Ch. 6. On obedience given to the provost c. 15th century

Editor: So, this woodcut, "Ch. 6. On obedience given to the provost," is anonymous. It feels like looking into another world, so formal. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's a portal, isn't it? I'm drawn to the abbot, his confident stance. Is that a snake on his robes, a nod to temptation tamed? It makes me wonder about the power dynamics at play here. What do you make of those kneeling figures? Editor: They seem so uniform, almost ghostly, in their obedience. Curator: Precisely! The artist captures that tension, that delicate balance between devotion and maybe...suppression? The beauty lies in its ambiguity, don't you think? Editor: Definitely something to ponder. Thanks, I see it in a new light now.