The Medici Cheetah

From an arched lunette high in the castle turrets, The Medici Cheetah reclines languorously. The scene below is an unfinished fresco bathed in hazy light. Once the province of Gods and birds, this ethereal aerial view presents a forbidden landscape of promises; the Elysian fields, a surrealist earthly paradise with a Babelian tower. Unblemished, soft white petals contrast with luminous, glassy fruits: purity and blood. Columbines crown the captive cheetah’s head, while the noble dove brings news.