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| Landscape with the Křivoklát Castle (Křivoklát) by Hugo Ullik (1838-1881) 1876, oil on canvas, 21.7" x 29.5" The artist, born in Prague, painted the castle in the Bohemian town of Křivoklát. |
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Hugo Ullik painting
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Literature Pick #80
The Jupiter Weapon
by Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.
by Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007)
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.
Friday, July 18, 2014
August Schaeffer von Wienwald painting
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| Cliff by August Schaeffer von Wienwald (1833-1912)
1876, oil on canvas, 31.3" x 24.8"
Austrian painter
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Carl Svante Hallbeck artwork
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| Njommelsaska in Lapland by Carl Svante Hallbeck (1826–1897), Swedish illustrator and painter 1856, Chromolithograph, 7.76" x 10.79" A depiction of the waterfall Njommelsaska (now known as Harsprånget) with the aurora borealis. |
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Paintings of Markus Pernhart
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| Julian Alps by Markus Pernhart |
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| Grossglockner by Markus Pernhart 13.4" × 16.5" |
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| Traunsee mit Traunkirchen und Traunstein by Markus Pernhart 1851 |
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| Grossglockner from the Hohenwartscharte by Markus Pernhart oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7" |
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| Fisherman's Cottage on Lake Wörthersee by Markus Pernhart oil on canvas, 12.6" x 15.7" |
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Richard Ansdell painting
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| Isle of Skye by Richard Ansdell (1815-1885) 1856, Oil on Canvas, 72" × 42.5" English artist, born in Liverpool |
Monday, June 16, 2014
Guariento di Arpo painting
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| Angel by Guariento di Arpo 1354, Tempera on Panel 14th century artist, born in Piove di Sacco in Padua, Italy |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Vittore Carpaccio painting
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| 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
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.
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.
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
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| 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
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| Lesson in Astronomy by Giuseppe Angeli Between and 39.4" x 17.7" A Baroque painter from Venice |
Friday, May 9, 2014
Leonardo Coccorante painting
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| 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.
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.
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