Soldiers Stripping Christ of his Robes 15th-16th century

Editor: Here we have an anonymous work titled "Soldiers Stripping Christ of his Robes" at the Harvard Art Museums. It has a somber feel, yet there is something compelling about its raw emotionality. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a powerful depiction of suffering and humiliation. Note how the figures surrounding Christ are rendered with crude features, amplifying the emotional impact of the scene. The artist is tapping into a collective memory, a shared understanding of this pivotal moment. What feelings does the image evoke in you? Editor: A sense of injustice, but also empathy for those witnessing the event. I hadn't considered how the artist uses the crude figures to heighten the emotional impact. Curator: Precisely. And that is how an image becomes an icon.