EditorialBuddha, Tang dynasty (618?907), mid-8th century, China, Marble, H. 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Sculpture, The heaviness of this Buddha's face and body are typical of art dating from the second half of the Tang ...
EditorialHéctor Zamora’s sculpture “Lattice Detour,” a curved wall of terra cotta bricks, on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Aug. 20, 2020. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialFresh ricotta, a nice counter to the focaccia’s heaviness in New York on July 30, 2020. Food Stylist: Frances Boswell. (Beatriz Da Costa/The New York Times)
EditorialHeaviness of the Lufft, Fig. 1: air pump or Antila Pneumatica, Fig. 2: glass bells, Fig. 3: ball for measuring the air pressure, Fig. 4: barometer, Fig. 5-6: barometer of mercury, Fig. 7: thermoscope, tab. LIX, p. 66, Tobias Mayer: Mathematischer Atlas...
EditorialOld Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Heat, Grief, Cold, Anxiety, Age, and Heaviness Pursue Him: (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag).
EditorialOld Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Heat, Grief, Cold, Anxiety, Age, and Heaviness Pursue Him: (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag).
EditorialOld Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Heat, Grief, Cold, Anxiety, Age, and Heaviness Pursue Him: (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag).
EditorialBuddha, Tang dynasty (618?907), mid-8th century, China, Marble, H. 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Sculpture, The heaviness of this Buddha's face and body are typical of art dating from the second half of the Tang ...
EditorialOld Age Drives the Stag out of a Lake and the Hounds Cold, Heat, Anxiety, Vexation, Heaviness, Fear, Age, and Grief Attack Him, (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag), ca. 1495?1510, South Netherlandish, Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, Overall: 36 3/8 x 35i...
EditorialOpera cloak, ca. 1882, French, silk, fur, feathers, metal, The flowers of Art Nouveau are attenuated and languorous. The tulip was a special favorite of the era, encouraging the stretched stems and torpid blossoms that nod downward in a melancholy heav...