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‘Large Winter Tree’, ‘Parasols by the River’, and ‘Moon and Snow Covered Trees’, by Yamamoto Shoun (ca. 1900)
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‘Large Winter Tree’, ‘Parasols by the River’, and ‘Moon and Snow Covered Trees’, by Yamamoto Shoun (ca. 1900)
Plant of the Day
Saturday 21 March 2026
The slender bean-like pods of Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree, catawb, Indian cigar, smoking bean) have survived through the winter and still create a display. Soon the tree will be covered with large leaves, produce white flowers with orange and purple markings and more pods.
Jill Raggett
The Appearance of Angels to Abraham
Artist: Louis Gauffier (French, 1762-1801)
Date: 1793
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Fontainebleau, National Museum of the Château, France
Description
This painting illustrates the prophecy of Isaac's birth to Abraham near the oak of Mamre, in the eighteenth chapter of Genesis. Sarah being too old to bear children, Abraham had resigned himself to having no offspring. One day, he received a visit in his tent from three angels dressed as ordinary visitors, to whom he offered food and shelter. After the meal, the angels announced to Abraham the coming of a son.
Family Reunion
Artist: Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841-1870)
Date: 1867-1868
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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Made a thing. Proud of it :) the ink and sketch are bellow the cut
Evening tree 🌳
A section of the famous Big Tree - 30 ft. diameter, Calaveras, California, 1860-1870
