Sunday, October 25, 2015

Literature Pick #96

Joseph: A Story
by Katherine Rickford
A magnificent short story from Masterpieces of Mystery: Ghost Stories.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Edmund von Wörndle painting

Romantic Landscape in the Evening Light
by Edmund von Wörndle (1827-1906)
1859, oil on canvas, 25" x 37.6"
Austrian Romantic landscape painter, born in Vienna.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Aelbert Cuyp painting

River Scene
by Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691)
mid-17th century, oil on panel, 15.9" x 21.7"
Dutch landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, born in Dordrecht.

Friday, October 9, 2015

Lucas van Uden paintings

Alpine Landscape
by Lucas van Uden
oil on oak panel, 16.5" x 28"
Van Uden (1595-1672) was a Flemish artist, born in Antwerp.
River Landscape
by Lucas van Uden
oil on copper, 10.6" x 15.7"
Winter Landscape with Hunters
by Lucas van Uden
oil on canvas, 16.1" x 26"

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Literature Pick #95

The Story of Ming-Y
by Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904)
From the 1887 short story collection Some Chinese Ghosts, this is a beautiful and haunting tale, based on a story from the 13th century book, Kin-Kou-Ki-Koan.