We took a microphone into the Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery and talked to people as they looked at the painting. This is a short compilation of their thoughts and reactions.
Many thanks to the following who kindly agreed to talk to us - and also to those who preferred to remain anonymous:
Andy Auch, USA
Edmund Dring, England
Minako Nishyima, England
Verena Morandell, Italy
John Roberts, England
Vladimir M. Lakeyev, Russia