EditorialThailand: A white-clad Buddhist nun prays in front of a large portrait of the temple founder, at Wat Sangkathan meditation temple, Nonthaburi, near Bangkok
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialAs a Latina, Dr. Naomi Fraga is a rarity in a field long dominated by white men, dating to the 1700s when European colonists traveled the world and built collections of exotic plant specimens. (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)
EditorialPosthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) holding a falcon, 1764. Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (recto); page: 28 x 23.8 cm (11 x 9 3/8 in.).
EditorialAlbum of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: A Man and a Horse by a Stream, 1700s. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682-about 1765). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; image: 11.2 x 13.1 cm (4 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.); album, closed: 15 x 18.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7...
EditorialWinter: Skating Scene (From Set of Four Seasons), late 1600s - early 1700s. Gobelins (French). Tapestry weave: wool, silk, and gold fil?; overall: 246.4 x 387.7 cm (97 x 152 5/8 in.).
EditorialAlbum of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: A Man and a Horse by a Stream, 1700s. Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682-about 1765). Album leaf, ink and light color on paper; image: 11.2 x 13.1 cm (4 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.); album, closed: 15 x 18.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7...