Epic Poetry Illustrative Figure Painting

Figurative is story telling… Here below is the Pilgrim lying down in a dark forest, petrified of the three beasts who block his way to the top of the hill where he can see a light in the darkness.

Canto I (49 -60) Thrust into Hopeless Thought 2014 Egg Tempera on Canvas 81x100cm 31.8×39.3 in €720 Euros

 Canto II Beatriz summons Virgil to guide the Pilgrim to the light where she is.

Canto II (55) Beatriz Summons Virgil in Limbo 2012 Resin-oil on Canvas 33 x 41cm 12.9 x 16.1 in €220 Euros

Canto III Virgil and the Pilgram are waiting to cross the River.

Canto III (55-57) Unmade Souls (In Process) 2014 Egg tempera on Canvas 81×100 cm 31.8×39.3in €720 Euros

The painting below is Canto IV; in Limbo…

The next day, we came to the foot of a noble castle, circled seven times by high walls. A fair creek encircled the walls, but we crossed it as if it was hard ground. I went in through the seven gates with the sages, and we came to a healthy green meadow.

Canto IV Limbo 2017 Resin Oil on Canvas, Canto IV, Limbo 2017 73×100 cm 28.7×39.3in €1,165 Euros

Canto IV  modern written version here..

Canto V

Canto V The Lustful 2016 In process

Canto V The lustfull had their head in a cloud while alive, now they are tossed around in an endless dirty dust storm.

Canto V (121) 2012 Resin oil on Canvas 33x41cm  13×16 in €220 Euros

Another version of Canto V.

Canto VI (13-15) Cerberus 2016 Mixed technique on Canvas 33x41cm  13×16 in €220 Euros

Canto VI portrays the gluttons in some sort of dirty water hailstorm turning in the cold icy water.

Canto IX (45-48) Erinyes 2014 Egg Tempera on Canvas 81×100 cm 31.8×39.3in €1,010 Euros

Canto IX Violence against Nature.

Paradise Lost Chapter V is really beautiful.  Read it if you get the chance.

Eve’s Dream 2014 Mixed technique on canvas 81×100 cm 31.8×39.3in €1,010 Euros

Eve, just as she bites into the apple.

Mythology

The Rapture of Helen 2007 Oil on Canvas 55×46 cm 21.6×18 in €315 Euros

Circe Beckoning Ulysses 2009 Mixed technique on Canvas 46x61cm 18×24 in €350 Euros

Thisbe 1996 Oil on Canvas 91x73cm 35.8×28.7 €1,060 Euros

Right Here, Right Now 2015 Resin oil on canvas 81×100 cm 31.8×39.3 in €1,290 Euros

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Victoria