Standard of Attention: An Age-gap Encounter in Ghent

Luke was taught how to look. Then he was required to keep looking.In the galleries of Ghent, a restless younger man finds himself held under the exact, unhurried attention of an older Dutch conservation specialist. What begins as shared observation of art becomes a private discipline: the older man corrects his gaze, demands precise description, and withholds until the standard is met.Every accura...