EditorialThe Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam The Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam The four continents pay tribute to the city of Amsterdam. In the center, on the edge of the kogship, the Amsterdam city maiden is dressed in a Mercury hat. It...
EditorialFragment of a Bowl with a Horse and Rider, 1200?1268, Made in Port Saint Symeon (now al-Mina/Samandag,Turkey), Byzantine, Terracotta with green glaze over slip, decorated in sgraffito, Overall: 6 3/4 x 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (17.2 x 1.3 x 27 x 8.5 cm...
EditorialThe turnpike is in the middle distance, with St. Paul's in the background, across fields. The chief interest is in the foreground figures. A 'cit', resembling John Gilpin, gallops over a sow and pigs, losing his hat and wig. A horse rears, upsetting a ...