EditorialA detail of “The Geographer,” 1669, one of many paintings by Johannes Vermeer with foreign luxuries and new scientific instruments, on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Feb. 6, 2023. (Melissa Schriek/The New York Times)
EditorialItaly: Two of four giant telamones depicting the Moors defeated by Charles V in the 1535 conquest of Tunis, Porta Nuova (New Gate). The gate was originally built in the 15th century and rebuilt in 1584, but subsequently destroyed by fire in 1667 and rebui
EditorialItaly: Porta Nuova (New Gate), originally built in the 15th century and rebuilt in 1584, but subsequently destroyed by fire in 1667 and rebuilt again in 1669, Palermo, Sicily
EditorialPalestine / Israel: 'Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem'. Oil on oak wood painting by Rembrandt (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669), 1630
EditorialNetherlands: 'An Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Hannah'. Oil on oak wood painting by Rembrandt (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669), 1631