EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialArthur Simms’s studio shelves are filled with work and other items that he has collected over the years, including mesh, feathers and angel set on pebbles, at his studio in Staten Island, March 6, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialOrange sea urchin powder, red shrimp and herbs all arranged around little smooth pebbles from Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, June 21, 2010. (Erik Refner/The New York Times)
EditorialEngraving: Versailles, Grotto, Interior., Black ink on rolled paper., Horizontal rectangle: The whole is decorated with inlaid shells and the floor is of inlaid pebbles. There are three niches, each with a group of white marble statuary: the middle gro...
EditorialWhen Abrahah's forces neared the Kaaba, Allah commanded birds to destroy Yemenis' army, raining down pebbles on it from their beaks. Abrahah retreated towards Yemen. Persian miniature. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.
EditorialEXCLUSIVE: Jared Leto stands out in a pink tunic and Fruity Pebbles hat as he makes his way into Madonna's "Sex" photography exhibit on the beach in Miami