Friday, January 16, 2015

Wilhelm Steinfeld painting

Vast Landscape in the Salzkammergut
by Wilhelm Steinfeld (1816–1854)

1841, Oil on Canvas, 30.1" x 23.8"

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Painting Attributed to George Lambert

Landscape with Ruins
Attributed to George Lambert (1700-1765)
Oil on Canvas, 48.5" × 34.6"


Sunday, January 4, 2015

Nicolas Henri Joseph de Fassin painting

Twilight
by Nicolas Henri Joseph de Fassin (1728-1811)
1798
Landscape painter born in the city of 
Liège, Belgium.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Matthias Stom painting

The Adoration of the Magi
by M
atthias Stom
17th century Dutch Golden Age painter.

Literature Pick #88

A Christmas Eve in the Far South Seas
by Louis Becke
A Christmas tale from the 1899 short story collection Rídan The Devil And Other Stories.

Friday, December 19, 2014

John Martin painting

The Eve of the Deluge
by John Martin (
1789-1854)

1854, Oil on Canvas, 56.3" x 85.8"
Martin was a Romantic artist, born in Haydon BridgeNorthumberland, England.

Friday, December 12, 2014

Paris Bordone painting

The Annunciation
by Paris Bordone

Circa il on Canvas, 39" x 52.8"
Italian Renaissance painter, born in Treviso

Monday, December 8, 2014

Kings and Queens by Marié Digby

A hauntingly beautiful song by the inestimably talented musician Marié Digby. The music video itself is a wondrous work of art too.

Literature Pick #87

McIlvaine's Star
by August Derleth (1909-1971)
An absolutely brilliant science fiction short story from the July 1952 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Johann Christian Reinhart painting

View of Tivoli
by Johann Christian Reinhart (1761-1847)

1813, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" × 22.6"
German artist, born in 
Hof, Bavaria

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Literature Pick #86

Moment of Truth
by Basil Wells (1912-2003)
A science fiction short story from the December 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Jakob Christoph Weyermann painting

Romantic Landscape with Buildings, Figures, and Cattle
by Jakob Christoph Weyermann (1698–1757)
Oil on Canvas, 
33.9" × 51.2"
Landscape painter, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Giuseppe Arcimboldo artworks

The Four Elements
A 1566 series of paintings, by 16th century Milanese artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, which whimsically depict air, earth, fire, and water. 

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Maarten van Heemskerck painting

Landscape with St. Jerome
by Maarten van Heemskerck 
(1498–1574)
1547, Oil on Panel, 41.3" × 63.4"
Dutch artist who was 
born in the village of Heemskerk in North Holland.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Literature Pick #85

The White Feather Hex
by Don Peterson
A horror short story from the March 1951 issue of Weird Tales.