This painting of the woman anointing Jesus in Luke 7 is different than most other artistic representations of the event. Instead of painting the woman kneeling on the floor, as the text narrates, she is standing behind Jesus. She holds the alabastar jar over Jesus's head as she pours the perfume. Jesus's hand is raised in the posture of holding attention to speak something important. The men in the painting are all looking to Jesus or Simon, the Pharisee, for their reactions. Why would a painter choose to illustrate the text in a different way? We certainly cannot know for sure, but perhaps the artist is trying to clearly show that the woman is anointing him like a high priest, or as preparation for burial. We look back on the text and make those connections theologically. Leviticus 21:10 states, "He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured." Psalm 133:2 – "It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments." And Jesus himself quotes Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor..." This poor woman knew the prophesies about the coming Messiah and recognized Jesus as her savior.