Mother and Child 18th-19th century

Editor: So, here we have John Flaxman's drawing, *Mother and Child*. It's at the Harvard Art Museums. There's a quiet tenderness to it, almost like a memory. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It whispers of Neoclassical ideals, doesn't it? Flaxman distills emotion into elegant line work, reflecting a purity of form. It reminds me of a lullaby, simple yet profound. Do you feel that sense of universal love? Editor: Definitely. It's in the way they're looking at each other. Thanks, I see so much more now. Curator: And I, in turn, am reminded of the power of simple observation. Art makes us better viewers, doesn't it?