UniversalCompendiumCorner of the Garden at Montgeron, by Claude Monet, c. 1876.
A lush garden scene with flowering bushes cascading towards a pond under a soft, cloud-filled sky.
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A mix of pictures—some that catch your eye, some that don’t; some familiar, some not. A snapshot of what’s out there.
Waiting, by Rotograph Co., c.1911.
Two hungry cats are waiting for food.
https://universalcompendium.com/gen_images/ucg/1animals/cats-grover-literature-photography.htm
Seville: Court of the maidens, in the Alcazar, by Charles Clifford, 1862.
The Patio de las Doncellas, with its Mudejar-style architecture.
Two Kaga ware dishes. Lithograph, by L. Dulong, published 1875.
Kaga ware from Kaga Province, now part of Ishikawa Prefecture, with a history dating back to the 16th century.
The Weathered Cart, by James Simpson Alderson (d. 1948)
A wooden cart with large spoked wheels rests in overgrown grass.
A distinguished-looking Bornean orangutan, with something to say.
Country Boy. Oil on canvas, by Adriano Bonifazi, 1882.
An Italian boy not to be messed with.
Carved nautilus shell, by Cornelis Bellekin, after 1650.
The surface of this iridescent mother of pearl shell is etched with tendrils and dolphins.
The Wedding at Cana, by Paolo Veronese, 1562–1563.
Christ turns water into wine at a marriage feast, but amidst the Renaissance splendour and excess, nobody really notices.
https://universalcompendium.com/gen_images/ucg/veronese/veronese-wedding-cana.htm
The Hunter (self-portrait?), by Paolo Veronese, 1560–61.
A man in elegant hunting dress, almost stepping out of a fresco with his hounds, could possibly be Veronese himself.
