Something Beautiful

Thoreau's cabin

The site of Thoreau's cabin was discovered in 1945. If you're a Thoreau fan, you'll enjoy some of the other photos at this site too.

Hannah Arendt's Grave, at Bard Cemetery

I was surprised to learn that one of my heroes, philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), is buried in a small cemetery at Bard College, only about 20 minutes from where I live.

Medieval Glosses

I like these leaves of medieval manuscripts which show a variety of medieval glosses.

National Gallery, London: Room 51

The much-revamped site for the National Gallery, London, permits us to visit the NGL room by room.  A logical place to start would be Room 51, which contains the NGL's earliest works, 1250-1350. All Italian and mostly quite wonderful. 

An Old Woman Sewing

This painting is "homely," but still quite a lovely work -- An Old Woman Sewing, 1655, by Johannes van der Aack.