Johann Georg von Bemmel painting

Mountainous Landscape with Cattle Drinking at a Pond
by Johann Georg von Bemmel (1669-1723)
1703, Oil on Canvas

Literature Pick #29

The Story of Mimi-nashi Hōichi
From Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, Lafcadio Hearn's collection of Japanese ghost stories.

Willem van de Velde the Younger painting

A Dutch Ship Scudding Before a Storm

by Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707)
Dutch maritime painter
circa 1690
oil on canvas
22.5 × 29 in.

Francesco di Giorgio painting

Architectural View
by Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1501)
circa 1477
poplar wood
48.8 x 92.1 in.
Di Giorgio was a Sienese School painter, a sculptor, and an architect.

Literature Pick #28

The Mermaid of Druid Lake

by Charles Weathers Bump

This is a delightful, lighthearted tale from the 1906 short story collection The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories.