Friday, October 31, 2014

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"

Friday, October 24, 2014

Literature Pick #84

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

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Carlo Bonavia painting

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

Monday, October 13, 2014

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

Sunday, October 5, 2014

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"