Spanish lady befriends snakes, modernism invented, art historians confused

A black and white vintage photograph showing a woman in an elaborate costume with flowing fringed sleeves and ornate headpiece adorned with serpentine or tentacle-like appendages. She holds staffs or wands with similar serpentine designs, striking a dramatic, mystical pose. The image has a grainy, deteriorated quality suggesting early 20th century origin. Extracted text: Spain's Cosmic Mother of Modernism HYPERALLERGIC