EditorialAdoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel of the Adoration of Christ. The Virgin Mary, shown with wide staring eyes and larger in scale than the other figures, holds the Christ child in her lap as he makes the ges...
EditorialHead of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a wov...
EditorialA slew of filters on social media allow users to evaluate their features, reigniting age-old obsessions with perfection and beauty. (Miki Kim/The New York Times)
EditorialA slew of filters on social media allow users to evaluate their features, reigniting age-old obsessions with perfection and beauty. (Miki Kim/The New York Times)
EditorialDesign for a Reliquary Monstrance, Red, black chalk, brush and watercolors, white gouache on paper, Vertical format design for a reliquary monstrance intended to be executed in white and gilded silver. The shaft is to be gilded. The upper part is drawn...
EditorialA bronze rein ring with an asymmetrical decoration. A lying ibex, fully represented, is jumped by a feline or lion. The horns here give the image again the symmetry that seems to be required., Horse harness, metal, bronze, L 9 cm, B 5.3 cm, Iron Age 12...
EditorialReichsadler Humps, Lightly inserted bottom. Smooth, applied stand ring. On the cylindrical body, slightly tapered at the top, the black, double-headed Reindeer with yellow crown and nimbus. For the chest a crucifix with wide-spread loincloth. On the wi...
EditorialSurcoat (Jinbaori), Edo period (1615?1868), 17th century, Japan, Body: China, for the European market, late 16th?17th century; silk velvet, cut and voided, 36 5/8 x 27 1/8 in. (93.0 x 68.9 cm), Costumes, Samurai jinbaori were frequently made from expen...
EditorialNapkin with possible English emblems, Napkin of linen damask with possible English emblems. Midfield: The symmetrical pattern placed twice next to each other, the side axes standing amid a shine symmetry, shows three scenes from bottom to top: 1 A pine...
EditorialSurcoat (Jinbaori), Edo period (1615?1868), 17th century, Japan, Body: China, for the European market, late 16th?17th century; silk velvet, cut and voided, 36 5/8 x 27 1/8 in. (93.0 x 68.9 cm), Costumes, Samurai jinbaori were frequently made from expen...
EditorialHead of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a wov...
EditorialReichsadler Humps, Lightly inserted bottom. Smooth, applied stand ring. On the cylindrical body, slightly tapered at the top, the black, double-headed Reindeer with yellow crown and nimbus. For the chest a crucifix with wide-spread loincloth. On the wi...
EditorialDiplozoon paradoxum, Print, Diplozoon paradoxum is a flatworm (platyhelminth) from the class Monogenea found in freshwater fishes in Asia and Europe and known for its complete monogamy. This parasite is commonly found on the gills of European cyprinid ...
EditorialHead of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a wov...
EditorialFramed Design for an Altar, ca. 1710?20, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash over traces of leadpoint, on cream laid paper. A vertical line in leadpoint trough the center to create the symmetry of the design, 1-3 1/4 x 8- 3/4 in. (33.6 x 2...
EditorialSilk Animal Carpet, second half 16th century, Made in Iran, probably Kashan, Silk (warp, weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, Rug: L. 94 7/8 in. (241 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This silk rug demonstrates the part played by the miniaturist in designin...
EditorialSurcoat (Jinbaori), Edo period (1615?1868), 17th century, Japan, Body: China, for the European market, late 16th?17th century; silk velvet, cut and voided, 36 5/8 x 27 1/8 in. (93.0 x 68.9 cm), Costumes, Samurai jinbaori were frequently made from expen...
EditorialHead of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a wov...
EditorialAdoration of the Magi, Early Byzantine, early 6th century. An ivory relief panel of the Adoration of Christ. The Virgin Mary, shown with wide staring eyes and larger in scale than the other figures, holds the Christ child in her lap as he makes the ges...
EditorialIn 1605 king Henri IV decided to transform the Marais quarter of Paris into an elegant square with houses in perfect symmetry. The " Place Royale", later Place des Vosges, was finished in 1612. The king's palace, the " Pavillon Henri IV&...