Sunday, September 29, 2013

Tropical Landscape by Frederic Edwin Church

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

Friday, September 20, 2013

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

Sunday, September 15, 2013

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.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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

Monday, August 26, 2013

Pieter Neefs I painting

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

Thursday, August 22, 2013

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

Saturday, August 17, 2013

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.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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

Monday, August 12, 2013

Literature Pick #60

The Fairy of the Lake
by M. Sadoveanu

Sunday, August 4, 2013

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

Sunday, July 21, 2013

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.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Johann Christian Vollerdt painting

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

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

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"