Original sentence: As a painter's subject it offers the chance to contrast the glory of a beautiful woman with the grisly victim, an Old Testament parallel to the New Testament story of Salome with the head of John the Baptist
Edited sentence: As a painter's subject it offers the chance to contrast the flesh and jewels of a beautiful, festively attired woman with the grisly victim, an Old Testament parallel to the New Testament vignette of Salome with the head of John the Baptist