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


Monday, June 16, 2014

Guariento di Arpo painting

Angel
by 
Guariento di Arpo

1354, Tempera on Panel
14th century artist, born in 
Piove di Sacco in Padua, Italy

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Vittore Carpaccio painting

St. George and the Dragon
by 
Vittore Carpaccio

1516, Oil on Canvas, 70.9" x 89"
Italian painter of the Venetian school

Monday, June 2, 2014

Auguste-Xavier Leprince painting

A Shepherd and a Rider on a Country Lane
by 
Auguste-Xavier Leprince (
1799-1826)
circa oil on paper mounted on canvas, 12.8" x 15.6"
A landscape painter who was born in Paris, France

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.



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.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Giuseppe Angeli painting

Lesson in Astronomy
by G
iuseppe Angeli

Between  and 39.4" x 17.7"
Baroque painter from Venice

Friday, May 9, 2014

Leonardo Coccorante painting

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.