Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Jan van Orley painting

Adoration of the Shepherds
by Jan van Orley (1665-1735)
Oil on Canvas
Van Orley was a Flemish artist, he was born in Brussels.

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Literature Pick #116

The Spy
by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916)
From the 1910 short story collection, Once Upon A Time.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Tavík František Šimon painting

View of Karlštejn Castle near Prague
by Tavík František Šimon (1877-1942)
1903, oil on canvas, 37.5" × 43.5"
Šimon was born in Železnice, Bohemia

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Lawrence Alma-Tadema painting

Silver Favourites
by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)
1903, oil on canvas, 27.2" × 16.6"
Alma-Tadema was an Dutch Academic artist; he was born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands.

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Friedrich Gauermann painting

An Alpine farm on the Untersberg in Salzburg with Many Animals
by Friedrich Gauermann (1807–1862)
1835, oil on canvas, 29.13" x 36.02"
Gauermann was an Austrian painter, he was born in Miesenbach.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Literature Pick #115

The Wind in the Rose-Bush
by Mary Wilkins (1852-1930)
A short story from the 1903 book, The Wind in the Rose-bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural.

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Leopold Munsch painting

Procession at the forest chapel in the Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden
by Leopold Munsch (1826-1888)
Oil on Canvas, 25.2" x 31.5"
Munsch was an Austrian painter, he was born in Vienna.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Literature Pick #114

The Four-Fifteen Express
by Amelia B. Edwards (1831-1892)
A fantastic short story, first published in the Dec. 22, 1866 issue of Every Saturday (Vol. II No. 51).

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

David Roberts painting

Sphinx of Giza, partly under sand, with two pyramids in the background.
by David Roberts (1796-1864)
1838
Roberts was an Orientalist painter, he was born in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Philip James de Loutherbourg painting

The Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen
by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
1788, oil on canvas, 52.9" x 77.9"

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Henryk Siemiradzki painting

Conversation by the Spring
by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902)
Oil on canvas laid on board, 21.26" x 39.37"
Siemiradzki was a Polish academic painter.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Literature Pick #113

The Light-house
by Alfred Noyes (1880-1958)
A short story from the 1918 book, Walking Shadows: Sea Tales and Others.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Edward Mitchell Bannister painting

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near stream, man walking in foreground)
by Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901)
1879, oil on canvas, 14" x 20"
Bannister was a Tonalist painter, he was born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Monday, July 9, 2018

Literature Pick #112

The End of Time
by Wallace West (1900-1980)
A fantastic science fiction short story from the March 1933 issue of Astounding Stories.


Saturday, July 7, 2018

George Henry Durrie painting

Cider Pressing
by George Henry Durrie (1820-1863)
1855, oil on canvas, 22.25" x 30.25"
Durrie was an American painter, he was born in Hartford, Connecticut.