Sebastian Vrancx painting

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

Literature Pick #63

A Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne (1828-1905)
A science fiction classic from a legendary author, first published in 1864 with the first English translation coming in 1871.

Jakob Philipp Hackert painting

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

Pieter Neefs I painting

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

Literature Pick #62

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

Pierre Patel painting

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

Literature Pick #61

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

Giovanni Bellini painting

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

Literature Pick #60

The Fairy of the Lake
by M. Sadoveanu

This is a beautiful, haunting tale from the short story collection Roumanian Stories translated by Lucy Byng.

Philipp Peter Roos painting

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

Literature Pick #59

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 of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Johann Christian Vollerdt painting

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

Literature Pick #58

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

Giuseppe Zais painting

Landscape with Ruins and Archway
by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784)
Italian landscape painter born in Forno di Canale
1730, oil on canvas, 38.2" x 57.9"

Literature Pick #57

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
by M. R. James
A classic collection of gothic horror short stories from a legendary author.