Peasants outside an Inn 

Editor: So, this is "Peasants outside an Inn" by William Turner of Oxford. It’s quite small, and the brushwork is so loose; it almost feels like we’re eavesdropping on a private moment. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It’s interesting to consider this scene through a lens of social class. The figures, presumably agricultural workers, are gathered at a site that likely exploits them. How does the artist's representation either critique or reinforce these power structures? Editor: That's a good point. I hadn't really thought about the relationships between the peasants and the inn. Curator: Right, and how might this image reflect the romanticized views of rural life that often ignore the hardships faced by the working class? Food for thought!