EditorialIndia: A bust of Sheth Ruttonsee Mooljee (Ruttonsi Mulji) in the grounds of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, a temple run by ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) in Girgaum, Mumbai
EditorialIndia: A bust of Sheth Ruttonsee Mooljee (Ruttonsi Mulji) in the grounds of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple, a temple run by ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Consciousness) in Girgaum, Mumbai
EditorialPrince Andrew with Virginia Giuffre, who accuses him of raping her as a teenager, and Ghislaine Maxwell. (Southern District of New York via The New York Times)
EditorialAmong the legions of young people who spend their days watching content creators on Twitch and YouTube, a new honorific is on the rise: the comfort creator. (Rebeka Mór/The New York Times)
EditorialRahmatullah Andar, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2020, once a feared Taliban commander, is now spokesman for the National Security Council of the American-backed government of Afghanistan. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialArmor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503?1564), dated 1549, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, leather, H. 67 in. (170.2 cm); Wt. 52 lb. 14 oz. (24 kg), Armor, The ownership of this armor by Ferdinand I (1503?1564) is indicated by the heraldic emble...
EditorialBronze portrait bust of a man, Late Republican or Early Imperial, ca. 50 B.C.?A.D. 54, Roman, Bronze, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Bronzes, For the Romans, bronze was the material par excellence for honorific portraits of important individuals and was valued f...
Editorial? ?? ??? ?, Master Thunder (Lei Gong), Ming dynasty (1368?1644), dated 1542, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 38 3/4 x 24 5/8 in. (98.4 x 62.5 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, According to Daoist scripture, this figure, the Li S...
EditorialSignet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, 10th century, Byzantine, Gold, niello, Overall: 11/16 ? 7/8 ? 15/16 in., 1.2oz. (1.7 ? 2.2 ? 2.4 cm, 34g), Metalwork-Gold, The title spatharios, Sword-Bearer, was originally an honor reserved for the imperial b...
EditorialArmor of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503?1564), dated 1549, Nuremberg, German, Nuremberg, Steel, brass, leather, H. 67 in. (170.2 cm); Wt. 52 lb. 14 oz. (24 kg), Armor, The ownership of this armor by Ferdinand I (1503?1564) is indicated by the heraldic emble...
EditorialBronze portrait bust of a man, Late Republican or Early Imperial, ca. 50 B.C.?A.D. 54, Roman, Bronze, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm), Bronzes, For the Romans, bronze was the material par excellence for honorific portraits of important individuals and was valued f...
EditorialThe Gumedruta ring, Lombardic or Ostrogothic, found at Bergamo, Italy; 6th-7th. Engraved with a female bust and inscribed in reverse " GUMED / RUTAVEC, the Germanic name Gumedruta followed by an abbreviated, honorific title (" Virgo Egregia&q...