Carl Rottmann painting

View of the Eibsee
by Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann (1797-1850)
1825, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" x 39.4"
German landscape painter, born in Handschuhsheim

Xia Yong art

Yueyang Tower (岳阳楼图)
by Xia Yong (夏永)
Made during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368)
9.92" x 10.16"

Andrea Mantegna painting

Altarpiece of San Zeno in Verona
Triptych, left predella panel: Christ on the Mount of Olives
by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)
1459, Tempera on Wood, 26" × 34.6"
Italian Renaissance artist; born in Isola di Carturo, Republic of Venice

Marié Digby's cover of Shakira's "Empire"

I love this cover of Shakira's song "Empire" by the wonderfully talented musician Marié Digby. The video is itself a beautiful work of art befitting a such an emotionally stirring song.

 

Literature Pick #75

The Man from Time
by Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.

George Barret, Sr. painting

The Timber Wagon
by George Barret, Sr.
Unknown date, gouache, 17.8" × 25"
18th century artist; born in Dublin, Ireland

Hendrik Verschuring painting

Bustle in Front of the City Gate
by Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690)
1675, Oil on Panel, 20.1" x 23.6"
Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem

Domenico Ghirlandaio painting

St. Jerome in his Study
by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–1494)
1480, Fresco, 72.4" x 46.9"
Italian Renaissance painter from Florence

Cosimo Tura painting

Group of Riders, Fragment
by Cosimo Tura (c. 1430 – 1495)
Painted during the last 3rd of the 15th century
Tura was an early Renaissance painter from Ferrara, Italy

Literature Pick #74

The Cavern of the Shining Ones
by Hal K. Wells
A masterful science fiction short story from the November 1932 issue of Astounding Stories.

Literature Pick #73

Solomon's Orbit
by William Carroll
A lighthearted science fiction short story from the November 1962 issue of Analog.

Paintings of William Davis

At Hale, Lancashire
by William Davis (1812 - 1873)
1860-1870, Oil on canvas, 12.99" x 19.69"
Dublin born painter who was influenced by Pre-Raphaelite art.

View from Bidston Hill
by William Davis
1856-1865, oil on canvas, 12.01" x 15.94"

Cornelis Massijs painting

Landscape with the Flight to Egypt
by Cornelis Massijs
1545-1550, Oil on Wood, 10.63" x 12.99"
Flemish Renaissance painter from Antwerp

Lluís Rigalt painting

Landscape with Ruins
by Lluís Rigalt i Farriols (1814 - 1894)
1848, Oil on Canvas, 38.58" x 46.85"
Spanish painter and draftsman from Barcelona

Literature Pick #72

Advanced Chemistry
by Jack G. Huekels
A science fiction short story from the August 1923 issue of the Hugo Gernsback edited magazine Science and Invention, it was republished in Amazing Stories in 1927 and 1956.