Forsake Not the Law of Thy Mother 

Editor: This is "Forsake Not the Law of Thy Mother" by James Smetham. The artwork feels very intimate, like a private moment captured. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Ah, yes, Smetham. I see a mother, caught in a tender exchange with her child. It's not just an image; it's a whisper of Victorian values, the era’s focus on motherhood. The slight melancholy, the child's upward gaze—it suggests an unspoken plea, perhaps a longing for guidance. What "law" is at stake, I wonder? Editor: That's fascinating! It’s like the image is posing a question. Curator: Exactly! And the beauty of art is that we get to answer it ourselves.