Arcimboldo
Magistrate
Your post was very touching for me. Thank you! And just like Wulf, I'm happy that you've found a way to wild, ecstatic eroticism.
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Arcimboldo
Magistrate
* * * As always, comments are very welcome! * * *
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"Hail, Cassius! You're late. You've missed a lot! The skin of these two girls was so flawless - before the whipping began two hours ago..."
"Hail, Claudius! I think they are still worth seeing. What have they committed?"
"They are said to have celebrated this Christian cult together. That is why they were sentenced to the arena. And they are said to be friends or even lovers. That is why it was decided that they should suffer together."
"A great idea! Watch as they try to pull each other towards the fire! Everyone wants to distance themselves from the flames..."
"Yes. It is said that Christians love their neighbors as themselves. Even their enemies. And when they are struck on one cheek, they turn the other too."
"Obviously there are situations where mutual love weakens."
"Agrees. First they tried to kick the burning logs away. But they burned their feet badly, hehe. And the wood was immediately added again. In the meantime, the base of the pole has also caught fire. Now each of the two is just trying to keep their distance. If it weren't for this chain..."
"A great competition! But neither will win in the long term."
"No, that is actually not planned."
"Look, some archers have come into the arena now."
"Hopefully they are very precise and knowledgeable shooters. So that the show doesn't end prematurely..."
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"Hail, Cassius! You're late. You've missed a lot! The skin of these two girls was so flawless - before the whipping began two hours ago..."
"Hail, Claudius! I think they are still worth seeing. What have they committed?"
"They are said to have celebrated this Christian cult together. That is why they were sentenced to the arena. And they are said to be friends or even lovers. That is why it was decided that they should suffer together."
"A great idea! Watch as they try to pull each other towards the fire! Everyone wants to distance themselves from the flames..."
"Yes. It is said that Christians love their neighbors as themselves. Even their enemies. And when they are struck on one cheek, they turn the other too."
"Obviously there are situations where mutual love weakens."
"Agrees. First they tried to kick the burning logs away. But they burned their feet badly, hehe. And the wood was immediately added again. In the meantime, the base of the pole has also caught fire. Now each of the two is just trying to keep their distance. If it weren't for this chain..."
"A great competition! But neither will win in the long term."
"No, that is actually not planned."
"Look, some archers have come into the arena now."
"Hopefully they are very precise and knowledgeable shooters. So that the show doesn't end prematurely..."
For what it's worth, I think this is one of your best recent images. A nicely original scenario within a recognizable classic story setting. The execution of the image is beautiful, and the expressions are excellent.
I would agree with the first speaker, however, in that it would have been nice to see the whole program, rather than come in late after the whipping.
Oh my, a superlative image, @Arcimboldo !
The image is compelling on its own, but the text adds an extra layer, and allows me to interject my own wrinkle using a method I’m capable of (I can write, better than I “paint”)
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Thanks, you always inspire me! And I can only express myself with mere words. Yet still I try!
The image is compelling on its own, but the text adds an extra layer, and allows me to interject my own wrinkle using a method I’m capable of (I can write, better than I “paint”)
Actually they are from a more obscure cult: the maso-martyrs. They contrived their own capture because they were determined to make a blood sacrifice to the Holy God of Serpents, represented by the whip and cleansed by fire!
Sapphic masochistic lovers indeed.
Which was always their plan. The Great Serpent was known to greatly reward mutual self-sacrifice to pain
It was difficult to fight instinct after all, but the laughing guards did not realise the chain made the martyrs’ sacrifice all the easier!
Only because they have already won! Having endured the devastating scourge, and been penetrated by phallic arrows, the cleansing flame promised eternal salvation, where they could serve as torture-maidens of their true Holy Master, Great blessed Serpent. And offer their blood to his sacred whip for all eternity!
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Thanks, you always inspire me! And I can only express myself with mere words. Yet still I try!
If I’m not mistaken the top of the post appears to be notched deeply so as to support a single chain to which both are shackled, which means that their struggles result in a seesaw effect pitting them against one another. Am I seeing that correctly? If so, it’s an added touch of genius to an already excellently rendered image and backstory.
wulf
God-Emperor
Beautifully done and definitely among your best work. Thank you for sharing as always.
That's like the whipping post used long ago in my Eulalia Christa: the Passion, when I and the thief (who happened to be called Barbara!) were shackled in that way. Being female, even the robber who was set free by popular demand didn't get away without a whipping!
https://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/eulalia-christa-the-passion.1233/
A new one for me (before my time here) and likely for many other Cruxors too. Looking forward to the read.
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And a great read, I might add. I’m five chapters in and totally absorbed, as well as … (censored).
Ought to be a CF classic. I encourage everyone to give it a read.
Madiosi did a fine illustrated edition for the Archive:
https://www.cruxforums.com/xf/resources/eulalia-christa-new-illustrated-edition.432/
https://www.cruxforums.com/xf/resources/eulalia-christa-new-illustrated-edition.432/
Ooohhh another fine threadnomancy of a delightful old thread, this time by one poet laureate, @Eulalia
And a complete coincidental chatacter named Barbara? I bet you didn’t guess you’d write that name so many times again!
Absolutely now on my reading list, thanks for the links! I want to read ALL of Eulalia’s stories. I bet one could relate some of @Arcimboldo ’s work to many of them as well…
You guys are so inspiring, thank you!
Arcimboldo
Magistrate
Exactly! "Seesaw effect" is an appropriate expression! It is the devilish basic principle of the notch and the single chain. Neither victim can move away from the wooden post without simultaneously pulling her partner closer to the searing flames. In this way you can even force lovers to torment each other.
Arcimboldo
Magistrate
What a fantastic story! And great illustrations by @Madiosi!
The most exciting part is the description of extreme masochism, which allows sexual pleasure even under the harshest torture.
But I swear I only learned @Eulalia's story now. I checked my hard drive and found that I had composed the first rough draft of my "seesaw struggle" back in 2006
I thought it was a CF classic. One of the first things I recall reading when I showed up here. Great story, famous author, relatable characters, sex, torture, struggle, death... It's got it all.
Crikey, I’m afraid I’m going to have to excuse myself and go read the rest right now! Jolly makes it sounds as if it ticks ALL the boxes, and it’s written by @Eulalia whose writing ranges from superb to sublime… ok I’ll go to the pdf!
Annatar Lord of Gifts
Assistant executioner
Wait.... Is this *the* Arcimboldo??
None other
Annatar Lord of Gifts
Assistant executioner
Wow!! I'm a big fan! I discovered his work around 20 years ago, maybe more, and to say I enjoyed them is an understatement!
I got into Photoshop at the time, inspired to create my own versions and often remix (manip) Arcimboldo artwork to create something new.
Brilliant!
Maybe post one of those? Perhaps in a new thread?
“My photo manips inspired by @Arcimboldo”