Tag Archives: Academic art

Gilded Age Gallery

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, a dark fantasy-romance graphic novel set during the late 19th century on a Hudson steamboat, quite a bit. I had planned on writing a longer review until I realized that, er, all I … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Le Marché aux esclaves (The Slave Market) by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1884

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Art Du Jour

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Departure of the Witches by Luis Ricardo Faléro, 1878

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Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I love these seascapes by the 19th century Russian-Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky. They make want to pick up a Forester or O’Brian novel. Click on the images to enlarge.

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