In this portrait Maurice Denis painted his wife Marthe as if she was immersed in a fanciful dream with a stylized landscape, illuminated by a dim light in the background. The artist seems to care a little more about arranging images in an original decorative solution and is a little less focused on drawing a portrait. A two-dimensional technique, ornamental drawing, and washy colors with dominating pink-and-silvery shades make the painting look like an ancient tapestry.