WHEN YOU PRAY TO ANTINOUS AND HE MAGICALLY APPEARS BEFORE YOU

WE always like to share Antinous-related art by our followers. Just look at this breath-taking image of an Antinous altar.

It is by Jeffrie Samuelson, whose artistic nom de plume is WOLFKITH.

He says:

"I wanted to share this piece I just finished today. For those who may not be familiar, this is a 3D render. Essentially, this means that everything was created in a computer in a virtual environment. 

"It may seem strange to use such a modern tool to celebrate something so ancient, but perhaps in the end it's really the feeling behind a piece of art, and the feelings that it evokes that really matters.

"This piece is called 'The Theophany of Antinous'. I'm fascinated by what it would have been like to worship 2,000 years ago, so I keep being inspired by visions that result. 

This one follows from me imagining what it would be like to have Antinous actually appear while you were in the temple. The statue in the niche behind the god was inspired by the Braschi Antinous."

We can't wait for Wolfkith's next work of Antinous-related art!