The painting The Return of Persephone shows three figures: Persephone, the wife of the god of the underworld Hades, Hermes, the messenger of the gods, and Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, and agriculture. At the right, Persephone's pale body rises out of the underworld, where she is condemned to spend part of each year among the dead. She is dressed in a light yellow dress, the color of which is reflected in her light golden hair. Her head flung back, arms extended beseechingly. Persephone is supported by Hermes, who wears a blue cloak and red-winged hat on his head and a messenger stick intertwined with snakes in one hand. On the left, Demeter greets her daughter with open arms. The reunion of Demeter and Persephone is evoked by the warm blue sky and the sprig of almond blossom at Demeter's feet.