A very young Gabriel, next to his father, Sante, is kneeling before the body of his dead sister, who, surrounded by four candles, is covered by a black drape. In his desperation, he thinks and sees death, of which he is immensely afraid, represented by two figures. One is Black and terrifying, the image of how human beings in general, see and live death. The other, White and radiant like a bride, who, for those who have faith, is the way to real life..

Gabriel

… Time passes, death comes, eternity has taken you, Luisa, Luisa, my sister. How will I manage without you? The world is a real betrayer, everything passes, everything finishes.
Oh! Maria Luisa, how I miss you …
Lord, Lord, why have you taken her?
Was it perhaps a punishment?
… What makes the Lord’s yoke so sweet is the hope that from one day to another, when this wretched body dissolves, one can enjoy God for eternity …