Saturday, November 29, 2014

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

Saturday, November 22, 2014

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. 

Saturday, November 15, 2014

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.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Literature Pick #85

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

Thursday, November 6, 2014

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