Ascanio Luciani painting

Portico with Loggia by the Sea, with Boats and Figures
by Ascanio Luciani (1621–1706)
mid-1640’s, oil on canvas, (37.8" × 48.4")
Luciani was a Baroque era painter, he was born in Naples.

Literature Pick #109

Christmas Eve On Lonesome

by John Fox, Jr. (1862–1919)

A splendid short story from the 1904 book Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories.

Jacob de Backer painting

The Nativity
by Jacob de Backer (c. 1555 – c. 1585)
Second half of 16th century, oil on panel, 42.5" x 35.8"
De Backer was a Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman.

Literature Pick #108

The Devil's Asteroid
by Manly Wade Wellman (1903-1986)
An action-packed science fiction short story from the July 1941 issue of Comet.

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg painting

The Marble Steps leading up to the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome
by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853)
circa 1816
Eckersberg was a Danish painter, he was born in the Duchy of Schleswig.