‘Rest on the Run’ is the moment between an imminent life-changing event and the rest of her life: a successful escape and in need of a pause; she is regenerating and must rest to assess her now exiled status. The painting is entirely focused on the young woman’s face and hands, which now seem almost childlike. The golden diadem on her wet hair is slightly slipped, indicating that she hasn’t even had the time to recollect herself yet.

Passion seems to spill from the eyes of the decorated woman that stares outward from the canvas, but it might as well be an intimate moment that is being disturbed by the viewer. Now, alone and far away from her charge, the Queen, and her pursuers, she can put down her shield and show her weak and vulnerable side.

Only the deep red ruby on her forehead, a sign of love and life, continues to glow.