Thursday, September 25, 2014

David Teniers the Younger painting

Temptation of St. Anthony
by 
David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690)

Circa 43.9" × 58.6"
Flemish artist born in Antwerp

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Jan ten Compe painting

Delft: A View of the Town Hall Seen from the Grote Markt
by Jan ten Compe (1713-1761)
Between 1745 and 1755, oil on panel, 11.4" x 14.6"
Landscape painter, born in Amsterdam

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Literature Pick #83

Vanishing Point
by C. C. Beck
A sci-fi short story from the July 1959 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix painting

Fishermen at Dusk (1768)
by Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix (1720-1782)
French painter, born in 
Marseille

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Tang Yin art

Lone Fishermen on the River in Autumn
by Tang Yin (1470-1524)
1523, ink and colors on silk

From a renowned Chinese artist from the Ming dynasty period. 

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Literature Pick #82

The Miracle of the White Wolf
by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944)
A marvelous tale from the 1902 short story collection The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Niklaus Manuel painting

Demons Tormenting St. Anthony
by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch I (circa 1484-1530)
1520, oil on panel
Swiss artist, born in the city of Bern

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Literature Pick #81

One-Way Ticket to Nowhere
by Leroy Yerxa (1915-1946)
An action-packed science fiction short story from the December 1942 issue of Amazing Stories.


Saturday, August 9, 2014

Hans Leu the Younger painting

Orpheus and the Animals
Hans Leu the Younger (1490–1531)
1519, Tempera on Panel, 22.8" × 20.1" 

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Hugo Ullik painting

Landscape with the Křivoklát Castle (Křivoklát)
by Hugo Ullik (1838-1881)
1876, oil on canvas, 21.7" x 29.5"
The artist, born in Prague, painted the castle in the Bohemian town of Křivoklát.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Literature Pick #80

The Jupiter Weapon
by Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

Friday, July 18, 2014

August Schaeffer von Wienwald painting

Cliff
by 
August Schaeffer von Wienwald
 (1833-1912)
1876, oil on canvas, 31.3" x 24.8"
Austrian painter

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Carl Svante Hallbeck artwork

Njommelsaska in Lapland
by Carl Svante Hallbeck (1826–1897), Swedish illustrator and painter
1856, Chromolithograph,  7.76" x 10.79"
A depiction of the waterfall Njommelsaska (now known as Harsprånget) with the aurora borealis.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Paintings of Markus Pernhart

Julian Alps
by Markus Pernhart
Grossglockner
by Markus Pernhart
13.4" × 16.5"
Traunsee mit Traunkirchen und Traunstein
by Markus Pernhart
1851
Grossglockner from the Hohenwartscharte
by Markus Pernhart
oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7"
Fisherman's Cottage on Lake Wörthersee
by Markus Pernhart
oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7" 

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Richard Ansdell painting

Isle of Skye
by 
Richard Ansdell (1815-1885)

1856, Oil on Canvas, 72" × 42.5"
English artist, born in 
Liverpool