
In Jungian Psychoanalysis, the Anima Archetype is the guide that leads a person to higher consciousness. The Anima also represents itself in art, literature, and dreams in two forms; the benevolent and the devouring. In this two-part art analysis series, I will be contrasting paintings of two of the most iconic Anima images in art history; Beatrice (the benevolent) and Salome (the devouring). One is an image of intimate, divine connectedness, and the other is the femme fatale who took the life of John The Baptist.