Wilfredo Prieto on sculptures by Auguste Rodin

Wilfredo Prieto: "I'm more interested... [in] all the different sketches and the experimental pieces leading to the final [sculpture]."

Zoe Beloff on Guerre Civile, by Édouard Manet

Zoe Beloff: "The people on the street: These are people that we have to memorialize!"

Sheila Pepe on European armor

Sheila Pepe: "It is a kind of fashion, as well as a protective device."

Wenda Gu on Lyric Suite, by Robert Motherwell

Wenda Gu: "It's all about control, otherwise it would totally be a mess."

Diana Al-Hadid on the villa cubiculum of P Fannius Synistor

Diana Al-Hadid: "You can sink deep into the space, and go infinitely past these impressive, proud buildings into gardens. It's got narrative muscle."

An-My Lê on Cuisine, by Eugène Atget

An-My Lê: "It infuses the picture with a certain poetry, with a certain intimacy."

LaToya Ruby Frazier on Red Jackson, by Gordon Parks

LaToya Ruby Frazier: "It's so humane and universal. It's undeniable."