Literature Pick #78

The Caliph Stork
by Wilhelm Hauff
A marvelous short story, originally published in Maerchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 (translation: Fairy tale almanac for the year 1826), here it's translated by Edward L. Stowell and included in the compilation book Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace.

Grecian Williams painting

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

Giuseppe Angeli painting

Lesson in Astronomy
by Giuseppe Angeli
Between 1757 and 1759, Oil on Canvas, 39.4" x 17.7"
A Baroque painter from Venice

Leonardo Coccorante painting

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

Literature Pick #77

The Light-house Keeper of Aspinwall
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
A masterful short story from the famed Polish author, here translated by Jeremiah
Curtin and included in the compilation book Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian.

Diego Velázquez painting

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

Literature Pick #76

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

Abraham Bosse painting

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, France

Paolo Veronese painting

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

Carl Rottmann painting

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

Xia Yong art

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

Andrea Mantegna painting

Altarpiece of San Zeno in Verona
Triptych, left predella panel: Christ on the Mount of Olives
by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)
1459, Tempera on Wood, 26" × 34.6"
Italian Renaissance artist; born in Isola di Carturo, Republic of Venice

Marié Digby's cover of Shakira's "Empire"

I love this cover of Shakira's song "Empire" by the wonderfully talented musician Marié Digby. The video is itself a beautiful work of art befitting a such an emotionally stirring song.

 

Literature Pick #75

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

George Barret, Sr. painting

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