a young girl is portrayed confronting danger with somberness. The image bears an undeniable reference to divine iconography in style and representation. The child is standing still with placid complexity, stepping effortlessly onto a serpent, so often a symbol of evil across Western traditions. Elsewhere, one recognizes an almost rural setting, with elements from the natural world, such as eggs and hay, suggesting a narrative of innocence. Such familiar fables are a fertile ground for the artist’s poetic language.