EditorialPortugal: Fons Vitae (Fountain of Life) c.1515-17, painting by Colijn de Coter (c. 1440 - c. 1532), oil on oak wood and originating in Flanders, now in the Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Porto
EditorialFrom left: Mabel Cadena, Dominique Thorne and Florence Kasumba, kneeling, members of the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" cast, in San Diego, Calif., July 23, 2022.. (Simone Niamani Thompson/The New York Times)
EditorialA Jan. 11, 2002, photo taken by Shane T. McCoy and released by the U.S. Navy shows a female soldier, with the first 20 prisoners at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba kneeling in the background soon after their arrival. (Petty Officer 1st Class Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Navy via The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, “Male Power Figure (Nkisi)” by a Kongo artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 19th century, and “A Kneeling Figure” from Egypt, ca. 380-246 B.C., on display in “The African Origin of Civilization” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Dec. 28, 2021. (Seth Caplan/The New York Times)
EditorialEXCLUSIVE: Inside killer cop Derek Chauvins prison cell as hes placed in segregation at Minnesota state prison where staff watch him like a hawk
EditorialA detail of “Kneeling Dignitary,” Middle Niger civilization, Mali, 12th-14th century, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Jan. 25, 2020. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)