This is not a clear picture, but you can get the idea. Jonathan Linton painted this piece and titled it, "Mercy Claimeth That Which is her Own." Here is an artist statement:
"This painting is a personification of justice being satisfied by the gift of Christ, symbolized by light, and of mercy claiming the penitent man. This stands for the grace extended to all such souls who put their faith in Christ. 'For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved. What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God' (Alma 42: 224, 25). These figures are complex, multifaceted symbolical elements in the composition. Further elements include a large spacious field representing the world, the sunset representing the end of the earthly life that each person eventually faces, and the bulastrade separating mortal life from the next stage of existence."
I saw this painting for the first time this week. I was with a friend and we both stopped to look at the painting, read the statement, looked some more and were filled with emotion. Isn't it beautiful?
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