EditorialThe Presentation of Christ in the Temple, ca. 1435, Tempera and gold on wood, Overall 15 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (39.4 x 46 cm); painted surface 15 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (38.7 x 43.8 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1...
EditorialA Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses, ca. 1845, Made in India, Calcutta, Opaque watercolor on paper, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm), Codices, attributed to Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (active 1830s?40s), Many of the East India Company officers who commi...
EditorialA Gazelle in Profile, Moving Toward the Right, early 15th century, Tip of the brush and brown, gray (both in various shades), and black ink; contours with metalpoint (?or black chalk?); touches of white chalk; brown and light brownish gray wash; on vel...
Editorial?? ????, Ornament in the Form of a Reclining Tiger, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475?221 B.C.), 4th?3rd century B.C., China, Bronze, H. 4 1/8 in (10.5 cm); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Metalwork, Originally a handle or lid ornament on a very...