One hundred candles are lit this month in celebration of The Burlington Magazine's continuous publication since the luxuriously produced first issue appeared in March 1903. Its course since then has been a sustained exploration of the presence of art in its innumerable manifestations in the life of humanity, from the Paleolithic bison in the cave at Altamira to the installations and videos of today. The cumulative wealth and diversity of content is remarkable enough but is made even more so by the eminence of those who have contributed, including almost every internationally noted scholar of the past century. Enjoying the best of times and surviving the worst, the Magazine soon sailed, in waters both smooth and rough, familiar and uncharted, towards the position it still holds as the foremost periodical devoted to the history of art.