digby. The video is itself a beautiful work of art befitting a such an emotionally stirring song.

 

Literature Pick #75

The Man from Time
by Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.

George Barret, Sr. painting

The Timber Wagon
by George Barret, Sr.
Unknown date, gouache, 17.8" × 25"
18th century artist; born in Dublin, Ireland

Hendrik Verschuring painting

Bustle in Front of the City Gate
by Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690)
1675, Oil on Panel, 20.1" x 23.6"
Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem

Domenico Ghirlandaio painting

St. Jerome in his Study
by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–1494)
1480, Fresco, 72.4" x 46.9"
Italian Renaissance painter from Florence