EditorialThe demon-god Pazuzu, an Akkadian-Sumerian evil spirit. An inscription says: " I am Pazuzu, king of evil spirits and of the winds which come raging down from the mountains... " This figurine, hung around the neck of a sick person, was suppose...
EditorialSymptoms: of The Manager's Judgement, of Being on Board a Packet, of Having Enough to Live Upon, of the Laddle Mis-Placed., Henry Thomas Alken, 17851851, British, between 1822 and 1827, Graphite and red chalk on thin, smooth, blued white, wove paper, S...
EditorialRecovery from Sickness, an Allegory. Date/Period: Ca.1768-69. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil. Height: 708 mm (27.87 in); Width: 911 mm (35.86 in).
EditorialAryeh Stollman, left, and Tobias Picker outside the conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden, where a key scene in their opera “Awakenings” is set, May 17, 2022. (Jeanette Spicer/The New York Times)