St. Wolfgang and the Devil — Michael Pacher

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Messaging — Leonard Koscianski

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Loss of the Lisbon Rhinoceros — Walton Ford

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The Ark of Odysseus — Rudolf Hausner

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The Death of William Adolphe Bouguereau — F. Scott Hess

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Judith and Holofernes — Dario Ortiz

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The Little Street — Johannes Vermeer

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Monk Talking to an Old Woman (detail) — Francisco Goya

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The Artist’s Hand Holding Children’s Drawings — Edwin Dickinson

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Peasants Drinking and Making Music in a Barn — Adriaen van Ostade

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Tiny Splendor’s Box of Books Vol IX (Books acquired, 5.14.2016)

My friend gave me Tiny Splendor’s Box of Books, Vol. IX last weekend.

Here’s the tracklist:

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I was initially trying to limit myself to looking at one a day but then stopped trying to limit myself to looking at one a day and now I’ve looked at all of them. (Is “look” the right verb? Not sure. “Book” may not be the right noun, either. These book pamphlet art zine comic things are fun though).

This is what a few of the books look like out of the box:

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Jeffrey Cheung’s book cracked me up.

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And I really really dig Danny Shimodaa’s contribution:

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And I’ll end the post with positive vibes from Cahill Wesson:img_2374

 

 

Self Portrait as Shantytown — Julie Heffernan

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Agnus Dei (detail) — Francisco de Zurbarán

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The Milkmaid (detail) — Johannes Vermeer

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Basket of Fruit — Caravaggio

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Two Pairs of Legs — Manuel Alvarez Bravo

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