The sculpture portrays Zdenka Vidic with her friend Mira Ban. Zdenka was the daughter of Dr Fran Vidic (1872–1944), a literary historian, critic, translator and patron, who played an exceptional role in the cultural and political life of Slovenia at the turn of the 20th century. Vidic supported numerous Slovene artists through commissions, including Franc Berneker, who was a regular guest at his home.

Zdenka Vidic was born on 9 May 1902 and was thus five years old when she sat for Berneker. She died at the age of just nineteen, following a long illness. The double portrait of the two girls is intimately imagined and lyrically sensitive. The girls’ faces are softened by their childish features, while their grace is emphasised by their hairstyles. The lower part of the work is sculpted in a more textured fashion, in contrast to the smooth treatment of the facial areas. The double portrait reflects the soft, delicate and dreamy characteristics of the Vienna Secession, while the material – white marble – further heightens the poetic effect through its translucence.