Letter N (?) 15th-16th century

Curator: At the Harvard Art Museums, we have a print titled "Letter N (?)" by an anonymous artist, rendered in what appears to be a woodcut technique. Editor: It feels like a dream – the dense hatching gives a vibrating quality to the surface. I wonder about the social conditions that may have prompted its creation. Curator: The anonymous nature of this piece is interesting in itself; it begs the question of the role of the artist and the accessibility of the means of production. Editor: Absolutely, who was this artist? Were they part of a collective? Were they challenging the norms of artistic production? I'm curious about the context surrounding such an intentionally anonymous work. Curator: Perhaps its creation was a collaborative endeavor, de-emphasizing the individual artist. Editor: It makes me think about our current notions of authorship and ownership. I want to dig deeper into the intersection of gender, class, and artistic expression during the era it was created. Curator: A reminder that what appears simple on the surface is actually layered with questions of labor and power. Editor: Precisely, that's what makes it so compelling!