A richly adorned woman glances toward us with quiet detachment. She holds a sceptre and an open casket spilling with objects of luxury—jewels, flowers, and a peacock feather—each element composed to signal the enticements of material possession. Her attire, marked by elaborate embroidery and Latin inscriptions, introduces a moral framework beneath the surface grandeur. Across the gold border of her robe appears the phrase Expleverat dives evangelium istud ('The rich man had fulfilled this scripture'), a pointed allusion to biblical teachings that frame wealth as spiritually burdensome. Another inscription, Subridet aeternitas ('Eternity smiles'), stretches across her chest, offering a counterpoint that situates the eternal in quiet judgement over the temporal. The translucent veil softens her presence, placing her slightly apart from the wealth she embodies yet appears to regard with reserve.
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