Description

Tucked in the center of the Bible is a poem of passionate love and we call it the Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon. Two lovers rejoice in one another and celebrate God’s good gift of marital love within its pages. This painting contains selections of various images describing the love of the husband and wife. We see the gentle hands, speaking, “Come away with me.” We read that the lover’s lips are like a scarlet ribbon. He “browses among the lilies,” climbs his lover’s trunk and takes hold of her fruit, and delights in comparing her breasts to two fawns. Throughout the whole text, the intimacy of their love is hidden behind a veil of flowery words and we are cautioned to keep our love, as well, hidden behind closed doors. There, in the safety and security of our lover’s embrace, we drink deep of the love we share.

Read Song of Songs for the whole story.