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Editor: This small print, by Francis Barlow, features a single duck. It feels very formal, almost like a portrait. What do you see in this image? Curator: Ah, yes. The duck, isolated against the sky, becomes an emblem. Birds often symbolize freedom, the soul's flight. But Barlow renders it so precisely. Do you think he's capturing just the bird, or something more? Perhaps a commentary on observation, on cataloging the natural world? It evokes a sense of curiosity in me. Editor: I hadn’t thought about it that way. It’s interesting how a simple image can hold so many layers of meaning. Curator: Indeed. Symbols whisper across centuries.