Literature Pick #110

A Michigan Man
by Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935)
First published in 1891 in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: volume XLVII.

Moritz von Schwind painting

The Rose, or the Performer's Tour
by Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871)
1846-1847, Oil on Canvas, 85" x 52.7"
Schwind was an Austrian painter, he was born in Vienna.

Anders Christian Lunde painting

Italian Mountain Landscape. Scene by the vicinity of Subiaco.
by Anders Christian Lunde (1809–1886)
Oil on Paper Mounted on Canvas, 12.9" × 21.6"
Lunde was a Danish landscape painter, he was born in Copenhagen.

Bruno Liljefors painting

Common Swifts
by Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939)
1886, oil on canvas, 16.1" × 22"
Liljefors was born in Uppsala, Sweden

Jean-Baptiste Pater painting

The Fair at Bezons
by Jean-Baptiste Pater (1695-1736)
circa 1733, oil on canvas, 42" x 56"
Pater was a rococo painter; he was born in Valenciennes, France.

Andrea Mantegna painting

The Resurrection
by Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506)
1457-1459, oil on canvas, 27.99" x 37.01"
Italian Renaissance artist; he was born in Isola di Carturo, Republic of Venice.

Frederic William Burton painting

Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs
by Frederic William Burton (1816-1900)
1864, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, 37.60" x 23.94"
Burton was born in Wicklow, Ireland

Caspar van Wittel painting

Piazza Navona, Rome
by Caspar van Wittel (1653-1736)
1699, oil on canvas, 37.99" x 85.04"
Van Wittel was a Dutch artist, he was born in Amersfoort.

Isaac Sailmaker painting

The Island of Barbados
by Isaac Sailmaker (circa 1633–1721)
circa 1694, oil on canvas, 44.49" x 90.98"
Sailmaker was a Dutch artist

Josef Rebell painting

The Arch of Foggia
by Josef Rebell (1787-1828)
Rebell was an Austrian landscape painter, he was born in Vienna.

Carl Jutz painting

A Watchful Eye
by Carl Jutz (1838–1916)
oil on wood, 5.12" x 6.5"
Jutz was born in Offenburg, Germany

Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre painting

Great Tijuca Waterfall
by Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre (1806–1879)
1833, oil on canvas, 25.6" × 32"
Porto-Alegre was a Romantic artist, he was born in Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Ascanio Luciani painting

Portico with Loggia by the Sea, with Boats and Figures
by Ascanio Luciani (1621–1706)
mid-1640’s, oil on canvas, (37.8" × 48.4")
Luciani was a Baroque era painter, he was born in Naples.

Literature Pick #109

Christmas Eve On Lonesome

by John Fox, Jr. (1862–1919)

A splendid short story from the 1904 book Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories.

Jacob de Backer painting

The Nativity
by Jacob de Backer (c. 1555 – c. 1585)
Second half of 16th century, oil on panel, 42.5" x 35.8"
De Backer was a Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman.