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Inferno

by Pedro L Gili

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Title

Inferno

Artist

Pedro L Gili

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Art

Description

But those spirits, who were naked and weary, altered colour, and gnashed their teeth, when they heard his former, cruel words. They blasphemed against God, and their parents, the human species, the place, time, and seed of their conception, and of their birth. Then, all together, weeping bitterly, they neared the cursed shore that waits for every one who has no fear of God.
Charon, the demon, with eyes of burning coal, beckoning, gathers them all: and strikes with his oar whoever lingers. As the autumn leaves fall, one after another, till the branches see all their spoilage on the ground, so, one by one, the evil seed of Adam, threw themselves down from the bank when signalled, like the falcon at its call. So they vanish on the dark water, and before they have landed over there, over here a fresh crowd collects.
The courteous Master said: "My son, those who die subject to God's anger, all gather here, from every country, and they are quick to cross the river, since divine justice goads them on, so that their fear is turned to desire. This way no good spirit ever passes, and so if Charon complains at you, you can well understand, now, the meaning of his words.
When he had ended, the gloomy ground trembled so violently, that the memory of my terror still drenches me with sweat. The weeping earth gave vent, and flashed with crimson light, overpowering all my senses, and I fell, like a man overcome by sleep.

Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy - Inferno (Canto III, 100-136 "The souls by the shore of Acheron")

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WINNER in "DEMONS" FAA contest (1st place). June 2013.
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WINNER in "DIGITAL ART" FAA contest (1st place). July 2013.
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WINNER in "FANTASY PHANTASTIC ANS SURREALISM" FAA contest (1st place). July 2013.
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Note: The "Fine Art America" watermark does not appear in the final print.
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