Isaac Levitan painting

Above the Eternal Tranquility
by Isaac Levitan (1860–1900)
1894
Levitan was born in Kibarty, Augustów Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (in present-day Lithuania). 

Viktor Vasnetsov painting

The Flying Carpet
by Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926)
1880, oil on canvas, 65" × 116.9"
Vasnetsov was born in the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Abbott Handerson Thayer painting

Angel
by Abbott Handerson Thayer  (1849–1921)
1887, oil on canvas, 36.25" × 28.125"
Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts

Alois Kirnig painting

Castle Toblino near Trident in Northern Italy
by Alois Kirnig (1840-1911)
1882, oil on canvas, 27.4" x 39.4"
Kirnig was born in Prague

Peter de Wint painting

Village by a River
by Peter de Wint (1784-1849)
circa 1824, watercolour over pencil, 11.25" x 16"
De Wint was born in Stone, Staffordshire, England.

Fritz Beinke painting

The Old Coal Gate in Dusseldorf
by Fritz Beinke (1842–1907)
1902, oil on canvas, 13.4" x 17.7"
Beinke was a German painter, he was born in Düsseldorf.

Jean-Baptiste Oudry painting

The Lion and the Fly
by Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686–1755)
1732, oil on canvas, 74.4" x 99.6"
Oudry was a French Rococo artist, he was born in Paris.

Philips Augustijn Immenraet painting

Landscape with High Trees near a Ravine
Attributed to Philips Augustijn Immenraet (1627–1671)
Oil on Canvas, 66.5" x 94.7"

Elijah Walton painting

Alpine Climbers
by Elijah Walton (1832–1880)
1869, oil on canvas, 38.6" × 51.5"
Walton was born in Birmingham, England.

Ferdinand Lepié painting

Venice with a View of the Piazza San Marco
by Ferdinand Lepié (1824-1883)
1869, oil on canvas, 29.9" x 41.7"
Lepié was born in Prague.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.