A seated woman is framed within a painted, gilded border, her figure placed low and slightly left of center amid dark foliage and red flowers. A long sword descends along the foreground, while a severed head rests on a shallow dish near her foot. The palette combines deep browns and blacks with turquoise drapery, warm flesh tones, red accents, and muted green-blue leaves, with soft, blended brushwork and a somber theatrical mood.