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Editor: This sketch page by John Flaxman, shows several figures around altar-like forms. It's hard to make out the details, but they appear to be enacting some kind of ritual. What symbols do you see here? Curator: Altars themselves are potent symbols, signaling a place of offering, sacrifice, or communion with the divine. Their recurrence suggests a deep examination of ritualistic practice. How do you interpret the figures' gestures? Editor: They look mournful, or perhaps reverent. Almost like classical Greek figures. Curator: Precisely! Flaxman was deeply influenced by classical antiquity. The altar combined with the figures may reference not just reverence but cultural memory. What emotions does this evoke? Editor: A sense of solemnity, and the enduring power of shared beliefs. Curator: Indeed. Flaxman uses these simple lines to evoke centuries of cultural associations.