Literature Pick #88

A Christmas Eve in the Far South Seas
by Louis Becke
A Christmas tale from the 1899 short story collection Rídan The Devil And Other Stories.

John Martin painting

The Eve of the Deluge
by John Martin (1789-1854)
1854, Oil on Canvas, 56.3" x 85.8"
Martin was a Romantic artist, born in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England.

Paris Bordone painting

The Annunciation
by Paris Bordone
Circa 1555, Oil on Canvas, 39" x 52.8"
Italian Renaissance painter, born in Treviso

Kings and Queens by Marié Digby

A hauntingly beautiful song by the inestimably talented musician Marié Digby. The music video itself is a wondrous work of art too.

Literature Pick #87

McIlvaine's Star
by August Derleth (1909-1971)
An absolutely brilliant science fiction short story from the July 1952 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Johann Christian Reinhart painting

View of Tivoli
by Johann Christian Reinhart (1761-1847)
1813, Oil on Canvas, 29.9" × 22.6"
German artist, born in Hof, Bavaria

Literature Pick #86

Moment of Truth
by Basil Wells (1912-2003)
A science fiction short story from the December 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe.

Jakob Christoph Weyermann painting

Romantic Landscape with Buildings, Figures, and Cattle
by Jakob Christoph Weyermann (1698–1757)
Oil on Canvas, 33.9" × 51.2"
Landscape painter, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Giuseppe Arcimboldo artworks

The Four Elements
A 1566 series of paintings, by 16th century Milanese artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, which whimsically depict air, earth, fire, and water. 

Maarten van Heemskerck painting

Landscape with St. Jerome
by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)
1547, Oil on Panel, 41.3" × 63.4"
Dutch artist who was born in the village of Heemskerk in North Holland.

Literature Pick #85

The White Feather Hex
by Don Peterson
A horror short story from the March 1951 issue of Weird Tales.

Master of the Polling Panels artwork

Prince Tassilo Rides to Hunting
by Master of the Polling Panels
1444, panel, 86.2" x 34.4"
German painter and illuminator in Bavaria

Paintings of Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt

Cattle
by Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
1794, oil on mahogany wood, 18.3" × 24"

A farm scene with peasants, cattle, chickens and a goat
by Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt
1774, oil on panel, 15.5" × 21"

Literature Pick #84

The Diary of Philip Westerly
by Paul Compton
A short horror tale from the August-September 1936 issue of Weird Tales.

Carlo Bonavia painting

Shipwreck in a Rocky Inlet
by Carlo Bonavia
1757, Oil on Canvas, 49.21" x 80.71"
18th century Italian artist