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| St. George and the Dragon by Vittore Carpaccio 1516, Oil on Canvas, 70.9" x 89" Italian painter of the Venetian school |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Vittore Carpaccio painting
Monday, June 2, 2014
Literature Pick #79
The Space Rover
by Edwin K. Sloat (1895-1986)
From the February 1932 issue of the pulp fiction magazine Astounding Stories comes this riveting action-packed science fiction short story.
by Edwin K. Sloat (1895-1986)
From the February 1932 issue of the pulp fiction magazine Astounding Stories comes this riveting action-packed science fiction short story.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Grecian Williams painting
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| Goodrich Castle by Hugh William "'Grecian" Williams (1773-1829) 1801; pencil, watercolor and gum arabic; 17.9" × 22.2" Scottish landscape painter |
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Giuseppe Angeli painting
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| Lesson in Astronomy by Giuseppe Angeli Between and 39.4" x 17.7" A Baroque painter from Venice |
Friday, May 9, 2014
Leonardo Coccorante painting
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| Harbor with Roman Ruins by Leonardo Coccorante (1680–1750) 1740-1750, Oil on Canvas Artist was born in Naples, Italy |
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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.
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.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Diego Velázquez painting
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| 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. |
Monday, April 28, 2014
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.
by Jason Kirby
A classic and exciting work of pulp science fiction from the January 1933 issue of Astounding Stories.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Abraham Bosse painting
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| 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 |
Friday, April 18, 2014
Paolo Veronese painting
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| Crucifixion by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) between 1580 and 1582, Oil on Canvas, 113" x 176" Italian Renaissance painter |
Monday, April 14, 2014
Carl Rottmann painting
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| 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 |
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Xia Yong art
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| Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼图) by Xia Yong (夏永) Made during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368) 9.92" x 10.16" |
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Andrea Mantegna painting
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| 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 |
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