EditorialFILE PHOTO: Governor of South Kordofan Ahmed Haroun addresses the participants of Civil Administrative Conference during the visit by Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to Kadogli capital of South Kordofan
EditorialFILE PHOTO: Werfel takes his seat to testify before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the status of the IRS's targeting of political groups, on Capitol Hill in Washington
EditorialFILE PHOTO: Demonstrators use boats on the river Spree during a protest for Germany's shift to green energy and away from nuclear power and fossil fuels in Berlin
EditorialThe volunteers who run our favorite groups on Facebook, Reddit, Nextdoor or Discord can make all the difference between our being part of a treasured community online or a gathering that descends into name-calling chaos. (Peter Burr/The New York Times)
EditorialChildren playing with fruit, ca. 1745?50, Italian, Turin, Lead, Overall: 36 1/2 ? 39 ? 37 1/2 in. (92.7 ? 99.1 ? 95.3 cm), Sculpture, Francesco Ladatte (Italian, Turin 1706?1787 Turin), This work and Children Playing with Birds were two of four groups ...
EditorialFacebook is intensifying formal partnerships with faith groups across the United States and shaping the future of religious experience. (Kate Dehler/The New York Times)
EditorialSampler, Ann Burrows, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, chain, satin, running, and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, At the top: two alphabets and numerals and one alphabet in groups of three ...
EditorialClodion, (artist), French, 1738 - 1814, Model for 'Poetry and Music', 1774, terracotta, overall: 27 x 23.3 x 15.6 cm (10 5/8 x 9 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.), Clodion specialized in small-scale terracotta figure groups, often with playfully erotic subjects loosel...
EditorialCovered tureen with groups of flowers and ornamental border, Porcelain terrine cover painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the outer wall of the bowl three flower groups with peony, aster and bamboo, on the outer ed...
EditorialCovered tureen with groups of flowers and ornamental border, Porcelain terrine cover, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the outer wall of the bowl three flower groups with peony, aster and bamboo, on the outer e...
EditorialSaucer dish with flower sprays, scrolls and diaper pattern, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the front in the center a medallion with flowering plants (chrysanthemum) and two butterflies, on the...
EditorialPlate with the arms of the The Neufville family, Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, black and gold. On the shelf the arms of the Neufville family. The weapon consists of four towers and a golden Saint Andrew's cross with a...
EditorialSaucer dish with the arms of the Mann and Guise families, Porcelain dish, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, black and gold. On the shelf the coat of arms of the Mann and Guise families surrounded by leaf vines, around the weapon a spear...
EditorialSaucer-dish with flowering plants near a fence and a coat of arms, Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue and on the enamel red and gold. On the shelf a pine tree, bamboo and flowering plants (peony, aster, chrysanthemum) by a fence and a butterfly...
EditorialDrinking bowl with Venus and Adonis, Round bowl bottom, surrounded by a braid band. Venus is seated in the middle, seen from the back, she turns completely to the right and embraces the evasive hunter Adonis. Two hunting dogs at his feet. On the left o...