Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Vittore Carpaccio painting

St. George and the Dragon
by 
Vittore Carpaccio

1516, Oil on Canvas, 70.9" x 89"
Italian painter of the Venetian school

Monday, June 2, 2014

Auguste-Xavier Leprince painting

A Shepherd and a Rider on a Country Lane
by 
Auguste-Xavier Leprince (
1799-1826)
circa oil on paper mounted on canvas, 12.8" x 15.6"
A landscape painter who was born in Paris, France

Literature Pick #79

The Space Rover
by Edwin K. Sloat (1895-1986)
From the February 1932 issue of the pulp fiction magazine Astounding Stories comes this riveting action-packed science fiction short story.



Saturday, May 24, 2014

Literature Pick #78

The Caliph Stork
by Wilhelm Hauff
A marvelous short story, originally published in Maerchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826 (translation: Fairy tale almanac for the year 1826), here it's translated by Edward L. Stowell and included in the compilation book Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Grecian Williams painting

Goodrich Castle
by Hugh William "'Grecian" Williams (1773-1829)
1801; pencil, watercolor and gum arabic; 17.9" × 22.2"

Scottish landscape painter

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Giuseppe Angeli painting

Lesson in Astronomy
by G
iuseppe Angeli

Between  and 39.4" x 17.7"
Baroque painter from Venice

Friday, May 9, 2014

Leonardo Coccorante painting

Harbor with Roman Ruins
by Leonardo Coccorante (1680–1750)
1740-1750, Oil on Canvas
Artist was born in Naples, Italy

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Literature Pick #77

The Light-house Keeper of Aspinwall
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
A masterful short story from the famed Polish author, here translated by Jeremiah
Curtin and included in the compilation book Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Diego Velázquez painting

A White Horse
by Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
Between 1634 and 1635, Oil on Canvas, 122" x 96.5"
A Baroque painter who was born in Seville, Spain.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Literature Pick #76

The Floating Island of Madness
by Jason Kirby
A classic and exciting work of pulp science fiction from the January 1933 issue of Astounding Stories.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Abraham Bosse painting

The Five Senses: Hearing
by Abraham Bosse (1604–1676)
circa 1635, Oil on Canvas, 40.9" x 53.9"
The artist was born in Tours, France

Friday, April 18, 2014

Paolo Veronese painting

Crucifixion
by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588)
between 1580 and 1582, Oil on Canvas, 113" x 176"
Italian Renaissance painter

Monday, April 14, 2014

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

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

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"

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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