EditorialItaly: Medusa as the shield of Athena. Oil on canvas painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571 - 18 July 1610), c. 1597
EditorialPortugal: Sagrada Família com S. João Batista, Santa Isabel e Anjos (Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Elizabeth and Angels), by Josefa de Obidos (c. 1630 - 1684) 1678. Oil on copper, Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Porto
EditorialPalestine / Israel: 'Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem'. Oil on oak wood painting by Rembrandt (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669), 1630
EditorialSaint-étienne-du-Mont Church in Paris is famous for its rood screen, but its organ is considered one of the finest in Paris. (Joann Pai/The New York Times)