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Editor: Here we have an undated sketch by John Flaxman, housed at the Tate. It's interesting—a scene of what looks like a religious ceremony above, and an architectural frame below. What do you see in this piece, and how do you think the two relate? Curator: Well, aren’t they curious bedfellows on the same page? Flaxman, ever the neoclassicist, probably intended the upper scene as a moment of sacred importance, perhaps even a classical purification ritual, ready to be framed and immortalized. The lower sketch, quite literally a frame, shows his mind working through how to sanctify and set apart this moment. Editor: So, it’s about elevating the everyday to something…divine? Curator: Exactly! It's like he's saying, “Let’s build a temple, not just to house the gods, but to house our very understanding of them." Editor: Fascinating! I never considered the frame as part of the artwork itself. Curator: Art is everywhere, or nowhere, depending on how you look at it.