EditorialPre-Columbian art. Aztec. Standard Bearer. 15th?early 16th century. Sandstone, laminated. It comes from the town of Castillo de Teayo in northern Veracruz, Mexico. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialFallen warrior under a horse. Detail of King Ashurnazirpal and his standard-bearer in a chariot charge against the enemy. Stone bas-relief (9th BCE) from the palace of Ashurnazirpal II in Nimrud, Mesopotamia.
EditorialJohn McCain, left, and Sarah Palin are followed by Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee at a rally in O'Fallon, Mo. on Sept. 1, 2008. (Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)
EditorialWang Xiaodong, a writer once called the standard-bearer of Chinese nationalism, at a bookstore in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022. (Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times)
EditorialDoug Mastriano, a state Senator and Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks at a rally where he campaigned alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Pittsburgh, Aug. 19, 2022. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times)
EditorialStandard Bearer. Dated: 1587. Dimensions: plate: 21.2 x 15.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 25 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper.
EditorialLight Infantry, Standard-Bearer. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet; French, 1804-1860. Date: 1830-1833. Dimensions: 226 ? 173 mm (image); 359 ? 271 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France.
EditorialThe Standard-Bearer, from The Caprices. Jacques Callot; French, 1592-1635. Date: 1617-1627. Dimensions: 57 ? 82 mm (image/plate); 77 ? 108 mm (sheet). Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France.
EditorialStandard Bearer for the Canton of Bern. Dated: 1521. Dimensions: image: 19.1 x 10.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.) (irregular) mount: 21.5 x 13.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 in.) (irregular). Medium: white-line woodcut on laid paper.