The king’s wife is one of Gauguin’s best Tahitian artworks. A robust dark-skinned Tahitian woman lies tranquilly and majestically on a bright green carpet of grass on the shore of the turquoise sea, surrounded by exotic fruits and trees. Under the tree, embraced by a serpent, we can see two old men discussing eternal questions and a prowling mysterious animal with bright eyes. A female figure on the left is picking fruit from a tree. This scene is supposed to evoke the image of Eve. At the same time, the idea of paradise is expressed first of all through color and the meaningful arabesque lines. It is these artistic means that create the image of a beautiful Tahitian paradise.