Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Literature Pick #71

Beyond the Door 
by Philip K. Dick
A short fantasy story from the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe by the legendary author of many famous science fiction works.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Filippo Lippi painting

Adoration of the Child
Filippo Lippi (1406–1469)
Circa 1455, Tempera on Wood, 53.9" x 52.8"
Florence born early renaissance painter

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Hendrick ter Brugghen painting

The Adoration of the Magi
by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629)
1619, oil on canvas, 52.2" x 63.2"
Dutch painter who was influenced by Caravaggio

Literature Pick #69

The Doors of Death
by Arthur B. Waltermire (1888-1938)
A macabre horror tale from the October 1936 issue of Weird Tales.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Hendrick van Cleve painting

Construction of the Tower of Babel
by Hendrick van Cleve (circa 1525–1589)
16th century, oil
Artist is from Antwerp

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Literature Pick #68

The Salesman
by Waldo T. Boyd
A short science fiction tale from the March 1953 issue of IF: Worlds of Science Fiction.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

George Morland painting

The Old Water Mill
by George Morland (1763-1804)
1790, oil on canvas, 39.49" x 49.13"
English artist who was born in London

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Jan Siberechts painting

A Pastoral Landscape
by Jan Siberechts (1627–1703)
1684, Oil on Canvas, 26" x 29"
Flemish Baroque landscape painter

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Literature Pick #67

Zehru of Xollar
by Hal K. Wells (1899-1979; birthplace: Little Hocking, Ohio)
An exciting action-packed science fiction short story from the February 1932 issue of Astounding Stories.
 

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Jean-Jacques Bachelier painting

Les Quatre parties du monde
(translation: Four Parts of the World)
Jean-Jacques Bachelier (1724–1806)
1760, oil on canvas, French artist

Monday, October 28, 2013

Literature Pick #66

Cold Ghost
by Chester S. Geier
From the November 1948 issue of Amazing Stories comes this excellent ghost story.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Salvator Rosa painting

Rocky Landscape with a Huntsman and Warriors
by Salvator Rosa (1615–1673)
circa 1670, oil on canvas, 55.9" x 75.6"
Baroque Artist from Italy

Literature Pick #65

The Mummy's Foot
by Théophile Gautier
A fantastical horror short story from 1840 and translated by Lafcadio Hearn in 1908.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Thomas Daniell painting

Temple, Fountain and Cave in Sezincote Park 
by Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840)
1819, oil on canvas, 39.9" x 50"
English landscape painter