Thursday, April 27, 2017

Erik Bodom painting

The Bondhus Glacier in Sunnhordland
by Erik Bodom (1829–1879)
1878, oil on canvas, 42.7" × 62"
Bodom was born in Vestby in Akershus, Norway.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Literature Pick #105

The Sire De Malétroit's Door
by Robert Louis Stevenson
First published in 1878, and then included in the short story collection New Arabian Nights in 1882.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo painting

Christ Carrying the Cross
by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)
circa 1738, oil on canvas, 20.5" x 24.8"
Tiepolo was an Italian painter and printmaker, he was born in Venice.


Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Louis-François Cassas painting

Stroll in the Palace Garden
by Louis-François Cassas (1756 - 1827)
1822, watercolor on paper, 22" × 32.7"
Cassas was a French landscape painter, sculptor, architect, archeologist, and antiquary.
He was born in Azay-le-Ferron, France.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Joseph Wright of Derby painting

A View of Vesuvius from Posillipo, Naples
by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)
circa 1788-90, oil on canvas, 2.13" x 3.05"
Wright was an English landscape and portrait painter.