In AGNES II, as in AGNES WITH SPIDER and AGNES III, Szakats plays with the image of the portrait of Agnes Sorel, the mistress of King Charles VII of France. She was known for her beauty and for her being poisoned, likely out of jealousy. The artist draws from this tragic story to reflect on human emotions and feelings.

In the recurring reinterpretation of Agnes Sorel's image, Szakats appropriates art history as a form of subliminal language, bridging her personal experiences with iconic narratives. Each work in the AGNES series evokes the tension between vulnerability and resilience, infusing Sorel’s tragic story with new life and layering Szakats’s own insights into intimate conflicts.