The work offers a personal reinterpretation of the celestial myth of Virgo, departing from classical conventions to present an ethereal female figure merged with the firmament. Spica, the constellation’s central star, becomes a symbol of eroticism and fertility, while the Virgin’s body takes shape in translucent blues that evoke the depths of the sky. Other celestial presences, such as the Grape Gatherer and Berenice’s Hair, are suggested, enriching this sensual vision of the heavens.
In the lower left, a crucible seems to gather the warm glimmers of the “ear of wheat”, linking the cosmic with the human. This vision lends an intimate, poetic dimension to the celestial subject, weaving eroticism, mythology and contemplation into an image rich in symbolism and imaginative sensitivity.
V. de Espona