Complex sentence: Both figures are shown in the canvas's foreground and though mutilated and are covered in blood their physical discomfort is contrasted by the artist with his typical tranquil and cool flat warm background.
Split into simpler sentences: Both figures are shown in the canvas's foreground. Alhough both have been mutilated and are covered in blood, their physical discomfort is contrasted by the artist with his typical tranquil and cool flat warm background.