EditorialMaurice Denis: Mother and Child, Maurice Denis, c. 1895, Oil on canvas, Maurice Denis saw himself as the leader of a movement to revive religious art by investing everyday modern life with a sense of spirituality. This painting of a mother and child?a ...
EditorialStone mace head, possibly from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq, Kingdom of Lagash, 2400-2300 BCE. This mace head is too large to have been attached to a staff and used in battle and is probably an object dedicated in temples. An eagle grasps two l...
Editorial'Rustam Seizes Afrasiyab by the Girdle and Lifts him from the Saddle', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1430?40, Attributed to India, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paper, 7.5 in. high 7.62 in. wide (19.1 cm high 19.4 cm wide),...
EditorialState Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Ariz.), a proponent of the “Stop the Steal” narrative, grasps a child’s shoe at an event held by supporters of the border wall in Mission, Texas, Jan. 30, 2022. (Jason Garza/The New York Times)