EditorialRenunciation by the States General of Philip II, king of Spain as lord of the Netherlands, Silver Medal. Front: under the direction of Philip II, depicted as a watching man with a crown and scepter, kneeling Spanish soldier ties the feet of a sitting w...
EditorialUsing a variety of means to bet on the direction of a single stock, they add a layer of complexity that worries some investment professionals. (Neil Webb/The New York Times)
EditorialSampler, Dolores Espo?a, Medium: silk and glass beads on silk foundation Technique: beadwork on satin weave, Moses in the Bulrushes. Inscription in back stitch (?) reads 'Dolores Espo?a dedicates this to her mother, made at the direction of....', Mexic...
EditorialSampler, Medium: linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered with withdrawn element work with needlemade fillings using looping and overcasting. In top three bands elements have been removed in one direction (horizontal) only., Whitewor...
EditorialEleven dinner plates Dinner plate Plate, multicolored with chinoiseries, Round plate of painted porcelain. The plate has a scalloped edge and is painted with a contour chinoiserie in a landscape with a high horizon. The chinoiserie consists of a man ri...
EditorialThe Supper at Emmaus The Emmaus goers, On an ascending floor behind a set round table there is Christ between the two Emmaus goers, to the right of them are a man and a woman. Christ is pictured the moment He breaks the bread. The stigmata on his hands...
EditorialRenunciation by the States General of Philip II, king of Spain as lord of the Netherlands, Silver Medal. Front: under the direction of Philip II, depicted as a watching man with a crown and scepter, kneeling Spanish soldier ties the feet of a sitting w...
EditorialMeasuring instrument, possibly for measuring courses, consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead axis, Measuring instrument (course meter) consisting of a round wooden disc with a rotating pointer on a lead ash. On the top and ...
EditorialEleven dinner plates Dinner plate Plate, multicolored with chinoiseries, Round plate of painted porcelain. The plate has a scalloped edge and is painted with a contour chinoiserie in a landscape with a high horizon. The chinoiserie consists of a man ri...
EditorialThe Supper at Emmaus The Emmaus goers, On an ascending floor behind a set round table there is Christ between the two Emmaus goers, to the right of them are a man and a woman. Christ is pictured the moment He breaks the bread. The stigmata on his hands...
EditorialTwo carved shells Sea pearl shell with the liberation of Glaucus and Scylla, On the right is Scylla with her right arm leaning on a rock. She extends her left arm in the direction of the sea god Glaucus, who rises out of the water with her arms spread....