EditorialSculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, two of the fictional characters from the “Transformers” franchise, outside the home of Newton Howard, a cognitive scientist and machine-learning expert, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. (Zak Arctander/The New York Times)
EditorialSculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, two of the fictional characters from the “Transformers” franchise, outside the home of Newton Howard, a cognitive scientist and machine-learning expert, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. (Zak Arctander/The New York Times)
EditorialSculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, two of the fictional characters from the “Transformers” franchise, outside the home of Newton Howard, a cognitive scientist and machine-learning expert, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. (Zak Arctander/The New York Times)
EditorialSculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, two of the fictional characters from the “Transformers” franchise, outside the home of Newton Howard, a cognitive scientist and machine-learning expert, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. (Zak Arctander/The New York Times)
EditorialSculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, two of the fictional characters from the “Transformers” franchise, outside the home of Newton Howard, a cognitive scientist and machine-learning expert, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023. (Zak Arctander/The New York Times)
EditorialChristmas Tree Pass, which cuts through the landscape near Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, in the Piute-Eldorado Valley in southern Nevada, Jan. 5, 2023. (John Burcham/The New York Times)
EditorialTomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt.
EditorialScene of the Roman theater with the copy of a statue of the God Pluto decorating the intercolumniation. Detail. He wears short tunic with cloak, sandals and headdress called modius. 2nd century AD. The original one is placed in the National Museum of R...
EditorialItaly. Milan. Cathedral. Gothic style. 15th century. Polychromed marble mosaics from Candoglia decorating the pavement inside the temple. The design dates back to the 16th century and is a work of Pellegrino Tibaldi. The paving work, however, were comp...
EditorialGothic Art. France. Paris. Notre Dame. Sculptures decorating the portal of the Last Judgment. It was built in the 1220s-1230s. Facade. The archangel Michael is weighing their souls with a furry Devil's interference. Paris.
EditorialTobacco box, Brass, Oval box with hinged cover. Engraved lid with harbor scene and inscription. In foreground, figure at shore greets two figures about to alight a smaller boat. In the near distance, a boat sits in harbor. On the underside, farmyard sc...
EditorialMecca. Angels decorating the Kaba at the birth of prophet Muhammad. Miniature. Book of Sufti Abdullah, master painter at the court of the Sultan Murad III, 1595. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.