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Tropical Landscape by Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) circa 1855, oil on canvas, 11" × 16.3" Hudson River School painter

Orpheus and the Beasts by Sebastian Vrancx (1573–1647) Circa 1595, oil on panel, 21.7" x 27.2" Flemish Baroque painter and etch...

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (1828-1905) A science fiction classic from a legendary author, first published in 186...

Villa of Maecenas and Waterfalls in Tivoli by Jakob Philipp Hackert (1737-1807) 1783, Oil on Canvas, 47.8" x 66.5" Landscape Pa...

Interior of a Church by Pieter Neefs I (circa 1578 – after 1656) Oil on Copper Flemish Baroque Painter

The Black Tide by Arthur G. Stangland A marvelous science fiction short story from the March 1953 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction ...

Landscape with Ruins by Pierre Patel (1605-1676) oil on canvas, 23.2" x 33.7" Landscape painter from Picardy, France

The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion by Edgar Allan Poe A masterful apocalyptic tale first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman...

St. Francis in Ecstasy by Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) Between 1480-1485, oil on panel, 47.2" x 53.9" Italian Renaissance paint...

The Fairy of the Lake by M. Sadoveanu This is a beautiful, haunting tale from the short story collection Roumanian Stories translated...

Landscape with Grotto by Philipp Peter Roos (1655-1706) Late 17th century, Oil on Canvas, 38.2" x 31.9" German Baroque painter ...

The Anglers of Arz by Roger D. Aycock (using the pen name Roger Dee) A marvelous science fiction short story from the January 1953 issue ...

Ideal Italian Landscape by Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708–1769) German Artist 1760, Oil on Canvas, 24.6" x 30.5"

Reluctant Genius by Henry Slesar (under the pen name O. H. Leslie) A short science fiction story from the January 1957 issue of Amazing...

Landscape with Ruins and Archway by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784) Italian landscape painter born in Forno di Canale 1730, oil on canvas, 38.2...