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The scarf depicts the arrival of the Argos, the golden fleece, the dragon of Colchise, the brass hoofed bulls who lived there and the the army of warriors that sprout from the fields, if tilled by the same now tamed brazen bulls. (the Spartan head, the masked SWAT woman and the soldier)
Medea (the naked woman on the left) has fallen in love with the ship's captain and shows him how to overcome all these obstacle. Later on when she finds out about the Greek captain's intentions, she releases herself from the chains (scrap metal woman) of this bad relationship, puts on her warrior garment (mohawk hair-do) ,kills her husband's new bride (torn wedding gown) and her own children (behind the screen, look carefully, I did not have the heart to go into that detail) and takes wings and flies away.
The middle painting is by Edward Burne-Jones and the poem is from Shakespeare's Fairy Queen.
Listen to the music by Purcell (right click and open in another tab)
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