EditorialNetherlands: 'An Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Hannah'. Oil on oak wood painting by Rembrandt (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669), 1631
EditorialConnor Smith, 12, is given a sticker after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at a Walgreens in Louisville, Ky. on May 13, 2021. (Jon Cherry/The New York Times)
EditorialAn old bookbinding workshop in Paris on Feb. 26, 2021, in the Latin Quarter, whose name comes from students’ use of Latin in the Middle Ages. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)
EditorialA candle by Janie Korn representing pomanders, which were metal balls of fragrances, often worn on chains in the late Middle Ages, through the 17th century, in New York, Oct. 21 2020. (Erik Tanner/The New York Times)