It is a return to the luminosity of the middle period. The opulence of colours. The two figures and richly varied fabrics are presented with total fidelity while overlaying an almost light-hearted humour with what is assumed to have been a serious and spiritual subject matter. They are setting up for a portrait session, which continues amid interruptions through this scene. He loves art.
Many people love art.
He likes you. He's never met me. He's seen some of your pictures. They're not for sale. I don't need to look to know what they tell me.