The Inferno-Canto 25, lines 4 to 12

by Herb Roe

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The Inferno-Canto 25, lines 4 to 12

Thieves in Dantes Hell are punished by a contrapasso directly based on their sin. In life the boundaries between what belonged to others and to themselves didn't exist, so in Hell, their own bodies are no longer their own. The serpents are actually other thieves, who are melting and merging with them, eventually taking their forms and leaving them as sepents.

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Art/Drawing Misc. Computer/Digital Fantasy/Mythical dante thieves divine comedy inferno hell

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Casey Catton

Casey Catton 18 Sep 2005

Scary! Deep! Thought provoking! I shy away from the darker side of sprituality, but this is a art nonetheless! Nice job!

Lili Holuta

Lili Holuta 17 Sep 2005

The purgatory was frightening enough but this one....Great artwork!

Diana Hume

Diana Hume 17 Sep 2005

What a frightening image. Thankyou for the information about Dante's Inferno!

Analua

Analua 16 Sep 2005

Great work and very good idea in this composition!