Saint Agnes c. 16th century

Editor: This woodcut, Saint Agnes, is by an anonymous artist. The stark black lines create a rather unsettling mood. What do you see in this piece that I might be missing? Curator: Well, the roughness of the cut gives it immediacy, doesn't it? Like a raw nerve. Look at Agnes, haloed, pushing away a suitor. It’s about faith, about defiance, a refusal to yield. It makes you wonder what price she paid for her convictions. Editor: It does make you think. Thanks for pointing that out. Curator: Anytime. Art's a conversation, isn't it? A visual echo through time.