Eve as Venus depicts the transition from objectivity to subjectivity through the story of Eve. In her early stages, she's portrayed as a statue, carved and judged by spectators, though she holds an all-seeing eye as she observes silently. Her second stage is a work in progress as she emerges from the marble, but since she revives her soul, so too have her temptations resurrected. Eve emerges from her stone entrapment, as does her green-fiend temptation. She finds herself before three books, respectively engraved “R,” “V,” and “L.” Her outstretched hand welcomes the opportunity to hold a new truth, though her other hand remains hidden, signifying her hesitancy. The painting also contains an anamorphic skull, a subtle memento mori.