Pietas 

Editor: Here we have an engraving titled "Pietas," by the British School. It feels so classical in its style. What strikes you when you look at this piece? Curator: The figure’s veiled head and serene profile immediately evoke classical sculptures of virtuous women. "Pietas" represents a concept deeply rooted in Roman virtue, encompassing duty, religious observance, and familial respect. How might this ideal, historically used to uphold patriarchal structures, be reinterpreted through a contemporary lens? Editor: So, seeing it now through the lens of social justice it is not such a passive work, it is actively participating in an ideology. Curator: Precisely. It forces us to consider whose duty is being emphasized and for whose benefit? A simple image carries complex social and political weight.