EditorialSaint Theresia of ?vila, founder of the order of the Discalced Carmelites, with folded hands in prayer. She is enveloped in the habit of the Carmelites and is surrounded by putti. An angel has appeared on the left who has pointed an arrow at the prayin...
EditorialWriting table Writing table, Table decorated with marquetry in various types of wood on an oak core. The oval furniture rests on four square legs, rejuvenating downwards, with Tuscan capitals and decorated with an orbit within an abutment. The lines wi...
EditorialTanuki in a Lotus Leaf, Edo period (1615?1868), 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke, Matsuda Sukenaga (Japanese, 1800?1871), In Japanese folklore, the tanuki is a mischievous master of disguise and shape shifting. Here it has enve...
EditorialThe Arctic Regions: No. 92.* The Devil's Thumb partially enveloped in a fog, with the first of the drift Ice from the pack, which was being forced towards the land, from which we escaped through a narrow lead; had we been hemmed in, we should have had ...
EditorialBowery Theater, New York, NY, Alexander Jackson Davis, American, 18031892, Engraving with etching, brush and watercolor on paper, Vertical format. Exterior view of an architectural design for theater. The portico is shown, in Roman Doric style, with si...