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AT THE CENTER, REPRESENTING HERSELF, RESTS A VOLUPTUOUS FEMALE FIGURE. HER HAND REACHES OUT FOR THE OVAL TROPICAL FRUITS ON THE TABLE, EMPHASIZING AMELIA'S INTEREST FOR HER NATIVE SURROUNDINGS. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND COMPREHENSIVE WORK DEPICTING THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN THE ARTIST'S FUTURE PAINTINGS, RIGHT BEFORE THE INTEGRATION OF SOME ARCHITECTURAL AND STILL LIFE MOTIFS INTO THE COMPOSITION ITSELF, RATHER THAN AS SEPARATE OBJECTS.