Christ Healing the Lepers c. 1530 - 1540

Editor: So, this is "Christ Healing the Lepers" by Giuseppe Niccolò Vicentino, currently housed in the Harvard Art Museums. It's got this really intense energy, a mix of suffering and...hope, maybe? What strikes you most when you look at it? Curator: Oh, the drama! I see Vicentino wrestling with light and shadow, trying to capture that moment when faith tips into miraculous action. It’s as if he’s asking, "Can pigment and line truly convey divine intervention?" And I think he gets pretty darn close. Editor: It's interesting you say that. So, what did you learn? Curator: To look beyond the surface narrative. There is an interesting interpretation of the religious and secular realms, as well as the use of form and shadow. Editor: I agree. I'm going to remember this one!