Lots of fabric, patterned and blue--expensive? Woman on raised dais, richly dressed, atop carpet and fabric draped book stand holding bible and chalice. A dead snake on the floor, bloody and crushed by a stone. An apple rests on the floor in front of the woman, appears to be bitten into. Crucifixion of Christ in two places--painting behind (is that a real painting?) and cross behind the bible. A barrier of some kind (screen? fabric? metal?) is to the right of the painting, behind the cross. A glass sphere hangs from a blue ribbon (maybe a bubble). The woman has her foot propped on a globe. A string of pearls is around her neck and it looks like a pearl is set in the center of her dress neckline. Why is the chair there, and why is the cushion disturbed? Why is the marble tile pattern broken in front of the woman? Why does a thick curtain cover the left side of the painting? Is the pattern on it significant? Is the woman mirroring the woman in the painting behind her, positioned to appear leaning on the other painted figure? What is the dark fabric across her lap?
