Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Cosimo Tura painting

Group of Riders, Fragment
by Cosimo Tura (c. 1430 – 1495)
Painted during the last 3rd of the 15th century
Tura was an early Renaissance painter from Ferrara, Italy

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Literature Pick #74

The Cavern of the Shining Ones
by Hal K. Wells
A masterful science fiction short story from the November 1932 issue of Astounding Stories.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Literature Pick #73

Solomon's Orbit
by William Carroll
A lighthearted science fiction short story from the November 1962 issue of Analog.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Paintings of William Davis

At Hale, Lancashire
by William Davis (1812 - 1873)
1860-1870, Oil on canvas, 12.99" x 19.69"
Dublin born painter who was influenced by Pre-Raphaelite art.

View from Bidston Hill
by William Davis
1856-1865, oil on canvas, 12.01" x 15.94"

Friday, February 7, 2014

Cornelis Massijs painting

Landscape with the Flight to Egypt
by Cornelis Massijs
1545-1550, Oil on Wood, 10.63" x 12.99"
Flemish Renaissance painter from Antwerp