EditorialThe White King's Council with the Captors, from Der Weisskunig, 1514?16, Woodcut; proof (Hollstein), Sheet: 8 11/16 ? 7 13/16 in. (22.1 ? 19.8 cm), Prints, Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473?1531 Augsburg), Der Weisskunig (the white king) is a loose...
EditorialConstance of Aragon (1318-1346). Infanta of Aragon and queen consort of Majorca (1325-1346) by her marriage to James III of Majorca (1315-1349). Prison of the last queen of Majorca. Representation of the arrest of Constance, sister of her captors, reta...
EditorialYazidi women waited on the Iraqi side of the border on March 4, 2021, hoping to reunite with children in Syria whom they hadn’t seen in years. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
EditorialNaqibullah Momand, a television presenter who said he was stopped at a Taliban checkpoint and imprisoned for 29 days before his captors conceded he wasn’t a member of the Afghan military, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2021. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialAn image provided by New York State Police, James Helm Sr. and Sandra Helm, who were kidnapped from their home on Sept. 27, 2020. (New York State Police via The New York Times)
EditorialAbraham and Lot. Old English Illustrated Hexateuch. England [Canterbury]; second quarter of 11th centu. [Whole folio] Genesis 14, 15-17. Upper drawing; Abraham attacks the captors of Lot, followed by the pursuit. Lower drawing; on returning with Lot an...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of Christ, bending to write with his finger on the ground, with the woman caught in adultery, and one of her captors turning to leave, with a caption reading, ‘Cy fist ih[es]u signes descripture en tere. Si q[e] chescu[n] des ieus s...
EditorialGaramantes rescued by dogs. Rochester Bestiary. S. England; circa 1230. (Miniature only) King Garamantes, kidnapped and threatened with being sold into slavery, is rescued by his pack of two hundred dogs, who attack the king's captors. Image taken fro...
EditorialThe White King's Council with the Captors, from Der Weisskunig, 1514?16, Woodcut; proof (Hollstein), Sheet: 8 11/16 ? 7 13/16 in. (22.1 ? 19.8 cm), Prints, Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473?1531 Augsburg), Der Weisskunig (the white king) is a loose...
EditorialEmperor Valerian (ca. 200-260 CE) defeated kneels in front of Sassanid King Shapur I (241 to 272 CE). After the battle of Edessa, Valerian was forced to seek terms with Shapur I. Sometime towards the end of 259, or at the beginning of 260, Valerian was...