Burgundy Baron's Blog

The Caliph Stork by Wilhelm Hauff A marvelous short story, originally published in  Maerchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 (translation: Fa...

Goodrich Castle by Hugh William "'Grecian" Williams (1773-1829) 1801; pencil, watercolor and gum arabic; 17.9" × 22.2...

Lesson in Astronomy by G iuseppe Angeli Between  1757  and  1759, Oil on Canvas,  39.4" x  17.7" A  Baroque painter from Venic...

Harbor with Roman Ruins by Leonardo Coccorante (1680–1750) 1740-1750, Oil on Canvas Artist was born in Naples, Italy

The Light-house Keeper of Aspinwall by Henryk Sienkiewicz A masterful short story from the famed Polish author, here translated by Jeremiah...

A White Horse by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) Between 1634 and 1635, Oil on Canvas, 122" x 96.5" A Baroque painter who was bo...

The Floating Island of Madness by Jason Kirby A classic and exciting work of pulp science fiction from the January 1933 issue of Astounding...

The Five Senses: Hearing by Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) circa 1635, Oil on Canvas, 40.9" x 53.9" The artist was born in Tours, Fr...

Crucifixion by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) between 1580 and 1582, Oil on Canvas, 113" x 176" Italian Renaissance painter

View of the Eibsee by Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann (1797-1850) 1825, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" x 39.4" German landscape painter, born ...

Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼图) by Xia Yong (夏永) Made during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368) 9.92" x 10.16"

Altarpiece of San Zeno in Verona Triptych, left predella panel: Christ on the Mount of Olives by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506) 1459, Temper...

I love this cover of Shakira's song "Empire" by the wonderfully talented musician Marié Digby. The video is itself a beau...

The Man from Time by Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Univer...

The Timber Wagon by George Barret, Sr. Unknown date, gouache, 17.8" × 25" 18th century artist; born in Dublin, Ireland