So this picture is supposed to be a woman whose boyfriend was killed by her brothers because they didn’t like that she was dating him. So she put her boyfriend’s head in a vase with basil in it.
Okay, I know all people grieve differently, but why put a whole head in a pot of basil? it would have probably been easier to hide the person’s ashes than hiding a whole head. Also if I had siblings that would kill anyone I dated I would be very concerned about my siblings. That seems like a very manipulative relationship to have with a person and would just make make the person whose partner was killed lose trust in the person who killed their lover or get scared of the person.
That sounds very confusing so I’m going to call the person whose lover was killed Jane and the killer Kayden. So it’s a lose lose situation because ether Jane will be scared of Kayden and anyone else Kayden wrapped in to killing his sister’s boyfriend or Jane will lose all trust in Kayden and never go to him if she has a problem.
Also fun fact: the woman in this picture is life sized so she is the size of a full grown adult. So moral of the story? Don’t kill your sibling’s boyfriend just because your overprotective.
The Facts:
- John White Alexander (American, 1856–1915)
- 1897
- Oil on canvas
- Accession Number 98.181
- Gallery 228 (Henderson Gallery)
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