The Sacred Heart of Jesus

In Western art, the Sacred Heart is a long-standing visual metaphor for Christ’s burning thirst for souls. In their touching version of the subject, George and Polly integrate these traditional themes with elements of the equally time-honored Ecce Homo motif to produce a powerful statement of self-emptying love and divine vulnerability. The Savior’s flaming heart and pleading eyes emerge from baroque blackness, reflecting the personal, interior nature of the spiritual encounter to which the viewer is invited.