X-radiograph(s) of "Jealous Husband" 

Curator: Here we have an X-radiograph of "Jealous Husband," originally by Nicolaes Maes. It's a ghostly peek behind the layers of paint. Gives you the shivers, right? Editor: Absolutely. The title alone, "Jealous Husband," viewed through this almost clinical lens, speaks volumes about power dynamics and surveillance within domestic spaces. Curator: I see it as a metaphor for how we try to see through each other, expose vulnerabilities. Editor: Or perhaps how patriarchal structures attempt to control and dissect female agency and desire, reducing people to exposed secrets. Curator: Well, that's a bit bleak, but art does hold up a mirror, even when it’s an x-ray. Food for thought. Editor: Indeed. It pushes us to consider the hidden narratives within, and around, the artwork itself.